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1	Chinese Watercolor Techniques: Painting Animals more books like this by Lian Quan Zhen add to wishlist A lavishly illustrated guidebook to the Chinese painting style shares a wealth of easy-to-follow demonstrations that can be completed using watercolors or traditional materials, outlining concise lessons for painting a variety of animal subjects. see all copies from $5.80! new only from $8.21! \| first editions
2	Chinese Watercolors more books like this by Josef Hejzlar add to wishlist see all copies from $2.56! new only from $89.05! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting more books like this by Richard M Barnhart, Yang Xin, Nie Chongzheng add to wishlist From Neolithic era painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by 12th-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, this book recounts the history of Chinese painting over a span of some 3000 years. Drawing on museum collections, archives, and archaelogical sites in China - including many resources never ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $40.50! \| first editions
4	Chinese Landscapes Made Easy more books like this by Rebecca Yue add to wishlist Study Chinese brush painting for years and years--or create stunning landscapes in just days with this book! Learning Chinese brush painting takes long years of dedicated study, right? Not any more! Now, with just six essential Chinese brushes and a little time, anyone can paint stunning landscapes in the classic style. Author Rebecca Yue builds ... see all copies from $11.62! new only from $15.34! \| SVS
5	Chinese Brush Painting: A Beginner's Guide more books like this by Pauline Cherrett add to wishlist Create fluid and flowing lines that capture the essence of a subject with beauty an grace using Chinese brush painting. The simplicity of form that characterizes the style makes it rewarding and enjoyable to learn. Master the basic techniques as you depict everything from flowers and leaves to figures and landscapes. see all copies from $5.48! new only from $8.33! \| first editions
6	Chinese Painting Techniques more books like this by Alison Stilwell Cameron add to wishlist The first guide to unify the philosophical and imitative methods of instruction in the art of Chinese painting explains the tools of the art and basic strokes and demonstrates their uses. see all copies from $8.40! new only from $13.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors more books like this by Lian Zhen add to wishlist Following Zhen's unique watercolor methods, artists will learn to paint entire compositions based on classic Chinese watercolor subjects, including flowers, birds and fish. Mini-demos ensure that artists will successfully render every detail, including eyes, scales, feathers, beaks, petals and more. see all copies from $20.43!
8	The Three Perfections: Chinese Painting, Poetry, and Calligraphy more books like this by Michael Sullivan add to wishlist What do the Chinese write on their paintings? Why do they write on them? In this newly revised volume--now illustrated in color--Michael Sullivan provides a lucid and engaging analysis of the intimate relationships among painting, poetry, and calligraphy in Chinese culture. The fundamental unity of writing and painting is shown to be an ancient, ... see all copies from $3.10! new only from $26.37! \| first editions
9	Studies in Connoisseurship: Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection in Princeton & New York more books like this by Shen C Fu, Marilyn Fu add to wishlist see all copies from $6.34! new only from $69.99! \| first editions
10	Later Chinese painting and calligraphy, 1800-1950 more books like this by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth add to wishlist see all copies from $235.98! new only from $265.00! \| first editions
11	Chinese painting more books like this by Professor James Cahill add to wishlist see all copies from $3.95! new only from $52.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting: A Facsimile of the 1887-1888 Shanghai Edition more books like this by Gai Wang, Kai Wang, Michael J Hiscox add to wishlist Originally published as Volume 2 of The Tao of Painting, this is the first English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the "Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan" (original, 1679-1701). Mai-mai Sze has translated and annotated the texts of instructions, discussions of the fundamentals of painting, notes on the preparation of colors, and chief editorial ... see all copies from $19.55! new only from $31.41! \| SVS
13	Chinese Watercolor Techniques for Exquisite Flowers more books like this by Lian Quan Zhen add to wishlist Through a number of step-by-step demonstrations, readers will learn how to paint flowers using a variety of techniques, including Chinese Spontaneous style, Chinese Detail style and traditional Western watercolour style.In addition, the author provides creative twists to each style including printing with glass, wrinkling rice paper, using a glue ... see all copies from $21.82! new only from $21.82! \| SVS
14	The Yin Yang of Painting: A Contemporary Master Reveals the Secrets of Painting Found in Ancient Chinese Philosophy more books like this by Hongnian Zhang, Lois Woolley add to wishlist Through the harmonious balancing of opposites, the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin yang is applied beautifully to the art of painting in an illuminating, results-oriented instructional for artists of all levels. Dividing the lessons into two sections, this book examines the traditional elements of painting and demonstrates major genres of ... see all copies from $63.09!
15 view cover	Chinese Brush Painting Workstation more books like this by I-Ching Hsu, I-Ching Hsu, Hsu I-Ching add to wishlist This guide to the ancient art of Chinese brush painting is suitable for anyone ages eight and up. The instructions guide the beginner through basic painting styles and their symbolic meanings, with tips on form, structure, and brush techniques, plus a guide to composition and framing. The kit contains four palettes of ink, two brushes, inkstone, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.87! \| first editions
16 view cover	Way of the Brush: Painting Techniques of China and Japan more books like this by Fritz Van Briessen add to wishlist Examines the technique, style, traditions and methods of ink-painting. Aspects covered include brushstrokes, composition, the painting surface, meaning, perspective, and artistic philosophy. Part one explains elements, techniques and principles, while part two covers the associated challenges. see all copies from $17.02! new only from $25.27! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Along the Riverbank: Chinese Painting from the C.C. Wang Family Collection more books like this by Maxwell K Hearn add to wishlist see all copies from $9.90! new only from $19.98! \| first editions
18	Peach Blossom Spring: Gardens and Flowers in Chinese Paintings more books like this by Richard M Barnhart add to wishlist see all copies from $3.74!
19	Summer Mountains: The Timeless Landscape more books like this by Wen C. Fong add to wishlist see all copies from $24.32! new only from $82.00! \| first editions
20	Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting: The Collections of the Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, and the Cleveland Museum of Art more books like this by Laurence Sickman (Designed by), Wai-Kam Ho, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art a add to wishlist see all copies from $28.83! first editions
21	Masterworks of Ming and Qing Painting from the Forbidden City more books like this by Howard Rogers add to wishlist see all copies from $9.10! new only from $29.13! \| first editions
22	Chinese watercolours more books like this by Josef Hejzlar add to wishlist see all copies from $18.31! first editions
23 view cover	Chinese Brush Painting Step by Step more books like this by Kwan Jung add to wishlist Sumi-E, or Chinese brush painting, is admired and emulated by artists the world over. This beautiful and inspiring book shows painters of all interests and skill levels how to achieve the fluid, spontaneous style of this unique art form. see all copies from $10.95! new only from $99.00!
24	In pursuit of antiquity; Chinese paintings of the Ming and Ching dynasties from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse. more books like this by Roderick Whitfield, Wen Fong, Princeton University. Art Museum add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Chinese Brush Painting: A Complete Course in Traditional and Modern Techniques more books like this by Jane Evans add to wishlist Comprehensive "how-to" manual takes all levels of students through the creative process, providing detailed instructions for painting such simple subjects as bamboo and plum blossoms as well as more ambitious motifs: birds, fish, and landscapes. Some sections describe how to adapt Chinese brush painting to Western subjects. 150 illustrations, ... see all copies from $3.18! new only from $11.07! \| first editions \| SVS

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