Exploring the history of art in China from its earliest incarnations to the present day, this comprehensive volume includes two dozen newly-commissioned essays spanning the theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art and theory throughout its history.
* Provides an exceptional collection of essays promoting a comparative understanding of China's long record of cultural production
* Brings together an international team of scholars from East and West, whose contributions range from an overview of pre-modern theory, to those exploring calligraphy, fine painting, sculpture, accessories, and more
* Articulates the direction in which the field of Chinese art history is moving, as well as providing a roadmap for historians interested in comparative study or theory
* Proposes new and revisionist interpretations of the literati tradition, which has long been an important staple of Chinese art history
* Offers a rich insight into China's social and political institutions, religious and cultural practices, and intellectual traditions, alongside Chinese art history, theory, and criticism
* Provides an exceptional collection of essays promoting a comparative understanding of China's long record of cultural production
* Brings together an international team of scholars from East and West, whose contributions range from an overview of pre-modern theory, to those exploring calligraphy, fine painting, sculpture, accessories, and more
* Articulates the direction in which the field of Chinese art history is moving, as well as providing a roadmap for historians interested in comparative study or theory
* Proposes new and revisionist interpretations of the literati tradition, which has long been an important staple of Chinese art history
* Offers a rich insight into China's social and political institutions, religious and cultural practices, and intellectual traditions, alongside Chinese art history, theory, and criticism
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781119121695
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-119-12169-5
- Verlag: Open Stax Textbooks
- Erscheinungstermin: 26.04.2022
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2022
- Serie: Blackwell Companions to Art History
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 1179 g
- Seiten: 592
- Format (B x H x T): 175 x 249 x 36 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt