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Art in China

Art in China

Paperback

Series: Oxford History of Art (Paperback)

Asian ArtChinese History

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ISBN10: 0199217343
ISBN13: 9780199217342
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 15 2009
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
China boasts a history of art stretching over 5,000 years and embracing a vast array of forms--objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals. With more than 130 halftone illustrations, including almost eighty in full color, this new edition of Art in China presents the finest one-volume introduction to all forms of Chinese art. The book examines Chinese art in a variety of contexts--as it has been designed for tombs, commissioned by rulers, displayed in temples, created by the men and women of the educated elite, and bought and sold in the marketplace. Drawing on recent innovative scholarship--and newly accessible studies in China itself--Craig Clunas surveys the full spectrum of the visual arts. This updated edition contains expanded coverage of modern and contemporary art, from the fall of the empire in 1911 to the contemporary video art scene.

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