Art in China

by Clunas, Craig

• ISBN13: 9780192842077
• ISBN10: 0192842072
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The fine arts of China are often ignored by the Western world, from jade tablets, painted silk hand scrolls and fans to ink and lacquer paintings and calligraphy. "Art in China" offers a novel look and comprehensive examination of all aspects of Chinese art, including art found in tombs to the state-controlled art of the Mao Zedong era. 130 photos, 65 in color.

Author Biography

Craig Clunas is Reader in History of Art at the University of Sussex.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Art in the Tomb
Neolithic to Bronze Age: 2500-200 BCE	p. 15
The First Empires: 221 BCE-220 CE	p. 29
North and South: 220 CE-589 CE	p. 35
Tomb Sculpture: 400-650 CE	p. 40
Art at Court
Tang to early Song: 618-960 CE	p. 45
Northern Song Court Art: 960-1127 CE	p. 53
Southern Song Court Art: 1127-1279 CE	p. 58
Yuan Court Art: 1279-1368 CE	p. 63
Ming Court Art: 1368-1644 CE	p. 66
Early Qing Court Art: 1644-c.1735 CE	p. 72
The Qianlong Reign: 1736-1795 CE	p. 79
Late Qing Court Art: 1796-1911 CE	p. 84
Art in the Temple
Early Buddhist Art	p. 89
Buddhist Art: c.450-c.580	p. 92
Religious Art of the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-906) Dynasties	p. 97
Religious Art of the Northern Song Dynasty: 960-1127	p. 112
Southern Song Religious Art: 1127-1279	p. 113
Buddhist Monks and the Elite in the Southern Song	p. 117
Buddhist Art in the Yuan Dynasty: 1279-1368	p. 121
Religious Painting of the Fourteenth-Fifteenth Centuries	p. 123
Religious Art of the Ming Dynasty: 1368-1644	p. 127
Religious Art of the Qing Dynasty: 1644-1911	p. 131
Art in the Life of the Elite
Calligraphy as an Elite Art	p. 135
Art and Theory in the Northern Song	p. 141
The Southern Song (1127-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368)	p. 144
The Ming Dynasty: 1368-1644	p. 153
The Art and Theory of Dong Qichang: 1555-1636	p. 160
The Seventeenth Century and the Ming-Qing Transition	p. 162
The Qing Dynasty: 1644-1911	p. 165
The Nineteenth Century	p. 169
Art in the Market-Place
The Song and Yuan Dynasties: 960-1368	p. 173
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): Painting	p. 175
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): Printing	p. 181
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): Textiles and Crafts	p. 185
The Amateur/Professional Problem in Late Ming Painting	p. 187
The Qing Dynasty: 1644-1911	p. 191
Prints and Perspective	p. 194
Shanghai in the Nineteenth Century	p. 199
The Republic of China	p. 201
Art in the People's Republic of China	p. 209
Art in China since the 1970s	p. 217
Notes	p. 224
List of Illustrations	p. 226
Bibliographic Essay	p. 231
Timeline	p. 238
Index	p. 248
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