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A Companion to Chinese Art
Martin J. Powers
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Description for A Companion to Chinese Art
Hardback. A Companion to Chinese Art explores one of the world s greatest and richest artistic traditions. Including over two dozen newly-commissioned essays written by an international team of scholars from East and West, it examines the multi-faceted theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art throughout its history. Editor(s): Powers, Martin J.; Tsiang, Katherine R. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1208.
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, ... Read more
- 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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Art History
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444339130
SKU
V9781444339130
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99-50
About Martin J. Powers
Martin J. Powers is Sally Michelson Davidson Professor of Chinese Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan, USA, and former director of the Center for Chinese Studies. His publications Art and Political Expression in Early China (1991) and Pattern and Person: Ornament, Society, and Self in Classical China (2006) have both received the Levenson Prize for the best books in pre-twentieth century Chinese Studies. ... Read more
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