China Books

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. The earliest examples of porcelain produced in China were vessels coated with a pale green glaze known as celadon... (ISBN:1592650120) (For this item please quote stock ID 25462) ISBN: 1592650120

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. The writing brush, among the various tools of calligraphy, is unique to China... (ISBN:1592650155) (For this item please quote stock ID 25463) ISBN: 1592650155

This beautiful book covers the most prolific and broad-ranging period of Chinese art history, from the Song Dynasty with its spectacular landscape paintings to the Ming Dynasty with its lovely pottery. William Watson examines architecture, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts in this second volume of his authoritative three-volume series on the entire history of the arts in China. 'Watson’s is a magisterial work of traditional scholarship, the product of a long association with the field' - Frances Wood, Literary Review. 'Richly illustrated and full of factual information...Eloquently and cohesively presented, this book covers both expressive and decorative arts, including painting, ceramics, sculpture, towers, and temples...Watson leads the reader on a journey that is both heavily loaded and pleasurable' - Library Journal. William Watson is emeritus professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of London. He is also the author of The Arts of China to A.D. 900, available in paperback. (ISBN:0300098359) (For this item please quote stock ID 20191) ISBN: 0300098359

Flowers, birds and butterflies as well as other creative designs. Black and white cutout designs with full-colour covers. (ISBN:0916144550) (For this item please quote stock ID 8461) ISBN: 0916144550

Children, ladies, actors, peasants and patriarchs. Black and white cutout designs with full-colour covers. (ISBN:0916144836) (For this item please quote stock ID 8462) ISBN: 0916144836

284 copyright-free Chinese motifs - flowers and plants, animal life, etc. 100 plates. (ISBN:9780486241678) (For this item please quote stock ID 16098) ISBN: 9780486241678

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Flowers and animals of traditional Chinese art. Black and white drawings with full-colour covers. (ISBN:9780880450621) (For this item please quote stock ID 4089) ISBN: 9780880450621

Outstanding selection of 41 attractive and fascinating designs for embroidering, doing applique work, painting on fabric and more: dragons, cranes, fish, lotuses, peonies, chrysanthemums, other popular motifs. Stitch and color information. (ISBN:9780486252599) (For this item please quote stock ID 5776) ISBN: 9780486252599

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The definitive work on an area of Chinese design long recognised as an important folk art. 1,239 designs are shown, with titles, commentaries, and other information: 265 groups of design based on parallelogram, octagon, hexagon, single focus frames, wedge-lock, parallel waves, swastikas, U-scroll, etc. (ISBN:9780486230962) (For this item please quote stock ID 6610) ISBN: 9780486230962

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Each of the hardback books in this series provides a concise introduction to an aspect of Chinese art. Most of the text is in Chinese with English only making an appearance in bilingual captions to photographs and illustrations. A great collection of books for libraries, connoisseurs of Chinese art and the linguistically capable! (For this item please quote stock ID 4451) ISBN: 9787532216789

Each of the hardback books in this series provides a concise introduction to an aspect of Chinese art. Most of the text is in Chinese with English only making an appearance in bilingual captions to photographs and illustrations. A great collection of books for libraries, connoisseurs of Chinese art and the linguistically capable! (For this item please quote stock ID 4452) ISBN: 9787532216819

Each of the hardback books in this series provides a concise introduction to an aspect of Chinese art. Most of the text is in Chinese with English only making an appearance in bilingual captions to photographs and illustrations. A great collection of books for libraries, connoisseurs of Chinese art and the linguistically capable! (For this item please quote stock ID 4456) ISBN: 9787532216772

The colourful and magnificent murals of the Dunhuang grottoes have a worldwide reputation. Dunhuang Research Institute specialists have selected the best of the Cave?s cultural relics and compiled them into this album. It comprises: ?Grotto Architecture,? ?Replicas of Painted Clay Library Cave,? ?Mural Replicas,? ?Paintings from the Hidden Library Cave,? ?Documents and Classics,? ?Discovery of the Hidden Library Cave? and ?Location of Library Cave Objectives?. (For this item please quote stock ID 15083) ISBN: 9787505407169

The Mogao Grottoes comprise one of the world's richest and most magnificent pieces of ancient Buddhist art, and they embody the splendid culture and wisdom of the Chinese nation. The construction of the grottoes spanned a period of 1600 years, beginning with the Sixteen Kingdoms period in the 4th century A.D.. The Dunhuang grottoes comprise a combination of painting, sculpture and architecture. (For this item please quote stock ID 17513) ISBN: 9787805883410

Silk articles were manufactured in China as far back as in prehistoric times and silk is still one of the most beautiful and environment-friendly fabrics today. This book offers a wealth of information on the beginning and evolution of China's silk industry, and the vast variety of silk clothes and embroidery which have been created. An integral part of Chinese civilization unfolds before your eyes. (For this item please quote stock ID 27445) ISBN: 9787119046372

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Each of the hardback books in this series provides a concise introduction to an aspect of Chinese art. Most of the text is in Chinese with English only making an appearance in bilingual captions to photographs and illustrations. A great collection of books for libraries, connoisseurs of Chinese art and the linguistically capable! (For this item please quote stock ID 4448) ISBN: 9787532216802

Each of the hardback books in this series provides a concise introduction to an aspect of Chinese art. Most of the text is in Chinese with English only making an appearance in bilingual captions to photographs and illustrations. A great collection of books for libraries, connoisseurs of Chinese art and the linguistically capable! (For this item please quote stock ID 4454) ISBN: 9787532216826

From fancifully garbed theatrical characters to richly appareled princes and the modest garb of peasants. Black and white drawings with full-colour covers. (For this item please quote stock ID 8046) ISBN: 9780880451116

With his smooth, warm, red face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People's Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s. These infamous posters were, in turn, central fixtures in Chinese homes, railway stations, schools, journals, magazines, and just about anywhere else where people were likely to see them. Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic superhero (a.k.a. the Great Teacher, the Great Leader, the Great Helmsman, the Supreme Commander), appeared in all kinds of situations (inspecting factories, smoking a cigarette with peasant workers, standing by the Yangzi River in a bathrobe, presiding over the bow of a ship, or floating over a sea of red flags), flanked by strong, healthy, ageless men and "masculinized" women and children wearing baggy, sexless, drab clothing. The goal of each poster was to show the Chinese people what sort of behavior was considered morally correct and how great the future of Communist China would be if everyone followed the same path toward utopia by uniting together. Combining fact and fiction in a way typical of propaganda art, these posters exuded positive vibes and seemed to suggest that Mao was an omnipresent force that would accompany China to happiness and greatness. This book brings together a selection of colorful propaganda artworks and cultural artifacts from photographer Michael Wolf's vast collection of Chinese propaganda posters, many of which are now extremely rare. (For this item please quote stock ID 9158) ISBN: 9783836503167

The author of this album is a world-famous collector of artistic wine bottles and his collection of 10,026 bottles were included in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1996. The 1700 pieces presented in this are bottles of different shapes, colours and styles. This is the only publication about wine bottle culture in China and in the world. Besides the elegant and beautiful pictures, it also gives detailed descriptions. A great book for the avid collector, galleries and the connoisseur of art or wine! (For this item please quote stock ID 14248) ISBN: 9787806420706

Dress this little miss from the Far East in eight traditional full-colour costumes - among them an unusual straw raincoat and hat; a long cheongsam, or Hong Kong sheath; a floor-length Tibetan bridal dress; a multi-layered garment worn by a cast member of the Peking opera, and four others. (For this item please quote stock ID 16122) ISBN: 9780486274324

Two charming dolls with an accurately rendered wardrobe of 32 outfits inspired by traditional costumes of mainland China. Includes wedding apparel for a Manchu bride and groom, ornate costumes for the Peacock, a dance of the Dai people, fanciful headdresses, crowns, turbans and other wardrobe accents. (For this item please quote stock ID 16123) ISBN: 9780486293530

A petite Chinese girl doll can be dressed in a vivid array of traditional garments. Stickers include costumes and accessories for court, New Years festivities, the Peking Opera, and more. (For this item please quote stock ID 16164) ISBN: 9780486299044

This magnificent book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some three thousand years. Both accessible to the general reader and revelatory for the scholar, the book provides the most up-to-date and detailed history of China's pictorial art available today. Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting is the inaugural volume in a new series, The Culture & Civilization of China, a joint publishing venture of Yale University Press and the American Council of Learned Societies with the China International Publishing Group in Beijing. 'This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date single volume account of Chinese painting from prehistoric times to the present. For some time to come, it will be an indispensable work for students and the general reader who wishes to gain an in-depth knowledge of Chinese painting. Not least among the merits of the book are the numerous illustrations and discussions of important paintings in Chinese museums hitherto little known outside China. This book, which is the first in the Culture and Civilization of China series, augurs well for the success of this significant and far reaching collaborative effort between scholars in and outside China. It is indeed a welcome development' - James Watt. (For this item please quote stock ID 19182) ISBN: 9780300094473

Vibrant, energetic, and bold, the stark designs of the hua yang patterns in Chinese art are easily suited to virtually any design-related project. Intricate motifs cut freehand from paper, they depict traditional symbols from Chinese art and literature. This collection features over 200 of these exotic, hand-cut images: florals, birds, reptiles, landscapes, insects, fish, human and mythological figures, Chinese characters, and more - all striking in their classical simplicity. (For this item please quote stock ID 21104) ISBN: 9780486995359

The folksongs and papercuts of the loess plateau in northern Shaanxi Province are manifestations of ancient dreams and actual events in one of the oldest areas of China. This book presents some of the best examples of original papercut designs, each accompanied by a selection from the folksong that inspired it and a musical score. In addition, the complete lyrics of each folksongs as it was original sung, and a full translation are provided. Background Information: Folksongs: Folksongs of northern Shaanxi have been passed down and sung by people through hundreds of years in an area where people inhabited caves excavated in the mountains and lived by subsistence farming. Men cultivated land, herded sheep and cattle or went to work in the west regions to eke out a living. Women spent their lives in the cave dwellings, taking care of their husbands and bringing up children. In this environment, men could?t help singing what they heard, saw and thought; women chanted their joys and sorrows as they sat sewing under dim oil lamps. An important contribution to the vitality of northern Shaanxi folksongs is that their lyrics and melodies are all improvised, their composers and singers all local people. The songs tell stories of an inner world and real life in simple spoken language, with sincere heartfelt emotions and lively rhythms. The themes cover a wide range of subjects including social inequality and the cruelty of war, but many of the best-known folksongs are love songs. Papercuts: One of the most popular folk art forms of China, papercuts have been created throughout the ages by skilled hands using various styles influenced by different life experiences, and each expresses similar subjects and themes in varying ways. The papercuts of northern Shaanxi are the most famous, characterised by their bold and vigorous style and lively appearance, with no particular conformity in pattern. They are made using scissors only. Images seen today feature domestic animals, auspicious wishes, fertility symbols, local customs and folk tales. (For this item please quote stock ID 21189) ISBN: 9787119031880

Mythical creatures, animals, landscapes, birds, flowers and waterscapes included amongst the designs. (For this item please quote stock ID 22623) ISBN: 9780486996042

The massive political, economic, and social changes China has undergone during the past decade have dramatically altered its cultural landscape. The exhibition New Photography from China and its catalogue offer the first comprehensive look at the body of photographic art produced during this period. Often ambitious in scale and experimental in nature, the works featured in encompass a wide range of highly individual responses to these unprecedented transformations. Essays by co-curators and distinguished scholars Christopher Phillips and Wu Hung examine the recent history and current status of photography in China. Also included are artist interviews conducted by Melissa Chiu, Lisa Corrin, and Stephanie Smith; artists' biographies; and a bibliography. This catalogue is a valuable resource for art and cultural historians, students, or anyone interested in contemporary Asian art. Wu Hung is the Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Chinese Art History at the University of Chicago and consulting curator at the Smart Museum of Art. Christopher Phillips is curator at the International Center of Photography, New York. (For this item please quote stock ID 23888) ISBN: 9780935573398

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This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. For generations, New Year paintings have reflected the longevity of traditional Chinese culture. This fascinating collection of folk art looks as the changing way New Year pictures have come to represents one of the most important Chinese festivals. (For this item please quote stock ID 25455) ISBN: 9781592650163

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. Jade is one of the most profoundly beautiful masterworks of Chinese art. This richly illustrated volume explores the history and variety of China's greatest jade masterpieces throughout history. An ideal volume for collectors as well as beginners. (For this item please quote stock ID 25456) ISBN: 9781592650118

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. Throughout Chinese history the seal has long shown the way for the cultural, social, economic, and societal progression of Chinese culture. This full colour volume explores the remarkable world of Chinese seals in all their varieties and uses. (For this item please quote stock ID 25457) ISBN: 9781592650132

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. Yixing ceramics elevate an object as ordinary as a teapot into a work of art accessible to all collectors. Its history is rich and vigorous, and this fully illustrated volume is an essential guide to Yixing ware for all admirers of this unique form of Chinese pottery. (For this item please quote stock ID 25458) ISBN: 9781592650187

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. (For this item please quote stock ID 25459) ISBN: 9781592650170

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. The story of clothing and costumes is one of the most fascinating developments in human history. (For this item please quote stock ID 25460) ISBN: 9781592650194

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. Records of fans fashioned from bamboo or even feathers are encountered in China's earliest recorded history. (For this item please quote stock ID 25461) ISBN: 9781592650200

This full-colour series introduces the essential artistic traditions of China in compact, concise, and highly detailed individual volumes. An excellent source of information for collectors and art lovers. Fully illustrated. During the mid 20th century, anything foreign introduced into China would often need a considerable period of time in order to become accepted... (For this item please quote stock ID 25464) ISBN: 9781592650149

Chinese Art is a guide to the meanings behind the hundreds of common motifs and symbols found in all forms of Chinese art. A thorough examination of the diverse usage of natural symbols, colors, numbers, inanimate items and personages, Chinese Art communicates the deeper messages to be found in Chinese decorative art. It is an excellent reference for collectors, museum-goers and students of Chinese art, culture and history. About the author Patricia Bjaaland Welch is a former lecturer in Chinese philosophy and art at Boston University. She is a frequent lecturer on subjects relating to Chinese art and history, and currently resides in Singapore. (For this item please quote stock ID 29365) ISBN: 9780804838641

The Eight Immortals, the five elements, the dragon and the phoenix, Yin and Yang - representations of these important cultural symbols are pervasive in Chinese literature, art and architecture and without an understanding of their significance, much Chinese history, folklore, and culture cannot be fully appreciated. In this comprehensive handbook, C.A.S Williams offers concise explanations of these essential symbols and motifs. Arranged alphabetically for easy access, the book not only explains essential cultural symbols, accompanied by their Chinese characters, but also contains many articles on Chinese beliefs customs, arts and crafts, food, agriculture and medicine. This fourth revised edition of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs, first published in shanghai in 1941, has been completely reset and now uses the Pinyin pronunciation of Chinese names and words. The book has become a standard reference volume for students of China and Chinese culture. For those who are visiting Chines Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs is an indispensable guide to the Middle Kingdom?s artistic and architectural wonders. For the general reader, it is a valuable compendium of fascinating sinological lore. (For this item please quote stock ID 14527) ISBN: 9780804837040

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More than 10,000 public artworks have been created in the People's Republic of China since its establishment in 1949. They range from the ubiquitous Chairman Mao statues, to immense monuments and murals commemorating revolutionary uprisings, to abstract pieces inspired by international artistic trends. Eighty-three of the most intriguing of these works are featured here by American sculptor John Young, who travelled to dozens of Chinese cities, photographing public artworks and interviewing artists and arts administrators. Comments gleaned from these interviews, along with information about subjects and settings, are woven into the text accompanying the color photographs. The artists, ranging in age from twenty to over seventy, discuss how they view their art, how it is commissioned, the conditions under which they work, and especially the collaborative efforts through which much of it has been created. Such sujects as art education, the influence of Western art, and the position of women artists in China are also touched on. Young introduces us to examples of portrait art featuring political figures, such as the famous collaborative marble carving of Mao Zedong in the Memorial Hall at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, and others that depict anonymous subjects, such as Situ Zhaoguang's playful sculpture - located on a Beijing traffic island amid busy streets - of a girl engrossed in reading a book, plugging her ears to the noise. China's rich ethnic culture is evident in works such as Yuan Yungsheng's mural at the Beijing airport, portraying the Dai people's Water Splashing Festival (whose nude bather was censored until recently and covered over by plywood). Folklore serves as the inspiration for works such as the collaborative granite sculpture Five Rams in Guangzhou, while historical figures and events from imperial China are the subjects of many works, such as Silk Road, a massive sculpture by Ma Gaihu and others marking the Chinese end of the ancient trade route. Many public artworks illustrate China's twentieth-century military struggles, including resistance to the Japanese invasion during World War II and the civil war betwen the Nationalists and Communists. Most of the artworks portrayed in John Young's superb photographs have never before appeared in a Western publication. Contemporary Public Art in China will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in recent Chinese art or public art, as well as a fascinating guide for visitors to China. (For this item please quote stock ID 15737) ISBN: 9780295977089

Two hundred and sixty-nine (269) modern paper-cuttings from Mainland China: horses, pandas, butterflies, flowers, fish, peacocks, monkeys, phoenixes, lanterns, vases, landscapes, other traditional and modern motifs-printed solid red, black, blue or green. Often amount to silhouettes. Oriental feeling, decorations for graphics, various crafts. (For this item please quote stock ID 10793) ISBN: 9780486231983

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Owen Jones (1809-1874) was one of the most admired designers and architects of nineteenth century England. His monumental work, Examples of Chinese Ornaments selected from Objects in the South Kensington Museum and Other Collections, is not only one of the most beautiful books on the decorative arts ever published, it stands as a definitive presentation of Chinese ornamentation and design. Now, the very best illustrations from Jones? prized edition have been meticulously handpicked and gathered here in the sumptuous collection. Over 170 full-colour designs offer a wide selection of florals, birds and other motifs, each carefully reproduced from superb examples of porcelain and cloisonné. Affordably priced and of the highest quality, here is a valuable addition to the libraries of artists and designers as well as a versatile source of inspiration for crafters working in decoupage, textiles, needlework, wallpaper designs and more System requirements: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP OR Macintosh, all versions: CD-ROM drive. (For this item please quote stock ID 30391) ISBN: 9780486997582

This is comprehensive overview of Chinese arts and artefacts in English and Chinese, with two-tone illustrations.

Contents:
> Chinese Movies Arts
> Chinese Building Arts
> Arts in Chinese Character
> Chinese Civil Crafts
> Chinese Paintings
> Chinese Sculpture
> Traditional Chinese Performances
> Chinese Pottery Arts
> Chinese Literature Arts
> Chinese Embroidery; Chinese Operas
> Arts in Chinese Food
> Chinese Flower Arrangement
> Chinese Music
> Chinese Epigraphy
> The Types of Seals.

In this book, some famous experts and achievements in their fields are introduced as well as their great contributions and their influences.
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In this volume, William Watson and Ho Chuimei begin with discussions of 'fine' art and painting and progress to an analysis of carving and sculpture, ceramics, glassware, and textiles. The authors demonstrate how, in the age of the Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, the 'decorative' arts rose to prominence in a way quite unlike the western experience. Avoiding misrepresentative categorisation, they single out period styles, identify repeated phases of archaism and Buddhist art, and discuss characteristic groups of jade, ivory, ceramics, glassware, and textiles. They consider the importance of the imperial workshops and their role in developing craftsmen?s skills and encouraging the cross-over of techniques from different disciplines, and they direct attention to the compelling influence of Emperor Qianlong?s aesthetic innovations. In architecture, the vast plan and overwhelming authority of the imperial buildings is discussed in contrast with the restrained subtlety of domestic architecture and garden design, where magnificent rocks were the principal feature just as in landscape painting. The survey concludes by examining the development of East/West trade and the effects of commercialisation on Chinese arts and crafts. This is a handsome, well-illustrated book that will be a valuable and illuminating resource for all who are interested in the arts of China. William Watson is emeritus professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of London. Ho Chuimei is adjunct curator of East and Southeast Asian art and archaeology at the Field Museum in Chicago. (For this item please quote stock ID 27073) ISBN: 9780300107357

Early China is best known for the dazzling artifacts it has left behind. These terracotta figures, gilt-bronze lamps, and other material remnants of the Chinese past unearthed during archaeological excavations are often viewed without regard to the social context of their creation, yet they were made by real individuals who contributed greatly to the foundations of early Chinese culture. With Artisans in Early Imperial China, Anthony Barbieri-Low combines historical, epigraphic, and archaeological analysis to refocus our gaze from the glittering objects and monuments of China to the men and women who made them. This book represents the first in-depth social history of artisans in early China. How did they live? How were they trained? How did they market their products? How free were they? In this engaging and illuminating analysis, Barbieri-Low explores these artisans' lives and careers from a variety of aspects. First, he examines their position within early Chinese society, analyzing their social status, social mobility, and role in the early Chinese economy. Delving deeper, he steps into their workshops to learn how they were trained, what tools they used, and what workplace hazards they faced. Following their wares to the marketplace, he investigates some of the marketing techniques used by artisans and merchants, including such startlingly modern practices as family trademarks, rhyming jingles, and knockoffs of royal products. From the dirt and din of the marketplace, Barbieri-Low enters the rarefied air of the court, with its own visual and material culture and its own professional artisans. This court was constructed upon the backs of yet another class of artisans, the most abject, those found in labor camps and slave markets. These were the men and women who built and decorated many of the great palaces, temples, and tombs of early China. Barbieri-Low compellingly argues that the state used a cold-blooded mathematical formula to optimally exploit these coerced laborers without upsetting the balance of the economy or fostering revolt. Artisans in Early Imperial China humanizes the material remains of the past, revealing the men and women who made the beautiful artifacts we know today. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Chinese history, as well as to scholars of comparative social history, labor history, and Asian art history. (For this item please quote stock ID 28220) ISBN: 9780295987132

China boasts a history of art spanning 5,000 years and embracing a wide diversity of images and objects - from jade tablets, painted silk handscrolls and fans to ink and lacquer painting, porcelain-ware, sculpture, and calligraphy. But this rich tradition has not, until now, been fully appreciated in the West where scholars have focused their attention on sculpture, while largely ignoring those art forms most highly prized by the Chinese themselves, such as calligraphy. In Art in China, Craig Clunas marks a breakthrough in the study of the subject. Taking into account all the arts practiced in China, and drawing on recent innovative scholarship, this rich text examines the production and consumption of art in its appropriate contexts. From art found in tombs to the state-controlled art of the Mao Zedong era, Art in China offers a novel look and comprehensive examination of all aspects of Chinese art. (For this item please quote stock ID 5979) ISBN: 9780192842077

Striking compendium of Chinese art and design culled directly from rare sources; animals, birds, fish, abstracts, patterns - full-colour and black & white - in a remarkable diversity of styles, elegantly simple to intricately complex. (For this item please quote stock ID 24224) ISBN: 9780486996677

These crisp, black-and-white images will lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project. Geometrics, abstracts, and other intriguing configurations adapt easily for use as spot illustrations and more. Reprint of Zhuang Shi Tu An (Shanghai People's Press) (For this item please quote stock ID 26714) ISBN: 9780486452906

While paper cutouts are often regarded as simple folk craft, they stand as one of the foundations of all Chinese art. This bold assortment of 125 black-and-white cuts offers fish, dragons, butterflies, horses, cranes, and other native animals. (For this item please quote stock ID 26715) ISBN: 9780486452258

This superb treasury of 200 stylized Chinese motifs includes fierce dragons and lions, elegant cranes and peacocks, cherry blossom branches, flowering bearing maidens, ancient symbols and other Vector-based designs. Each image has been selected from rare and valuable sources.

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Full of gorgeous brushwork, simple instruction, and a set of exciting art materials, this kit is the perfect introduction to the ancient art of Chinese brush. The 40-page guide features lessons from artist Lucy Wang, who guides readers through a range of step-by-step projects--from traditional bird-and-flower paintings to a landscape and a figure. Aspiring artists will find everything they need to jumpstart their journey, including paints, brushes, an ink stick and stone, and more.
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This series of books covers a wide range of subjects relating to Chinese traditional civilisation, including Chinese dance, music, painting, calligraphy, architecture, gardening, costume, ceramics, poetry, drama, etc. Each book contains a number of colourful pictures. (For this item please quote stock ID 13971) ISBN: 9787810464482

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When it is completed in 2009 the Three Gorges Dam, a hydroelectric dam which spans the Yangzi River in China, will generate enough electricity to power four cities the size of Los Angeles. Despite the fact that it will drastically reduce coal consumption and eliminate 100 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, the project is entwined in controversy. Since construction began in 1994, nearly one thousand neighboring towns and villages have been submerged and over one million people have been displaced by the dam?s 375-mile reservoir. With Displacement, the University of Chicago?s Smart Museum of Art extends a series of exhibition catalogs produced in conjunction with renowned Chinese art scholar and curator Wu Hung. This fascinating project reveals how four leading Chinese artists?Chen Qiulin, Liu Xiaodong, Yun-Fei Ji, and Zhuang Hui?have confronted the Three Gorges Dam, employing a variety of contemporary techniques to respond to the massive forced migration of people, the demolition of ancient architecture, and the devastation of the local landscape. Alongside the catalog?s lavish illustrations are three essays, penned by Wu Hung, Stephanie Smith, and Jason McGrath, which range in topic from contemporary art and environmental sustainability to Chinese film and its treatment of the dam. In addition, interviews conducted with each of the artists offer insight into their work and address the difficult task of relating artistic practice to the wider world. About the Author Wu Hung is the Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor, director for the Center for the Art of East Asia, and consulting curator at the Smart Museum of Art, all at the University of Chicago. Stephanie Smith is the director of collections and exhibtions and the curator of contemporary art at the Smart Museum. Jason McGrath is assistant professor of modern Chinese literature and film in the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Minnesota. (For this item please quote stock ID 29894) ISBN: 9780935573466

This painting is the best genre painting in the history of Chinese painting. Scenes along the River during the Qingming Festival depicts the hustle and bustle of town life in what is today?s Kaifeng, then known as Bianjing, the capital of Northern Song Dynasty. This twelfth century painting brings to life the town and the natural scenery along the banks of the Bian River on the day of the Qingming Festival. It is a masterpiece of realism, recording the pulses of a thriving historical town and showing extraordinary details of the bridge, the carriage, the costumes, and the activities of various walks of life. Because of its detailed, vivid, and all-inclusive description, the painting has served as an extremely important source of visual material for the study of Chinese urban life in the twelfth century. It was painted by Zhang Zeduan, nicknamed Zhengdao, a native of Dongwu in what is today?s Zhucheng, Shandong Province. He was a court painter during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. The original paintings are presently preserved in The Palace Museum in Beijing. (For this item please quote stock ID 30398) ISBN: 9781602200036

How to Select Jade Crafts give you all the information you need to choose and buy jade in China with confidence. One in a series of four titles, it explains clearly and simply what to look for, where and how to shop in China, and questions you should ask. Great tips, price guides and cautionary advice ensure that you get the best value for your money. (For this item please quote stock ID 31537) ISBN: 9787508514840

Over 200 copyright-free motifs: dragons, peonies, plum blossoms, tigers, clouds, geometrics, other favourites. (For this item please quote stock ID 4138) ISBN: 9780486253473

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A magnificent overview of the artistic masterpieces of Chinese civilisation from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century, encompassing sculpture, paintings, drawings, and pottery. (For this item please quote stock ID 6077) ISBN: 9781577170600

Nearly 200 copyright-free motifs: pandas, bamboo, cranes, dragons, peacocks, florals, landscapes, many more. (For this item please quote stock ID 7553) ISBN: 9780486257754

Chinese bronzes were not only daily utensils, work tools and weapons of ancient people, but also exquisite works of master craftsmen. Their beautiful forms and elaborate decorations have attracted the attention and roused the interest of lovers of bronze in China and elsewhere. Copiously illustrated with colour pictures and sketches, this is a title for readers who wish to explore the wonders of Chinese bronze. In easily comprehensible language, it provides a basic information about Chinese bronze art: its origin, periods of development and its value as regards the study of ancient history and ancient script. The author is a specialist who has personally participated in many major archaeological excavations and has researched this subject for many years, and in this book he reports the latest results of Chinese bronze study and archaeological excavation. (For this item please quote stock ID 9642) ISBN: 9787119013879

This quite remarkable book is a history of China and Chinese art seen through the eyes of the artists and artisans who lived during China?s long history. The human figure has been - and continues to be - depicted in various manners and forms by artists and each portrayal says a great deal both about the artist and the artist?s world. The Representation of the Figure in Chinese History is a fascinating record of the human figure as it travelled from China of long ago to the China of imperial majesty. . . The album is presented in a number of sections: Primitive Antiquity; Remote Ages; Majestic Monuments of Qin & Han Times; Deified Images; Earthly Grace of the Wei & Jin Dynasties; Age of Grace (High Tang); Social Customs of the Song & Yuan; Etiquette & Ritual in the Ming & Qing; and Imperial Majesty. (For this item please quote stock ID 13043) ISBN: 9787507208481

With its collection of over 400,000 objects, the Nanjing Museum is the third largest museum in China after the Forbidden Palace, Beijing and the National Palace Museum, Taiwan. This series presents highlights from the Nanjing Museum presented in 10 albums. (For this item please quote stock ID 15768) ISBN: 9787532525645

The Silk Road was a bridge linking East and West and was a principal route through which Buddhism spread eastward. During its long history, numerous Buddhist sites and relics have been left in Xinjiang. The authors selected nearly 60 sites and 500-plus photographs of Xinjiang's Buddhist art for this book and they provide exact and detailed descriptions in Chinese, English and Japanese. This book takes readers on a magical journey and is a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating subject. (For this item please quote stock ID 26584) ISBN: 9787563120253

The Longmen Grottoes, one of China?s three largest treasure troves of stone carvings, are located in the Loyang, Henan Province. They came into existence during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty when the capital was moved from Shanxi?s Pingcheng to Loyang (493 AD). The grottoes house 2345 niches and more than 10,000 sculptures with Buddhist themes as well other subjects. Twenty Stone Inscriptions depicts some representative works of Wei tablet calligraphy. Rather than following the old practice of simply publishing tablet rubbings, this book contains both statute carving inscriptions and photographs of niches to display not only the calligraphy but also the design and decorative aspects of the niches as a whole. This book introduces readers to the cream of Longman art and uses an multi-directional and multifaceted approach which includes photographs, rubbings, scale drawings and (bilingual) text. (For this item please quote stock ID 9952) ISBN: 9787505202504

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This album introduces a group of young Chinese artists born in the 1970s. All below the age of 30 and new to the art world, this collection is, to some extent, a visualisation of their thoughts and activities to date. (For this item please quote stock ID 20761) ISBN: 9787800245909

The colourful and magnificent murals of the Dunhuang grottoes have a worldwide reputation. Dunhuang Research Institute specialists have selected the best of the Cave?s cultural relics and compiled them into this album. It comprises: ?Grotto Architecture,? ?Replicas of Painted Clay Library Cave,? ?Mural Replicas,? ?Paintings from the Hidden Library Cave,? ?Documents and Classics,? ?Discovery of the Hidden Library Cave? and ?Location of Library Cave Objectives?. (For this item please quote stock ID 15084) ISBN: 9787505407152

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Gold is as old as the history of man himself, and China was one of the first countries in the world to mine gold and manufacture beautiful articles out of it. This book gives a detailed description of the sources of Chinese gold, the toil of Chinese prospectors, famous items of gold ware and veteran gold craftsmen. (For this item please quote stock ID 27446) ISBN: 9787119045214

Wood has been regarded by the Chinese as an important material for a wide range of uses since ancient times. When making furniture and articles of daily use, and constructing buildings and gardens, wood has long been the favorite natural material of the Chinese people. Wood is an eloquent instructor helping people to understand China's ancient civilization. This book tells the story of wood in China down through the ages. (For this item please quote stock ID 27447) ISBN: 9787119044583

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Chinese ink painting is an offshoot of calligraphy and is a beautiful and reflective art that's been revered in China for centuries. A wonderfully creative tool, this book is an excellent way for newcomers to experience this ancient art form.

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We do not see empty figures and outlines; we do not move in straight lines. Everywhere we are surrounded by dapple; the geometry of our embodied lives is curviform, meandering, bi-pedal. Our personal worlds are timed, inter-positional, and contingent. But nowhere in the language of cartography and design do these ordinary experiences appear. This, Dark Writing argues, is a serious omission because they are designs on the world: architects and colonizers use their lines to construct the places where we will live. But the rectilinear streets, squares, and public spaces produced in this way leave out people and the entire environmental history of their coming together. How, this book asks, can we explain the omission of bodies from maps and plans? And how can we redraw the lines maps and plans use so that the qualitative world of shadows, footprints, comings and goings, and occasions all essential qualities of places that incubate sociality can be registered? In short, Dark Writing asks why we represent the world as static when our experience of it is mobile. It traces this bias in Enlightenment cartography, in inductive logic, and in contemporary place design. This is the negative critique. Its positive argument is that, when we look closely at these designs on the world, we find traces of a repressed movement form. Even the ideal lines of geometrical figures turn out to contain traces of earlier passages; and there are many forms of graphic design that do engage with the dark environment that surrounds the light of reason. How can this dark writing so important to reconfiguring our world as a place of meeting, of co-existence and sustaining diversity be represented? And how, therefore, can our representations of the world embody more sensuously the mobile histories that have produced it? Dark Writing answers these questions using case studies: the exemplary case of the beginnings of the now world-famous Papunya Tula Painting Movement (Central Australia) and three high-profile public place-making initiatives in which the author was involved as artist and thinker. These case studies are nested inside historical chapters and philosophical discussions of the line and linear thinking that make Dark Writing both a highly personal book and a narrative with wide general appeal. 71 illus., 21 in color, 4 maps Paul Carter is professorial research fellow in the faculty of architecture, building, and planning at the University of Melbourne. (For this item please quote stock ID 30159) ISBN: 9780824833121

An introduction to Chinese porcelain. Beautifully presented on glossy paper and with numerous full colour illustrations and photographs, it covers everything from primitive coloured pottery to contemporary Chinese ceramics in 14 chapters. (For this item please quote stock ID 26200) ISBN: 9787508508344