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The Chinese literati on painting
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ISBN: 9882208746 9789882208742 9789888139705 9888139703 Year: 2012 Publisher: Hong Kong London Hong Kong University Press Eurospan [distributor]

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This classic work, first published in 1971, explores the transition in painting styles from the late Sung period to the art of Yuan dynasty literati. Building on the pioneering work of Oswald Siren and James Cahill, Susan Bush's investigations of painting done under the Chin dynasty confirmed the dominance of scholar-artists in the north and their gradual development of scholarly painting traditions, and a related study of Northern Sung writings showed that their theory was shaped as much by the views of their social class as by their artistic aims. Bush's perspective on Sung scholars' art and


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Early Chinese texts on painting
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ISBN: 988220886X 9789882208865 9789888139736 9888139738 Year: 2012 Publisher: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press

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For students of Chinese art and culture this anthology has proven invaluable since its initial publication in 1985. It collects important Chinese writings about painting, from the earliest examples through the fourteenth century, allowing readers to see how the art of this rich era was seen and understood in the artists' own times. Some of the texts in this treasury fall into the broad category of aesthetic theory; some describe specific techniques; some discuss the work of individual artists. The texts are presented in accurate and readable translations, and prefaced with artistic and histori

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