Art in China

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. 255 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. CONTENTS: "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. Now, 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. / Craig Clunas is Senior Lecturer in Art History at the University of Sussex. His publications include Fruitful States: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China, Chinese Export Art and Design, and chinese Export Watercolors." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.