China boasts a history of art lasting over 5,000 years and embracing a huge diversity of forms- objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals. But this rich tradition has not, until now been fully appreciated in the West where scholars have focused attention on the European high arts of painting and sculpture, downplaying arts more highly prized by the Chinese themselves, such as calligraphy. This book marks a breakthrough in the study of the subject. Drawing on recent innovative scholarship, and newly-accessible studies in China itself, the author surveys the full spectrum of the visual arts in China. He ranges from the Neolithic period to the art sconce of the early 21st century, examining Chinese art in a variety of contexts- as it has been designed for tombs, commissioned by rulers, displayed in temples, created by the men and women of the educated elite, and bought and sold in the marketplace. This updated edition contains expanded coverage of modern and contemporary art, from the fall of the empires in 1911 to the growing international interest in the art of an increasingly confident and booming China. -- from Back Cover

zlib/Arts/History & Criticism/Craig Clunas/Art in China (Oxford History of Art)_18637641.pdf

Clunas, Craig

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

Oxford history of art, 2nd ed., Oxford, New York, England, 2009

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Previous ed.: 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253) and index.
Includes web resources.

China Boasts A History Of Art Stretching Over 5,000 Years And Embracing A Vast Array Of Forms--objects Of Jade, Lacquer And Porcelain, Painted Scrolls And Fans, Sculptures In Stone, Bronze And Wood, And Murals. With More Than 130 Halftone Illustrations, Including Almost Eighty In Full Color, This New Edition Of Art In China Presents The Finest One-volume Introduction To All Forms Of Chinese Art. The Book Examines Chinese Art In A Variety Of Contexts--as It Has Been Designed For Tombs, Commissioned By Rulers, Displayed In Temples, Created By The Men And Women Of The Educated Elite, And Bought And Sold In The Marketplace. Drawing On Recent Innovative Scholarship--and Newly Accessible Studies In China Itself--craig Clunas Surveys The Full Spectrum Of The Visual Arts. This Updated Edition Contains Expanded Coverage Of Modern And Contemporary Art, From The Fall Of The Empire In 1911 To The Contemporary Video Art Scene.-- Art In The Tomb. Neolithic To Bronze Age: 2500-200 Bce -- The First Empires : 221 Bce- 220 Ce -- North And South : 220 Ce -- 589 Ce -- Tomb Sculpture : 400- 650 Ce -- Art At Court. Tang To Early Song: 618-960 Ce -- Northern Song Court Art : 960-1127 Ce -- Southern Song Court Art : 1127-1279 Ce -- Yuan Court Art : 1279-1368 Ce -- Ming Court Art : 1368-1644 Ce -- Early Qing Court Art : 1644-c.1735 Ce -- The Qinglong Reign : 1736-1795 Ce -- Late Qing Court Art : 1796-1911 Ce -- Art In The Temple. Early Buddhist Art -- Buddhist Art : C.450-c.580 -- Religious Art Of The Sui (581-618) And Tang (618-906) Dynasties -- Religious Art Of The Northern Song Dynasty : 960-1127 -- Southern Song Religious Art : 1127-1279 -- Buddhist Monks And The Élite In The Southern Song -- Buddhist Art In The Yuan Dynasty : 1279-1368 -- Religious Painting Of The Fourteenth-fifteenth Centuries -- Religious Art Of The Ming Dynasty : 1368-1644 -- Religious Art Of The Qing Dynasty :1644-1911 -- Art In The Life Of The élite. Calligraphy As An élite Art -- Art And Theory In The Northern Song -- The Southern Song (1127-1279) And Yuan (1279-1368) -- The Ming Dynasty : 1368-1644 -- The Art And Theory Of The Dong Qichang : 1555-1636 -- The Seventeenth Century And The Ming-qing Transition -- The Qing Dynasty : 1644-1911 -- The Nineteenth Century -- Art In The Market Place. The Song And The Yuan Dynasties : 960-1368 -- The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) : Painting -- The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): Printing -- The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) : Textiles And Crafts -- The Amateur/professional Problem In Late Ming Painting -- The Qing Dynasty : 1644-1911 -- Prints And Perspective -- Shanghai In The Nineteenth Century -- The Republic Of China -- Art In The People's Republic Of China -- Art In China Since The 1970s -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Timeline -- List Of Museums And Galleries -- Index. Craig Clunas. Previous Ed.: 1997. Includes Web Resources. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-253) And Index.

Art in China marks a breakthrough in the study of the subject. Drawing on recent innovative scholarship - and on newly-accessible studies in China itself - Craig Clunas surveys the full spectrum of the visual arts in China.
He ranges from the Neolithic period to the art scene of the 1980s and 1990s, examining art in a variety of contexts - as it has been designed for tombs, commissioned by rulers, displayed in temples, created by the men and women of the educated elite, and bought and sold in the marketplace. Many of the objects illustrated in this book have previously been known only to a few specialists, and will be totally new to a general audience.

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