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Art in China
Second Edition
Craig Clunas
288 pages
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130 halftones, 79 colour illustrations
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238x167mm
978-0-19-921734-2
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Paperback
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26 February 2009
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- The best single-volume introduction, covering over 5,000 years of Chinese art, from neolithic times to the 21st century
- Covers all forms of Chinese art, from painting and sculpture to porcelain, painted scrolls, and calligraphy
- New edition contains expanded coverage of modern and contemporary art in the increasingly confident and powerful China of today
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.
Art in China marks a breakthrough in the study of the subject. Drawing on recent
innovative scholarship - and 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 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 empire in 1911 to the growing international interest in the art of an increasingly confident and booming China.Readership: All those interested in China, especially Chinese art,
history, and culture
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Craig Clunas, Professor of the History of Art, University of Oxford
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Review(s) from previous edition
"A completely fresh account of Chinese artEL lively and highly accessible.
- Professor Dame Jessica Rawson, Merton College, Oxford
"Always lucid and sometimes provocativeEL incorporates not only the most recent archaeological discoveries, but also the insights of a prodigious amount of recent scholarshipEL invaluable.
" - Professor Julia K. Murray, University of Wisconsin
"A serious challenge to the conventional practice of art historyEL written with lucidity, grace, and wit.
" - Professor Cao Yiqiang, The National Academy of Art, China
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Introduction
1: Art in the Tomb
2: Art at Court
3: Art in the Temple
4: Art in the Life of the Elite
5: Art in the Market-Place
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Timeline
List of Museums and Galleries
Index
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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