{"product_id":"a-companion-to-chinese-art-hardback-9781444339130","title":"A Companion to Chinese Art (Hardback) 9781444339130","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Chinese Art\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This volume represents the equivalent in scholarship of the coming of a new dynasty.   These analyses by the best of a new generation of writers will rejuvenate the whole field.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Onians, University of East Anglia, UK \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This comprehensive guide to the arts of premodern China, the fresh thinking of leading historians, provides a major new resource for students and scholars at all levels.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCraig Clunas, University of Oxford, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin J. Powers (Edited by), MJ Powers (Author), Katherine R. Tsiang (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444339130, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e584 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 15.5 x 3.6 cm, 1.134 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the history of art in China from its earliest incarnations to the present day, this comprehensive volume includes two dozen newly-commissioned essays spanning the theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art and theory throughout its history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an exceptional collection of essays promoting a comparative understanding of China’s long record of cultural production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together an international team of scholars from East and West, whose contributions range from an overview of pre-modern theory, to those exploring calligraphy, fine painting, sculpture, accessories, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArticulates the direction in which the field of Chinese art history is moving, as well as providing a roadmap for historians interested in comparative study or theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes new and revisionist interpretations of the literati tradition, which has long been an important staple of Chinese art history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a rich insight into China’s social and political institutions, religious and cultural practices, and intellectual traditions, alongside Chinese art history, theory, and criticism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures xi \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin J. Powers and Katherine R. Tsiang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Production and Distribution 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Court Painting 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Ebrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Culture of Art Collecting in Imperial China 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarlett Jang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Art, Print, and Cultural Discourse in Early Modern China 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. P. Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Art and Early Chinese Archaeological Materials 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eXiaoneng Yang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Representation and Reality 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Figure Painting: Fragments of the Precious Mirror 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShane McCausland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Language of Portraiture in China 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDora C. Y. Ching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Visualizing the Divine in Medieval China 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatherine R. Tsiang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Landscape 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter C. Sturman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Concepts of Architectural Space in Historical Chinese Thought 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCary Y. Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Time in Early Chinese Art 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEugene Y. Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Theories and Terms 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Art of “Ritual Artifacts” (Liqi): Discourse and Practice 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWu Hung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Classification, Canon, and Genre 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Vinograd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Conceptual and Qualitative Terms in Historical Perspective 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald Egan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Imitation and Originality, Theory and Practice 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGinger Cheng-chi Hs¨u\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Calligraphy 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQianshen Bai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Emptiness-Substance: Xushi 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason C. 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