How to read chinese paintings
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The Chinese often use the expression du hua, 'to read a painting', in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume 'reads' thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopaedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this pictorial tradition.
The Chinese often use the expression du hua, “to read a painting,” in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely “reads” thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this rich pictorial tradition. The book examines multiple layers of meaning—style, technique, symbolism, past traditions, and the artist’s personal circumstances—through accessible texts and numerous large color details. A dynastic chronology, map, and list of further readings supplement the text.
Spanning a thousand years of Chinese art, these landscapes, flowers, birds, figures, religious subjects, and calligraphies illuminate the main goal of every Chinese artist: to capture not only the outer appearance of a subject but also its inner essence.
Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibition Schedule:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (March 1 – August 10, 2008)
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 augustus 2008
Aantal pagina's: 173
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Maxwell K. Hearn
Hoofduitgeverij: Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Editie: illustrated edition
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 235 mm
Product hoogte: 19 mm
Product lengte: 298 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 236 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm
Verpakking lengte: 301 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 1182 g
EAN: 9780300141870