History of Far Eastern Art

by Sherman E. Lee

Covers Himalayan areas--Ladakh, Kashmir, Tibet, and Nepal. New chronologies in Stone age and Bronze Age, China, Korea, and Japan.

Genres: Art, Art History, History, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks, China

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Denise みか Hutchins · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this is an excellent source of information if you're writing an academic paper, as reading material, it is extremely hard to stay engaged with, mostly due to its highly erudite writing style. In other words, it's difficult to read and boring, almost a caricature of "college-level textbook". I read the majority of this book for my Eastern Art History class and it was the most difficult part of the class. If you're looking for a research resource, this is a great book, but if you're just wanting to learn about the subject, I'm sure there are more entertaining books that will allow you to enjoy your time learning.

[Abi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read this for my Asian Art History course (intro level). Even though I liked his argument--
"Asia is many" I often found parts of it confusing, perhaps because he would put so many different countries into one section. I thought it was helpful but only on a very basic level. My instructor assigned this huge tome in addition to several other books that covered this material more adequately as separate texts, because they would focus on one country at a time rather than the entirety of Asia.

[Genevieve · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm actually reading this for my History of East Asian Art I class. It's really interesting, though. I'd recommend it to anyone!

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still have this book from High School Amazing!
Thank you Mr. Anderchuck.

[Kione · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the main book for my Asian Art History class.
Thanks to my Professor, tt has been my one of my sources of information and influences for my own art work since then.

[Isis]

Textbook

[Tammi Owens]

FALSE

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

A History of Far Eastern Art by Sherman E. Lee (Abrams 1982) (709.5). This is truly a massive work; it is apparently most often used as a college text. My rating: 7/10, finished 8/26/14.

[Sally Yi]

i want to read

[Kerry]

An essential introduction to Far Eastern art, but the many black and white photos are tedious for such a vibrant topic.