Chinese Art and Culture

by Discontinued 3PD, Richard Ellis Vinograd

This book takes a look at Chinese art within a variety of contexts€”archeological, cultural, historical, social, and ritual/religious. Organized both chronologically and thematically, it covers a full historical span and includes a wide range of media settings for art€”from elite to popular. An emphasis on the dynamic processes that effect the history of Chinese social, economic, political competition, urbanization, markets and tastes, and quests for cultural authority, allows specific works of art to be discussed in extensive detail, while setting them within larger explanatory stories. A guide to Chinese art for individuals interested in one of the most abundantly artistic cultures in the history of the world.

Genres: China, Art, Nonfiction, History, Art History

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 3, 2001

Reviews

[R.K. Cowles · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 3/4 stars

[K W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Consumed with caution. Used frequently as a primary source for education on Chinese Art History. It is incredibly hard to put everything on Chinese art in couple hundred pages, yet Thorp was brave enough to attempt it. Can be memorized cover to cover. Of course the contemporary chapter is quite short.

[Tammi Owens]

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