New Songs on Ancient Tunes: 19th-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Richard Fabian Collection

by Stephen Little, J. May Lee Barrett, Richard Fabian (Contributor)

Contents:
A fine melody will sound throughout the ages making lofty words gleam beautiful as gems / Richard Fabian --
Fractured China, 1850-1950 / Jonathan Spence --
New songs on ancient tunes : 19th-20th century Chinese painting and calligraphy from the Richard Fabian collection / Stephen Little --
Open country : tradition and innovation in modern Chinese painting / Chu-Tsing Li --
Chinese calligraphy in the mid to late Qing and Republican periods (1850-1950) / Qianshen Bai --
The Richard Fabian collection. Orthodoxy in the late Qing dynasty ; Jinshi movement calligraphy ; Jiangnan regional schools ; Shanghai ; Artists active in Northern China ; Southern artists ; Transnational exchange ; Mid-century : traditional masters ; Cultural revolution : before and after ; Post-revolution monumentalism.

Book by Stephen Little, with essays by Richard Fabian and others, contributions by Janet Carpenter and others, and edited by J. May Lee Barrett.

536 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007