Author: WATSON, WILLIAM (1917-2007)
Title: The arts of China after 1620 / William Watson and Chuimei Ho
Description: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press 2007. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 244 pages; Physical description; 274 p. : ill. (some col.). map. col. ports. ; 30 cm. Summary; This beautiful book is the second in a major three-volume series that will survey China's immense wealth of art. architecture. and artefacts from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. It covers the most prolific and broad-ranging period of Chinese art history. from the Song Dynasty with its spectacular landscape paintings to the Ming Dynasty with its lovely pottery. William Watson considers architecture. painting. sculpture. and the decorative arts in equal balance. He follows styles and motifs as they are developed in each medium from one province to another and discusses materials and techniques as well as the iconography and function of every art form. He also explores relationships between one medium and another. tracing. for example. the influence of Buddhist iconography on sculptural traditions and on the architecture of temples and towers and showing how ceramic ornament affected the development of ornament in other media. Biography; William Watson is emeritus professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of London. Subjects; Arts. Chinese - Ming-Qing dynasties. 1368-1912 - History. Art - China - History. Arts. Chinese - History. Art. Chinese. Art. Chinese - Song-Yuan dynasties. 960-1368. Art. Chinese - Ming-Qing dynasties. 1368-1912. Dates covered: 900-1700. Oriental art ; History of specific subjects. China ; c 1000 CE to c 1500 ; Modern period. c 1500 onwards.Weight in Kg appr.:

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