Reading Chinese painting : beyond forms and colors, a comparative approach to art appreciation
Title:
Reading Chinese painting : beyond forms and colors, a comparative approach to art appreciation
Author:
Law, Sophia Suk-mun, author.
ISBN:
9781602200241
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Physical Description:
168 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
General Note:
| Includes index. |
Contents:
Innovation versus legacy -- True likeness versus painterly impression -- Figure paintings are not portraits -- Shanshui differ from landscapes -- The delicate world of birds and flowers -- The abstract qualities of Bimo -- The handscroll : a unique journey.
Abstract:
"Applying a comparative approach to Chinese and Western art, this book examines the characteristics of traditional Chinese art and analyses the distinction between figure painting and portraiture [and other comparisons]"-
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