A History of Chinese Art for Everyone

Author: Jiang Xun
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Publish Date: 1993-03-01
Features: When it comes to art, many people first think of Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, and know little about our own art history. This book is written for all Chinese youth and their families. Let us follow the guidance of the elders to come before the face of "beauty," to listen to the words of "beauty," to be amazed, curious, lingering, and contemplative before "beauty." This book will take you to see the ancient colored pottery and pitted bronze artifacts of China; the aged and yellowed silk scrolls in the Palace Museum, bearing the calligraphy and ink traces of the Jin and Tang dynasties; the solemnity of the massive Northern Wei stone-carved Buddha statues standing on stone walls; and the brilliant and dazzling Dunhuang murals hidden in dark caves. The book also includes Huang Quan's "Painting of Exquisite Birds and Insects," Huang Juci's "Painting of the Parrot and Bristlebird," Ma Lin's "Quiet Listening to the Wind in Pines," and Zhang Zeduan's " Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and more.