A Handbook of Images in the History of Chinese Art. Volume on Sculpture (includes disc)

Author: Sun Zhenhua
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The Illustrated Handbook of Chinese Art History: Sculpture Volume is one of the key textbooks for studying Chinese art. It is part of the Major Series of Chinese Art Education: Art Volume published by our press, coordinated with the Chinese Art History textbook and the History of Chinese Sculpture textbook also published by our press, to help readers understand the great tradition of Chinese sculpture art. The Chinese Art History textbook has won the Second Prize of the National Outstanding College Textbooks Award from the Ministry of Education in 2002, while the History of Chinese Sculpture has received the Second Prize of the Outstanding College Textbooks Award from the Ministry of Culture. As the compiler of the History of Chinese Sculpture textbook, Dr. Sun Zhenhua has selected this illustrated handbook based on years of teaching and research experience in the history of Chinese sculpture, serving as a reference book for art educators and students. The handbook includes 1,200 images of sculptures, nearly encompassing all significant works in ancient Chinese sculpture history from the primitive society to the late Qing Dynasty, making it a visual history of Chinese sculpture. Its preface, introductions to each historical period, information on specific works, and the appended references to major illustrated resources on Chinese sculpture provide readers with a comprehensive information database. Through this illustrated handbook, readers can appreciate the different categories, functions, and stylistic evolution of Chinese sculpture across different eras, thereby grasping the intrinsic relationship between Chinese sculpture and the development of Chinese culture. The accompanying CD-ROM converts the black-and-white images in the book into color images and introduces simple methods for creating teaching presentations, facilitating teaching and appreciation.
Dr. Sun Zhenhua, the compiler of this book, graduated from the Chinese Language Department of Central China Normal University and served as a teaching assistant in the Department of Aesthetic Theory. Later, he pursued a master's degree in aesthetics under Professor Peng Lixun and a doctoral degree in the history of Chinese sculpture under Professor Shi Yan at the China Academy of Art. After graduation, he joined the faculty as a lecturer and associate professor. Currently, he is the Director of the Shenzhen Sculpture Institute and a National First-Class Fine Artist. His major works include Life, Deities, and Time-Space: A Theory of Sculptural Culture, Art and Aesthetic Education, History of Chinese Sculpture, Towards the Wilderness: Sun Zhenhua’s Sculpture Collection, and Sculptural Space, among others.