Splendid Hall Overflowing with Color: The Art of Interior Decoration in Chinese Classical Architecture

Author: Guo Daiheng
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book is a pictorial album on the decorative and architectural art of classical Chinese buildings, integrating academic rigor with aesthetic appreciation. Its key features are authoritative text and precious illustrations. Author Guo Daiheng is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Tsinghua University, as well as a director and academic committee member of the Chinese Institute of Architectural History. Over a decade, Professor Guo, with a rigorous academic spirit, conducted in-depth research and extensive investigations into the art and techniques of classical Chinese architectural decoration. She surveyed and collected archival materials on interior decoration from classical buildings across regions ranging from Liaoning in the north to Guangdong in the south, Xinjiang in the west, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east. This book serves as a of her research, not only offering perspectives on the history and aesthetic preferences of classical Chinese architectural decoration from a cultural history perspective but also classifying and comparatively studying its types, forms, spatial design, and other technical aspects. It profoundly expresses the cultural connotations and construction techniques of interior decoration in classical Chinese architecture, filling certain gaps in architectural history research. The numerous illustrations and materials in the book are of great value academically, serving as references for professional researchers, while also holding high aesthetic appeal for non-professional readers.