History of Chinese Sculpture

Author: Liang Sicheng
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Publish Date: 1998-02-01
Features: This book is compiled based on the lecture outline of Liang Sicheng’s "History of Chinese Sculpture" when he taught the course at Northeast University from 1929 to 1930, supplemented with images (the original manuscript included images). At that time, many important historical sites had not yet been excavated, and Liang Sicheng had not yet conducted field studies to the Yungang, Longmen, Tiannong, Nanbei Xiangtang, Dunhuang, and Dazhuo sites while delivering this lecture. However, during his study in the United States and his travels in Europe, he saw a large number of sculptural treasures looted from China by imperialism in museums across Europe and the Americas. He often lingered before these statues, captivated and unable to leave.