Ancient Chinese Architecture - Brick Carving

Author: Zhang Daoyi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Based on the architectural locations of brick carvings and the availability of images, this book categorizes architectural brick carvings into five types: brick gate towers, screen walls, crests, wall decorations, ridge tiles and roof ornaments, brick pagodas, archways, and others. With a large number of typical images and descriptions, it showcases the artistic charm of brick carvings, providing an intuitive and visual understanding of them. The analysis of brick carvings primarily focuses on their content, architectural context, cultural, and folk backgrounds, aiming to briefly and concisely introduce and explain them with limited text, allowing readers to grasp relevant knowledge and artistic appeal within the limited pages. Although the number of images included is limited, they represent certain regional, stylistic, and artistic technique characteristics, enabling readers to gain a systematic understanding of the overall picture of Chinese architectural brick carvings. The book is rich in illustrations and text, combining artistic, educational, and popular elements, making it suitable for professionals in the brick carving industry.
This series of ancient architectural sculpture not only collects images of "three carvings" (brick, stone, and wood carvings) from various buildings and styles across the country but also provides comprehensive and categorized discussions. It serves as a systematic reference for the architectural and architectural history communities, as well as a platform for scholars in other art disciplines to explore and research. At the same time, it offers all those interested in traditional Chinese cultural art a way to understand and appreciate it, opening the door to recognizing Chinese sculpture, painting, architecture, folkloristics, craft, and folk art.
The compiler of this series believes that the concept of "using the old to enrich the new" does not mean simply adopting something like a tool and using it directly. Instead, it involves cultural understanding, artistic integration, and flexible techniques, thereby embodying a process of elevation and re-creation. This book is the "brick carving" volume in the series. It compiles images of brick carvings from various buildings and styles across the country and provides comprehensive and categorized discussions.