Chinese Art Classification Complete Collection - Chinese Relief Brick Complete Collection - Henan Relief Brick

Author: Committee of "The Complete Collection of Chinese Portrait Brick Art"
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Portrait bricks are images made by stamping and molding methods. As a unique branch of folk art in ancient Chinese art, the art of portrait bricks has flourished for over fourteen centuries in the garden of ancient Chinese art from the late Warring States period to the Song and Yuan dynasties. During this time, dynasties rose and fell, and social conditions and ideologies underwent significant changes. The thousands of portrait bricks discovered so far not only vividly record and reflect these changes but also present the development process of this folk art to us. The three volumes of "The Complete Collection of Chinese Portrait Brick Art" respectively collect the finest portrait bricks found in Henan, Sichuan and Chongqing, as well as other regions, basically reflecting the historical development and overall appearance of ancient Chinese portrait brick art. Each illustration in "Portrait Bricks of Henan" is annotated with a name and date, and a detailed illustration description is appended at the end of the book. This volume includes three essays: "Introduction to Ancient Chinese Portrait Bricks" and "Introduction to Han Portrait Bricks of Henan." This volume is primarily organized by region, aiming to comprehensively display the development of portrait bricks in Henan. The book is mainly based on archaeological excavations, supplemented by representative works passed down from generation to generation. It considers both the artistic value of the portrait bricks themselves and different content, as well as the regions where they were unearthed. The main content of this volume is divided into three parts: Preface, Special Essays on this volume, Illustrations, and Illustration Descriptions.