Chinese Art Classification Complete Collection - Chinese Portrait Brick Complete Collection - Portrait Bricks from Other Regions in China

Author: Committee of "The Complete Collection of Chinese Portrait Brick"
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Portrait brick refers to bricks made using stamping and molding techniques. As a unique branch of folk art in ancient Chinese art, the art of portrait brick 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" respectively collect fine examples of 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 from Other Regions of the Nation" is annotated with a name and date, and detailed illustrations are provided at the end of the book. This volume includes two essays: "Introduction to Ancient Chinese Portrait Brick" and "Introduction to Portrait Bricks from Other Regions of the Nation." This volume is primarily organized by region, aiming to comprehensively present the development of portrait bricks from other regions of the nation. The book is mainly based on archaeological excavations, supplemented by representative works passed down through the ages. It considers both the artistic value of the portrait bricks themselves and different contents and excavation regions. The main content of this volume is divided into three parts: Preface, special essays on this volume, illustrations, and illustrations notes.