Woodblock New Year Prints of China: The Zhu Xian Town Volume (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Feng Jicai
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features:
Preface: The Value and Significance of Chinese Woodblock New Year Prints Feng Jicai
Preface to the Xianzhou Volume: Survey and Harvest Xia Wanjun
General Introduction: Overview of Xianzhou New Year Prints
Representative Works
Part 1: Door Gods
Door God Paintings
Divine Horses
Part 2: Story Prints
Classification and Display Methods
Door Gods
Divine Horses
Operas and Legends
Story Prints
Family Hall Games
Xianzhou New Year Print Classification, Usage, and Functions Overview
Display Illustrations
Drawing Drafts
Carving Blocks
Color Development
Woodblock Printing
Paint Shops and Artists
Paint Shops in Kaifeng from the Republic of China to the Pre-liberation Era
Survey of Xianzhou New Year Print Shops from the Republic of China to the Pre-liberation Era
Artists in Xianzhou New Year Print Shops from the Republic of China to the Pre-liberation Era
Development of Xianzhou New Year Prints After the Founding of the People's Republic of China
Woodblock New Year Print Distribution Map of Xianzhou
Folk Songs, Stories, and Legends Related to New Year Prints
Proverbs, Songs, and Stories
Oral Histories and Folk Sayings
Representative Works Catalog
Appendix: Xianzhou New Year Print Survey Photographs (See the attached DVD disc in this book)