Chinese Art. From Ming and Qing Dynasties to Modern Era

Author: Shan Guoqiang
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The Ming and Qing dynasties, as the two last ruling periods of China's feudal society, exhibited three major common characteristics of the era: literati painting becoming the mainstream in the art world, the literaryization of craft art, and the infiltration of secular tastes. The three stages of the Qing Dynasty—early, middle, and late—also made art show different period-specific features such as the inheritance and expansion phase, the flourishing and diverse phase, and the modernization transition phase. At the same time, it possessed four major common characteristics of the era: summation, potential transformation, deepening, and transcendence. The developmental trajectory and common characteristics of Ming and Qing art are also an important reflection of the overall features of China's major historical transformation from ancient feudal society to modern and contemporary society. Based on theoretical analysis, this book comprehensively and thoroughly introduces the development and achievements of art during the Ming and Qing periods, providing learners and researchers with detailed and rigorous materials. The Ming and Qing dynasties, as the two last ruling periods of China's feudal society, exhibited three major common characteristics of the era: literati painting becoming the mainstream in the art world, the literaryization of craft art, and the infiltration of secular tastes. The three stages of the Qing Dynasty—early, middle, and late—also made art show different period-specific features such as the inheritance and expansion phase, the flourishing and diverse phase, and the modernization transition phase. At the same time, it possessed four major common characteristics of the era: summation, potential transformation, deepening, and transcendence. The developmental trajectory and common characteristics of Ming and Qing art are also an important reflection of the overall features of China's major historical transformation from ancient feudal society to modern and contemporary society. Based on theoretical analysis, this book comprehensively and thoroughly introduces the development and achievements of art during the Ming and Qing periods, providing learners and researchers with detailed and rigorous materials.