Product Description

An illustrated and comprehensive account of the history of Chinese painting from prehistoric times to the 21st century. It should be of interest to students and general readers who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of Chinese painting.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #176119 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
"This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date single volume account of Chinese painting from prehistoric times to the present. For some time to come it will be an indispensable work for students and the general reader who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of Chinese painting." - James Watt

About the Author
Richard M. Barnhart is John M. Schiff Professor Emeritus of Art History at Yale University. James Cahill is professor emeritus of the history of art at the University of California, Berkeley. Wu Hung is Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Chinese Art History at the University of Chicago. Yang Xin is former deputy director and research fellow at the Palace Museum, Beijing. Nie Chongzheng is research fellow at the Palace Museum, Beijing. Lang Shaojun is director of the Fine Arts Research Laboratory at the Institute of Fine Arts, Chinese Academy of Arts, Beijing. Winner of the 1997 Hawkins Award from the Arts Category given by the Association of American Publishers, Inc., Professional Scholarly Publishing Division

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Quality
This is probably the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to Chinese painting around, conveying much of the beauty, variety and richness of landscape, figure, bird and flower painting. It charts the course of painting in China from the prehistoric to the present. If there is anything one needs to discover about Chinese art then one can be almost certain to find it here. As a student studying Chinese art, it is an indispensible guide, and for more general readers it will provide an in-depth knowledge. It is a very accesible book, made even more so by the hundreds of magnificent colour images and a particularly readable narrative. Fantastic quality!

Beautiful Book
I bought this for a chinese friends birthday and it is a wonderfully informative and beautiful book for anyone who loves/is studying chinese art. (or both!)
Even if you don't want to sit down and digest everything, (it would take a long time) it is at the very least a fabulous coffee table aquisition!
I would reccomend it highly.