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Art of Li Jian and Xie Lansheng - 9627101257
This is another exhibition catalog from the Guangdong Painting Series published by the Art Museum. This volume comprehensively examines art works of Li Jian and Xie Lansheng, scholar-artists who accomplished in the three perfections of poetry, calligraphy, and painting and were recognized by scholars such as Jian Youwen to be of equal prominence in Guangdong painting. A total of 97 pieces of their calligraphy and painting, including scrolls, albums, and couplets are presented. Scholarly essay...
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Cheng Xun Tang Collection of Painting and Calligraphy on Fans - 9627101346
Cheng Xun Tang Collection of Painting and Calligraphy on Fans presents Chinese paintings and calligraphy on fans from the Chen Xung Tang Collection of Hong Kong. Executed by 160 different artists, these fans include 130 paintings and 50 calligraphic works. The period involved spans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. There are not only works by famous masters of various schools, those by lesser artists, which have attained a certain degree of artistry, are also featured.
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Collection of Treasured Painting at National Palace Museum - 9575620879
This book illustrates 19 sets of famous album leaves from the Sung to the Ch'ing dynasties, including works by such masters as Ma Yuan, Yeh Hsiao-yen, T'ang Yin, Tung Ch'i-ch'ang, Li Liu-fang, Lan Ying, Yun Shou-p'ing, and Lang Shih-ning. Landscape, bird-and-flower, and figure paintings are all represented. A beautifully produced book.
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Diamond Sutra & Paintings of Guanyin and Luohan - 9627714054
The Diamond Sutra is a very popular Buddhist text in China and is the scripture used by the Chan School of Buddhism to verify the state of mind of its practitioners ever since the time of the sixth patriarch Hui Neng. The sutra reproduced here is dated the reign of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820), Qing dynasty, and the text is penned by Qian Shi, a jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations). Altogether there are 21 paintings of the Guanyin and 9 of Luohan, rendered in th...
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Exquisite Moments: West Lake and Southern Song Art - 0965427056
This exhibition reevaluates Southern Song art in the context of the geography, cultural traditions and historical references of West Lake in Hangzhou. The Southern Song (1127 - 1279) capital of Lin an, located near beautiful West Lake, was the center of a dynasty that looked largely inward. In this regard, the story of Southern Song art can be presented in a manner that is site specific. The exhibition includes over 50 paintings (album leaves, hanging scrolls and fan paintings) and lustrous c...
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Extraordinary Persons : Works by Eccentric, Non-Conformist Japanese Artists of the Early Modern Era (1580-1868) - 1891771000
The Powers Collection, formed with the assistance of leading Japanese scholars, is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the West and includes works by such outstanding painters as Yosa Buson, Ike no Taiga, and Uragami Gyokudo and literary figures such as novelist Ihara Saikaku and poet Matsuo Basho. This new catalogue is the result of studies of the collection undertaken for nearly thirty years by Harvard University faculty and students under the direction of John Rosenfield, an outs...
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Flower and Bird Painting of the Ming & Qing Periods - 9627101575
Edited by Li Chi-kwong, Flower and Bird Painting of the Ming and Qing Periods (Ming Qing Hua Niao Hua) accompanies an exhibition jointly organized by the Guangdong Provincial Museum and the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. One hundred representative flower and bird paintings of the Ming and Qing periods are selected from the two museums collections. The best-known painters and styles of this revolutionary period are included: from Lin Liang and L| Ji of the early Ming, who ...
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Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art by Terese Tse Bartholomew - 0939117363
Have you ever wondered why a Chinese vase is decorated with peony blossoms? Or peaches? These auspicious symbols often represent hidden wishes for happy marriage, prosperity, long life, peace, and more. Learn about these symbols and others as revealed through Ming and Qing dynasty porcelains and jades in this unique exhibition. You will see more than 140 exquisite artworks--many of which were made for the Chinese imperial courts--that shed light on the time-honored tradition of auspicious sym...
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I Don't Want to Play Cards with Cezanne and Other Works - 187792105X
The essays and entries of this catalog help define the decade of the Eighties as an important period in modern Chinese art history.
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Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-Chien - 9627101249
Chang Dai-chien is considered one of the most prominent Chinese painters of the 20th century. This volume comprises 122 paintings of his masterpieces figures, landscapes, flora, and fauna painted between 1929 and 1968 selected from the Mei Yun Tang Collection, reflecting the evolution of the artist s styles and technics. Also included is the reprint of text related to the object, which makes this catalog worthwhile as another important research resource.
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Paintings and Calligraphy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Chih Lo Lou - 9627101222
Catalog of the exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy drawn from the Chih Lo Lou Collection. The 80 works displayed date mostly from the 15th to the 19th century, shedding light on the artistic development of China from the mid-Ming to the mid-Qing period. Highlighted in this collection are works by important artists including the Four Ming Masters, Dong Qichang, the early Qing Orthodox Masters, and six of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
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Pavillion of Marital Harmony (Fan Tchunpi) - 2880310105
This unique exhibition shows an important selection of the works of Fan Tchunpi (1898-1986), who was born in China but who spent the final years of her life in Geneva. It also shows part of a rare collection of Chinese calligraphy and paintings assembled by her and her husband, Tsen Tsonming, who died tragically in Hanoi in 1939. The collection brought together old pieces along with the works of the most notable painters of the first half of the 20th century. The catalogue is divided into fou...
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Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art 1990-2000 (Hardcover) - 1588860574
Published to coincide with the First Guangzhou Triennial (opening November 18, 2002), this volume provides a systematic description and analysis of Chinese experimental art and cinema of the 90s, the subject of the Triennial. This volume consists of three parts: Part One provides an overview of 90s' Chinese cinema with seventeen scholarly essays on Chinese cinema and experimental art; Part Two is a catalogue of 130 works by 120 artists selected for the Triennial and provides an analysis in th...
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Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art 1990-2000 (PB) - 1588860361
Published to coincide with the First Guangzhou Triennial (opening November 18, 2002), this volume provides a systematic description and analysis of Chinese experimental art and cinema of the 90s, the subject of the Triennial. This volume consists of three parts: Part One provides an overview of 90s' Chinese cinema with seventeen scholarly essays on Chinese cinema and experimental art; Part Two is a catalogue of 130 works by 120 artists selected for the Triennial and provides an analysis in th...
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T'ang Haywen: Path of Ink - 295175941X
Contrary to the generally held belief, Chinese painting has never ceased to evolve. At the various stages of its growth, individuality and respect for tradition acted together or in opposition to produce countless treasures and innovations. The example of T'ang Haywen, in the second half of the 20th century, illustrates this phenomenon particularly well. T'ang never received any formal education in art apart from learning calligraphy from his grandfather, T'ang Yien. In Paris, he acquainted h...
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World of Wong Po-Yeh - 9627101338
Instead of turning to Western or Asian art for inspiration as did many of modern Chinese masters, including those of the Lingnan School, Wong Po-yeh is a traditional painter who establishes his unique artistic style through the study of the Chinese tradition, the reexamination of ancient concepts, and the injection of new meaning into those concepts. A selection of his 118 works includes paintings of bird-and-flower, Buddhist subjects, and landscape.
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