Chinese Popular Prints
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light chipping on spine of jacket. Tear on front of jacket
A richly illustrated work of art history and cultural scholarship, Chinese Popular Prints presents a comprehensive survey of the vibrant tradition of woodblock-printed imagery that flourished across China for centuries. The text chronicles the origins, regional styles, and thematic diversity of these prints — from auspicious New Year images and door gods to folk narratives and moral allegories — illustrating how they served as a vital medium of communication, belief, and celebration among ordinary people. With an academic yet accessible tone, the work details the production techniques, symbolic vocabularies, and social functions that made popular prints a cornerstone of Chinese visual culture. It argues that these widely circulated images deserve serious scholarly attention as authentic expressions of popular religion, domestic life, and aesthetic sensibility, rather than mere decorative ephemera. An essential reference for collectors, art historians, and anyone drawn to the intersection of craft, tradition, and everyday life in China.
Author: Maria Rudova
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light chipping on spine of jacket. Tear on front of jacket
A richly illustrated work of art history and cultural scholarship, Chinese Popular Prints presents a comprehensive survey of the vibrant tradition of woodblock-printed imagery that flourished across China for centuries. The text chronicles the origins, regional styles, and thematic diversity of these prints — from auspicious New Year images and door gods to folk narratives and moral allegories — illustrating how they served as a vital medium of communication, belief, and celebration among ordinary people. With an academic yet accessible tone, the work details the production techniques, symbolic vocabularies, and social functions that made popular prints a cornerstone of Chinese visual culture. It argues that these widely circulated images deserve serious scholarly attention as authentic expressions of popular religion, domestic life, and aesthetic sensibility, rather than mere decorative ephemera. An essential reference for collectors, art historians, and anyone drawn to the intersection of craft, tradition, and everyday life in China.