Chinese Art
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
Few civilizations have produced an artistic legacy as vast, refined, and enduring as that of China — and Chinese Art stands as an authoritative gateway into this world of breathtaking mastery. The volume chronicles thousands of years of creative achievement, from the ritual bronzes of the Shang dynasty and the ethereal porcelains of the Song era to the intricate ivory carvings, jade sculptures, and silk paintings that defined the imperial courts. It presents a richly illustrated survey of the major periods, schools, and mediums that together constitute one of humanity's greatest aesthetic traditions, anchoring each work firmly within its historical and philosophical context. Thematically, the book argues that Chinese art cannot be understood in isolation from the cosmological, Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist currents that shaped every brushstroke and chisel mark. It illustrates how artistic forms served simultaneously as devotional objects, political symbols, and vehicles for personal expression — a duality that gives Chinese art its unique intellectual depth. Accessibly scholarly in tone, this is an indispensable reference for collectors, students, and anyone captivated by a culture whose artistic conversation with the infinite spans millennia and shows no sign of falling silent.
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few civilizations have produced an artistic legacy as vast, refined, and enduring as that of China — and Chinese Art stands as an authoritative gateway into this world of breathtaking mastery. The volume chronicles thousands of years of creative achievement, from the ritual bronzes of the Shang dynasty and the ethereal porcelains of the Song era to the intricate ivory carvings, jade sculptures, and silk paintings that defined the imperial courts. It presents a richly illustrated survey of the major periods, schools, and mediums that together constitute one of humanity's greatest aesthetic traditions, anchoring each work firmly within its historical and philosophical context. Thematically, the book argues that Chinese art cannot be understood in isolation from the cosmological, Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist currents that shaped every brushstroke and chisel mark. It illustrates how artistic forms served simultaneously as devotional objects, political symbols, and vehicles for personal expression — a duality that gives Chinese art its unique intellectual depth. Accessibly scholarly in tone, this is an indispensable reference for collectors, students, and anyone captivated by a culture whose artistic conversation with the infinite spans millennia and shows no sign of falling silent.