Chinese sculpture
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Chinese sculpture
(Introductions to Chinese culture)
Cambridge University Press, 2012
Updated ed
Available at 1 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Zhao Wenbing provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the sculptural art of China, including the magnificent Terracotta Army, Buddhist sculpture, tomb carvings, architectural sculpture, exchange with foreign cultures and Chinese sculpture today. Chinese Sculpture takes the reader through the unique aesthetic features of sculpture in China, arguing that the evolution of this sculpture parallels the development of Chinese culture through history.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- 1. Beginnings of Chinese sculpture
- 2. Ferocious beauty of the central plains
- 3. The mysterious culture of the ancient Shu
- 4. The Terracotta Army
- 5. Magnificent stone carvings from the Han Dynasty
- 6. The introduction of Buddhism
- 7. The dignity of the 'kingdom of heaven'
- 8. The integration of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism
- 9. Sculptures from the Ming and Qing Dynasties
- 10. Decorative residences
- 11. Folk art
- 12. Modern sculptural style
- Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.
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