CiNii Books - A companion to Chinese art

Exploring the history of art in China from its earliest incarnations to the present day, this comprehensive volume includes two dozen newly-commissioned essays spanning the theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art and theory throughout its history. Provides an exceptional collection of essays promoting a comparative understanding of China's long record of cultural production Brings together an international team of scholars from East and West, whose contributions range from an overview of pre-modern theory, to those exploring calligraphy, fine painting, sculpture, accessories, and more Articulates the direction in which the field of Chinese art history is moving, as well as providing a roadmap for historians interested in comparative study or theory Proposes new and revisionist interpretations of the literati tradition, which has long been an important staple of Chinese art history Offers a rich insight into China's social and political institutions, religious and cultural practices, and intellectual traditions, alongside Chinese art history, theory, and criticism

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List of Figures xi Notes on Contributors xv Introduction 1 Martin J. Powers and Katherine R. Tsiang Part I Production and Distribution 27 1 Court Painting 29 Patricia Ebrey 2 The Culture of Art Collecting in Imperial China 47 Scarlett Jang 3 Art, Print, and Cultural Discourse in Early Modern China 73 J. P. Park 4 Art and Early Chinese Archaeological Materials 91 Xiaoneng Yang Part II Representation and Reality 113 5 Figure Painting: Fragments of the Precious Mirror 115 Shane McCausland 6 The Language of Portraiture in China 136 Dora C. Y. Ching 7 Visualizing the Divine in Medieval China 158 Katherine R. Tsiang 8 Landscape 177 Peter C. Sturman 9 Concepts of Architectural Space in Historical Chinese Thought 195 Cary Y. Liu 10 Time in Early Chinese Art 212 Eugene Y. Wang Part III Theories and Terms 233 11 The Art of "Ritual Artifacts" (Liqi): Discourse and Practice 235 Wu Hung 12 Classification, Canon, and Genre 254 Richard Vinograd 13 Conceptual and Qualitative Terms in Historical Perspective 277 Ronald Egan 14 Imitation and Originality, Theory and Practice 293 Ginger Cheng-chi Hsu 15 Calligraphy 312 Qianshen Bai 16 Emptiness-Substance: Xushi 329 Jason C. Kuo Part IV Objects and Persons 349 17 Artistic Status and Social Agency 351 Martin J. Powers 18 Ornament in China 371 Jessica Rawson 19 Folding Fans and Early Modern Mirrors 392 Antonia Finnane 20 Garden Art 410 Xin Wu 21 Commercial Advertising Art in 1840-1940s "China" 431 Tani E. Barlow Part V Word and Image 455 22 Words in Chinese Painting 457 Alfreda Murck 23 On the Origins of Literati Painting in the Song Dynasty 474 Jerome Silbergeld 24 Poetry and Pictorial Expression in Chinese Painting 499 Susan Bush 25 Popular Literature and Visual Culture in Early Modern China 517 Jianhua Chen Index 535

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