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Traditional Chinese painting was fundamentally an abstract art form. Artists did not seek to represent direct copies of the natural world; rather, traditional Chinese paintings sought to portray the harmony between the natural world and human emotion, evoking ancient Chinese philosophy. From ancient scroll paintings to Buddhist grottoes to modern art, Lin Ci explores the history, theory and development of distinctive styles of Chinese painting, illustrated throughout with full color examples of these unique, treasured works of art.

Table of Contents
Preface; 1. From Gu Kaizhi to Wu Daozi; 2. Desert treasures; 3. Lucid mountains and remote streams; 4. Scholar paintings; 5. Modern Chinese paintings; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.

Chinese Painting Introductions to Chinese Culture

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 8/25/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521186636
      978-0521186636
      ISBN-10 0521186633
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Traditional Chinese painting was fundamentally an abstract art form. Artists did not seek to represent direct copies of the natural world; rather, traditional Chinese paintings sought to portray the harmony between the natural world and human emotion, evoking ancient Chinese philosophy. From ancient scroll paintings to Buddhist grottoes to modern art, Lin Ci explores the history, theory and development of distinctive styles of Chinese painting, illustrated throughout with full color examples of these unique, treasured works of art.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. From Gu Kaizhi to Wu Daozi; 2. Desert treasures; 3. Lucid mountains and remote streams; 4. Scholar paintings; 5. Modern Chinese paintings; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.

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