Description
Book SynopsisBasil Gray's publications introduced Chinese and Islamic art to Europe. This volume covers Chinese painting, its philosophical roots, influence on Japanese and European artists, and its impact on Western visitors and collectors. It also discusses lacquer and metalwork, attributions, and reports on modern Chinese and Japanese museums.
Table of ContentsPreface
Chinese Art
Chinese Art as an Expression of Chinese Ideals of Life
The Development of Taste in Chinese Art in the West
Treasures of Chinese Art: Recent Archaeological Discoveries in the People's Republic of China
Sloane and the Kaempfer Collection
Lord Burlington and Father Ripa's Engravings
The Arts of the Ming Dynasty: Painting, Calligraphy and Printing
A Great Taoist Painting
A Medieval Japanese Painting of the Twelfth Century
Chinese Colour Prints from the Ten Bamboo Studio (review)
Castiglione, a Jesuit Priest at the Court of the Chinese Emperors (review)
The British Museum 'Admonitions Scroll' Attributed to Ku K'ai-chih
Admonitions of the Instructress of the Ladies in the Palace: a Painting attributed to Ku K'ai-chih
The Eumorfopoulos Lacquer Toilet-box
China or D'ong-son
A Bronze Lien from Shih-chia-shan
The Inlaid Metalwork of Korea
Korean Inlaid Lacquer of the Thirteenth Century
Museums of China
Some New Museums of Japan
Additional Notes
Index
