Description
Book SynopsisWilliam Watson was the author of works on various East Asian art forms, with a focus on Chinese, Japanese and Korean art, particularly from the T'ang and earlier periods. These two volumes collect his writing on Chinese, Japanese and Korean subjects, in particular the bronze art, ceramics and sculpture and painting.
Table of ContentsPreface
Styles of Mahayanist Iconography in China
On Some Categories of Archaism in Chinese Bronze
Realistic Style in the Art of Han and T'ang China
Divisions of T'ang Decorative Style
Nara-e-hon
The Chinese Chariot: an Insider's View
Kak Charoen and the Early Metal Age of Central Thailand
Tao-chi and the Dialectic of Landscape
The City in Ancient China
Landscape Elements in the Early Buddhist Art of China
The Progress of Archaeology in China
The Individuality of the Honan Tradition in the Shang Period
Categories of Post-Yuan Decorative Bronzes
Iran and China
The Interpenetration of Opposites? Pre-Han Bronze metallurgy in West China
Textile Decoration in the Edo Period and its Further Implication
The Sources and Development of Style in pre-Han and Han Lacquer Ornament
Precious Metal - its Influence on T'ang Earthenware
Chinese Style in the Paintings of the Istanbul Albums
