Author: ZHUZHENHUA (EDITOR); ZHAOXIAOHUA
Title: Album of Lost National Treasure of the Qing Palace (Painting Volume Only)
Description: Liaoning Province Museum. 2004, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9787101044799). Hardcover. Book, English and Chinese text.; Hardcover (cloth in carton box).; 10 Kg.; 47 x 34 x 11 cm.; 628 pages with colour illustrations and a few foldouts.; The exterior of the hardcover cloth shows minor signs of wear. Interior in very good condition. The carton box has signs of wear throughout, namely some bumps, scratches and tears.; The Album of Lost National Treasure of the Qing Palace comprises two volumes, Calligraphy and Painting Volume. This is only the Painting volume.; "With the efforts of the past six years, the new building of Liaoning Provincial Museum will be inaugurated soon. In order to show this set of superior and influential collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy to the world and to promote the outstanding Chinese tradition and culture and to satisfy the spiritual need of our people, the Liaoning Provincial Museum will organize the "Exhibition of the Scattered Treasures from the Forbidden City' during the inauguration period of the new building. It will be, until the present day, the first comprehensive and allrounded exhibition of those long lost treasures of the Qing Palace In order to enhance the excellence of the exhibition, the Museum publishes the "Album of Lost National Treasure of the Qing Palace (Painting Volume, and Calligraphy Volume) These two art albums gathers all major items of painting and calligraphy masterpieces of all dynasties which are kept in the museum including Elegy for Cao E of Eastem Jin Dynasty, the North- em Song Dynasty copy of Gu Kai Chih's Poem to the Spirit of the Luo River, Trace Copy of Calligraphic Works by Wang Xizhi's Family: Four Ancient Porms which was regarded as the only remaining work of Zhang Xu: Court Ladies Wearing Flowers in Their Hair by Zhou Fang of Tang Dynasty, One Thousand Works and Auspicious Cranes by Emperor Hui Zong, Manuscript of Poems by Southern Song Dynasty poet Lu You and Preface to Mu Ji Ji by Wen Tian Xiang etc. Detailed descriptions on all items were provided to lead readers into the beauty and mystery of the art world of China through this precious treasure of Qing Palace." excerpt from preface 1. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Keywords: 9787101044799 painting,qing palace,chinese painting,china,liaoning province museum Chinese Art Asian Art


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