Author: Cohn, William
Title: Chinese Painting
Description: London, England, Phaidon Press, Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Red cloth with illustrated dustjacket. 111 pp. with 46 bw illus. followed by 224 bw plates. The first edition of this resource. "It is concerned primarily with the paintings themselves, their artistic qualities, and their stylistic changes, less with the criteria of authorship, with the literary sources and the inscriptions, and least with religion, philosophy and history, the domain of Sinology." (preface) Includes errata. Contents as follows: Our knowledge of Chinese painting -- Technique and form -- Painting and calligraphy -- What painting means to the Chinese -- The subjects -- Formative period: from the earliest times to the end of the Han Dynasty A.D. 220 -- First developments: the six dynasties A.D. 220-589 -- Religious and court painting: the Sui and T'ang Dynasties A.D. 581-906 -- Maturity and balance: the five dynasties and the Sung Dynasty A.D. 907-1279 -- Transition period: the Yuan Dynasty A.D. 1279-1368 -- Predominance of the Literati: the Ming Dynasty A.D. 1368-1644 -- The Western impact: the Ch'ing Dynasty A.D. 1644-1912. VG, minor offsetting from dustjacket on endpapers. DJ has minor chipping .

Keywords: Asian Art; Chinese Painting ; Chinese Painting ; Painting ; General Art - Asian


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