The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll |
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| Author:
| McCausland, Shane |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78914-796-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2024 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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The first extended history of the Chinese picture-scroll. The Chinese picture-scroll, a long, horizontal painting or calligraphic work, has been China's pre-eminent aesthetic form throughout the last two millennia. This first history of the picture-scroll explores its extraordinary longevity and adaptability to social, political, and technological change. The book describes what the picture-scroll demands of a viewer, how China's artists grappled...
More Description The first extended history of the Chinese picture-scroll.
The Chinese picture-scroll, a long, horizontal painting or calligraphic work, has been China's pre-eminent aesthetic form throughout the last two millennia. This first history of the picture-scroll explores its extraordinary longevity and adaptability to social, political, and technological change. The book describes what the picture-scroll demands of a viewer, how China's artists grappled with its cultural power, and how collectors and connoisseurs left their marks on scrolls for later generations to judge.