The arts of China after 1620 / William Watson and Chuimei Ho.

Main entry:

Watson, William, 1917-2007.

Title & Author:

The arts of China after 1620 / William Watson and Chuimei Ho.

Publication:

Description:

274 pages : illustrations (some color), map, color portraits ; 30 cm.

Series:

Yale University Press Pelican history of art

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Graphics: a foison of pictures -- Literati inspiration: discipline and free invention -- Carving and sculpture: emblematic images -- Manufactured materials: the quest for colour -- Snuff bottles and glass: from apprenticeship to mastery -- Textiles: the universal craft -- House and garden: shaping the home environment -- Marketing abroad: mutual exoticism.

Summary:

Beginning with discussions of pictorial fine art and progressing to decorative arts that include carving, architecture, sculpture, ceramics, jade, glasswares and textiles, the authors demonstrate that during the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries China was on the verge of becoming a global cultural power. The volume covers the last three hundred years, with a focus on the eighteenth century reigns of Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. -- Dust Jacket.

ISBN:

9780300107357
0300107358
0300073933
9780300073935

Subject:

Arts, Chinese Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
Arts chinois 1368-1912 (Dynasties des Ming et des Qing)
Arts, Chinese Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 History.
Art, Chinese Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
Kinesisk konst historia.

Added entries:

Ho, Chuimei.
Yale University Press Pelican history of art.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 251387
Call No.: N7343 .W383 2007
Status: Available

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