The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll

The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 447
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ISBN-10 : 9781789148343
ISBN-13 : 1789148340
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Book Synopsis The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll by : Shane McCausland

Download or read book The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll written by Shane McCausland and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2023-10-25 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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