Synopsis A retrospective, containing over 250 objects from 17 regions in China, of Chinese art from the Neolithic period to the mid-19th century. Over 400 illustrations, along with scholarly essays, document jade objects, ceramics, calligraphy, textiles, and other works. An accompanying catalog to a monumental 1998 exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum, New York.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-10-01 | | Editor: | Howard Rogers, Sherman E. Lee |
| Size | | Length: | 503 pages | | Height: | 13.3 in | | Width: | 10.3 in | | Thickness: | 2.0 in | | Weight: | 136.8 oz |
Publisher's Note In an unprecedented collaboration between the Guggenheim Museum and the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, more than 250 spectacular examples of art from 127 regions in China are presented in this in-depth exploration of the themes of innovation and transformation during the great eras of Chinese art. Published to accompany an exhibition which opened at the Guggenheim in February 1998, this volume discusses and illustrates seven major mediums: jade, including examples from the Neolithic period; ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties; low-fired ceramics from the Qin and Han through the Tang periods; porcelain from antiquity through the Song period and the Ming and Qing; landscape paintings and calligraphy; sculpture, including oversize stone Buddhist statues; and textiles.
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