{"product_id":"three-thousand-years-of-chinese-painting","title":"Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Neolithic painted petroglyphs  early paintings on silk  and landscapes by twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today  Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall. This magnificent book  written by a team of eminent international scholars  is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some three thousand years. Drawing on museum collections  archives  and archaeological sites in Chinaincluding many resources never before available to Western scholarsas well as on collections in other countries  the authors present and analyze the very best examples of Chinese painting: more than 300 of them are reproduced here in color. Both accessible to the general reader and revelatory for the scholar  the book provides the most up-to-date and detailed history of Chinas pictorial art available today.  In this book the authors rewrite the history of Chinese art wherever it is foundin caves  temples  or museum collections. They begin by grounding the Western reader in Chinese traditions and practices  showing in essence how to look at a Chinese painting. They then shed light on such topics as the development of classical and narrative painting  the origins of the literati tradition  the flowering of landscape painting  and the ways the traditions of Chinese painting have been carried into the present day. The book  which concludes with a glossary of techniques and terms and a list of artists by dynasty  is an essential resource for all lovers of  or newcomers to  Chinese painting.  Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting is the inaugural volume in a new series  The Culture \u0026amp; Civilization of China  a joint publishing venture of Yale University Press and the American Council of Learned Societies with the China International Publishing Group in Beijing. The undertaking will ultimately result in the publication of more than seventy-five volumes on the visual arts  classical literature  language  and philosophy  as well as several comprehensive reference volumes.  Published in association with Foreign Languages Press  Beijing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983721656373,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300094477","price":35.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300094473.jpg?v=1770807464","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/three-thousand-years-of-chinese-painting","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}