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Genre/Form: | Overzichten (vorm) |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Patricia Bjaaland Welch |
ISBN: | 9780804838641 080483864X 9780804843164 0804843163 |
OCLC Number: | 154701519 |
Description: | 288 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents: | Part 1. Symbolism from nature: Flowers and plants. Fruits, vegetables, kernels, and seeds. Minerals. Real and imaginary birds. Insects, reptiles, fish, and amphibians. Real and imaginary animals -- Part 2. Mortals and religious beings: Children. Single male figures. Group figures. Buddhist deities and figures. Female figures -- Part 3. Inanimate objects: Borders and other repeated patterns. Chinese characters. Colors. Numbers. Religious images and symbols. Inanimate objects. |
Responsibility: | Patricia Bjaaland Welch. |
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Includes both Chinese and Pinyin text with over 500 illustrations (including references to on-line collections), an index in both Chinese and English, a bibliography, and a list of recommended museums and collections to visit with collections of Chinese art.
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"This splendid, descriptive guide to the motifs and imagery of Chinese art will be valuable to scholars and students of all things visually Chinese." -Choice "An intelligent yet friendly text by an extremely well-informed and generous author and the result is a book which will be a valued addition to the libraries of all who are interested in Chinese art." -Arts of Asia "An ideal keepsake for collectors and art lovers, Chinese Art explores the meanings behind the plethora of common motifs and symbols found in all sorts of Chinese art." -The Nation Read more...
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