The arts of China after 1620 /

Watson, William, 1917-2007

The arts of China after 1620 / William Watson and Chuimei Ho - New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2007] - 274 p. : ill, map, ports. ; 30 cm - Yale University Press Pelican history of art .

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

'The Arts of China After 1620' concludes a major three-volume survey that examines China's huge wealth of art, architecture and artefacts from prehistoric times to the present.

9780300107357 9780300107357 £50.00


Arts, Chinese--History--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
History of art
China