The arts of China after 1620 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Watson, William, 1917-2007.
Other Authors / Creators:Ho, Chuimei.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2007]
Series:Yale University Press Pelican history of art.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chronology and Map
  • 1. Graphics - A Foison of Pictures
  • Court Painting
  • Academic Painting
  • Books and Prints
  • 2. Literati Inspiration - Discipline and Free Invention
  • Painting and Ornament
  • The Cult of Writing Equipment
  • 3. Carving and Sculpture - Emblematic Images
  • Carving in Soft Materials
  • Hardstone
  • Jade carving
  • Religious Statues and Figurines
  • 4. Manufactured Materials - The Quest for Colour
  • Ceramics. The Main Tradition
  • Imperial Ceramics in the Nineteenth Century
  • Cloisonne and Painted Enamelled Ware
  • Decorated Lacquer
  • 5. Snuff Bottles and Glass - From Apprenticeship to Mastery
  • Snuff Bottles
  • Glass
  • 6. Textiles - The Universal Craft
  • Costumes and Accessories
  • 7. House and Garden - Shaping the Home Environment
  • Architecture
  • Furniture
  • 8. Marketing Abroad - Mutual Exoticism
  • Traders and Ceramics
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Photographic Acknowledgements