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Chinese Sculpture Wenbing Zhao (Tsinghua University, Beijing)

Chinese Sculpture By Wenbing Zhao (Tsinghua University, Beijing)

Chinese Sculpture by Wenbing Zhao (Tsinghua University, Beijing)


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Summary

Zhao Wenbing provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the sculptural art of China, including the magnificent Terracotta Army, Buddhist sculpture, tomb carvings, architectural sculpture, exchange with foreign cultures and Chinese sculpture today.

Chinese Sculpture Summary

Chinese Sculpture by Wenbing Zhao (Tsinghua University, Beijing)

Zhao Wenbing provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the sculptural art of China, including the magnificent Terracotta Army, Buddhist sculpture, tomb carvings, architectural sculpture, exchange with foreign cultures and Chinese sculpture today. Chinese Sculpture takes the reader through the unique aesthetic features of sculpture in China, arguing that the evolution of this sculpture parallels the development of Chinese culture through history.

About Wenbing Zhao (Tsinghua University, Beijing)

Zhao Wenbing completed her doctoral studies at the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University. Since 2006 she has been an editor and column director for the magazine Arts and Design and has published various articles on art and design in China.

Table of Contents

Foreword; 1. Beginnings of Chinese sculpture; 2. Ferocious beauty of the central plains; 3. The mysterious culture of the ancient Shu; 4. The Terracotta Army; 5. Magnificent stone carvings from the Han Dynasty; 6. The introduction of Buddhism; 7. The dignity of the 'kingdom of heaven'; 8. The integration of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism; 9. Sculptures from the Ming and Qing Dynasties; 10. Decorative residences; 11. Folk art; 12. Modern sculptural style; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.

Additional information

GOR007554833
9780521186773
0521186773
Chinese Sculpture by Wenbing Zhao (Tsinghua University, Beijing)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2012-03-09
160
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