Hills Beyond a River : Parting at the Shore : The Distant Mountains

3 volumes, all clothbound, fine condition in fine dustjackets - spines of dustjackets only slightly faded. 1976, 1978, 1982. ISBNs: 0834801205; 0834801280; 0834801744. Volume 1: HILLS BEYOND A RIVER: Chinese Painting of the Yuan Dynasty, 1279 - 1368. 1976, xviii, 198pp., 8 colour & 94 black & white, 30x22cms. Volume 2: PARTING AT THE SHORE: Chinese Painting of the Early and Middle Ming Dynasty, 1368 - 1580. 1978, xvi, 281pp., 14 colour & 135 black & white plates, 30x22cms. Volume 3: THE DISTANT MOUNTAINS: Chinese Painting of the Late Ming Dynasty, 1570 - 1644. 1982, xviii, 302pp., 18 colour & 139 black & white plates, 30x22cms. All three volumes in excellent condition with excellent dustjackets. All first editions.These three volumes have established James Cahill as one of the foremost interpreters of later Chinese painting. They provide a remarkable insight and the basis for an thorough understanding of the achievements of Chinese painting.