Along the Riverbank: Chinese Paintings from the C.C. Wang Family Collection - Hardcover

HEARN, Maxwell & FONG,Wen.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810965410 ISBN 13: 9780810965416

Publisher: Abrams, 1999

Synopsis

An in-depth stylistic examination and detailed physical analysis of the famed tenth-century "Riverbank, as well as other Chinese old master paintings.

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From the Publisher:

One of the most important landscape hanging scrolls in the history of Chinese art-The River bank, attributed to the 10th-century painter Dong Yuan-is among the highlights of this volume, which explores the C. C. Wang Family Collection, one of the finest collections of Chinese old masters in private hands. Published to accompany an exhibition of works from the C. C. Wang Family Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the book spans seven centuries of painting history. Wen C. Fong presents an in-depth contextual history of The Riverbank, which marks the inception of the monumental landscape tradition in China. Maxwell K. Hearn examines selected works in the C. C. Wang collection-important figural paintings, flower-and-bird paintings, and works of political protest-all of which are reproduced in color. 160 illustrations, 50 in full color, 256 pages, 9 x 12" Advertising: Art magazines Maxwell K. Hearn is curator of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of several books and exhibition catalogues. Wen C. Fong is Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University and consultative chairman, Douglas Dillon Curatorship of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, at the Metropolitan Museum. Exhibition Schedule The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Sept. 3, 1999-Jan. 9, 2000

About the Author:

Maxwell K. Hearn is Douglas Dillon Curator and Shiyee Liu is Research Associate, both in the Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wen C. Fong is Professor Emeritus, Princeton University, and Curator Emeritus, Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Chin-Sung Chang is Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Art History, Seoul National University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0810965410
• ISBN 13: 9780810965416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256