Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance; the critic and poetry activist Charles Tomlinson s copy; signed by him and his wife, Brenda. Physical description: 111 pages [270] illustrations 31 cm. Contents: Our knowledge of Chinese painting -- Technique and form -- Painting and calligraphy -- What painting means to the Chinese -- The subjects -- Formative period: from the earliest times to the end of the Han Dynasty A.D. 220 -- First developments: the six dynasties A.D. 220-589 -- Religious and court painting: the Sui and T'ang Dynasties A.D. 581-906 -- Maturity and balance: the five dynasties and the Sung Dynasty A.D. 907-1279 -- Transition period: the Yuan Dynasty A.D. 1279-1368 -- Predominance of the Literati: the Ming Dynasty A.D. 1368-1644 -- The Western impact: the Ch'ing Dynasty A.D. 1644-1912. Subjects: Painting, Chinese. Painting China History. Art China History.Art, Chinese. 1 Kg.

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Title: Chinese painting
Publisher: London New York: Phaidon Press; Oxford Univ. Press
Publication Date: 1948
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Weight: 1 kilogram
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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