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This pioneering work reinterprets the history of early Chinese art and architecture, focusing on the notion of monumentality and forms of monuments as they evolved from prehistory to the early sixth century. Chinese decorative, pictorial, and architectural forms, often approached as separate traditions, are here explained as a broad artistic movement and contextualised as part of a well-defined cultural and political tradition. The book begins with a comprehensive explanation of 'ritual art'. The author then traces the decline of this archaic tradition and the corresponding rise of palatial and funerary monuments against the background of China's transition from a network of principalities to a unified political state. He concludes by reexamining the appearance of individual artists during the post-Han period and their transformation of public monumental art into a private idiom. This work contributes substantially to our understanding of how art and architecture evolved and functioned in a changing society.
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'... a brilliant commentary on the rituals, structures and artefacts of Chinese 'public' ceremonial activity before the third century - Wu Hung's grasp of the literature of the period, from bronze inscriptions to historical texts, is unmatched by any Western scholar; his book is an essential adjunct to the more conventional histories of Chinese art.' Michael Sullivan, The Times Literary Supplement
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Wu Hung is Centennial Distinguished Service Professor in Chinese Art History at the University of Chicago.
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- PublisherStanford University Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0804726264
- ISBN 13 9780804726269
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages396
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24.0 x 26.5cms (landscape) 378pp b/w illusts very good paperback & cover The chapters are: the 9 tripods & traditional Chinese concepts of monumentality; the age of ritual art; temple palace & tomb; the monumental city Chang'an; 4 voices of funerary monuments; the transaprent stone the end of an era. Seller Inventory # 30066472
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1997 Stanford University Press (Stanford, California), oblong 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall trade paperback in black glossy covers, white lettering to front cover and spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, drawings and maps, xviii, 376 pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a bit of creasing to the upper tip of the rear cover and a tiny nick to its fore edge. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP28~ [4.0P] This pioneering work reinterprets the history of early Chinese art and architecture, focusing on the notion of monumentality and forms of monuments as they evolved from prehistory to the early sixth century. Chinese decorative, pictorial, and architectural forms, often approached as separate traditions, are here explained as a broad artistic movement and contextualized as part of a well-defined cultural and political tradition. The book begins with a comprehensive explanation of 'ritual art.' The author then traces the decline of this archaic tradition and the corresponding rise of palatial and funerary monuments against the background of China's transition from a network of principalities to a unified political state. He concludes by reexamining the appearance of individual artists during the post-Han period and their transformation of public monumental art into a private idiom. This work contributes substantially to our understanding of how art and architecture evolved and functioned in a changing society. Chinese decorative, pictorial, and architectural forms, often approached as separate traditions, are here explained as a broad artistic movement and contextualized as part of a well-defined cultural and political tradition. 'Wu Hung's Volume is a magisterial work, comprehensive in scope, meticulous in scholarship, generously illustrated, and splendidly produced. It is likely to stand as the definitive work on the Wu Liang shrine for many years to come.' -Kenneth J. DeWoskin, Orientations. Seller Inventory # SP28-0552-14937
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