Chinese Animal Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

ISBN 10: 0486440001 / ISBN 13: 9780486440002

Published by Dover, 2005

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00097451386

Synopsis:

<div>Compiled by a Chinese authority on the subject, this superb archive contains more than 1,100 illustrations of animals, grouped chronologically according to dynastic era--from dragon designs of the Shang and Chou dynasties (ca. 2030 B.C. to 221 B.C.) to delicate images of butterflies by twentieth century artists. Additional motifs depict such figures as the phoenix, bird, tiger, and horse from the Han period, a variety of quadrupeds and fish from the Ming and Sung dynasties, and modern era motifs depicting lions, cats, pigs, water fowl, and insects.<br>Easily adaptable by commercial artists and graphic designers for use as spot illustrations, borders, and other graphic elements, these exotic images will add a distinctive Far Eastern accent to a variety of art and craft projects.</div>

Synopsis: Compiled by a Chinese authority on the subject, this superb archive contains more than 1,100 illustrations of animals, grouped chronologically according to dynastic era. Motifs depict dragons, tigers, fish, birds, horses, butterflies, waterfowl and a host of other creatures - real and mythical. The exotic images will adapt easily for use as spot illustrations, borders, and other graphic elements. Republication and translation of Li-dai Dong-wu Wen-yang Can-kao (Historical Comparative Survey of Drawings of Chinese Animal Motifs), originally published by People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Shanghai, 1960. PICTORIAL ARCHIVE

Bibliographic Details

Title: Chinese Animal Designs (Dover Pictorial ...
Publisher: Dover
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good