Looking at Chinese Painting, by Wang Yao-t'ing

Hardcover with DC, 206 pages, color illustrated, Tokyo 1996, new

Beautifully illustrated with paintings from the National Palace Museum, this volume is the first, long-awaited English guide book written by a Chinese scholar, covering the history, philosophy, and techniques of traditional Chinese painting. Mr. Wang, Curator of Painting at the National Palace Museum, discusses pigments and colors, ink, inscriptions, seals and mounting, relationship between painting and calligraphy, copies and forgeries. Over 150 color photographs, including delicate details of many masterworks, along with comparisons and descriptions,enable the reader to understand and distinguish the styles and periods of Chinese painting. A must-read for students and collectors of Chinese painting and an excellent introduction for a general audience.

"This volume is a treasure trove of information about Chinese painting...Wang Yao-t'ing is profoundly qualified...He is thoroughly conversant with calligraphy and painting and their tools...He is knowledgeable about some Western opinions about Chinese painting and is practiced in the methods of Western visual analysis...There is plenty here for beginners, if they read attentively and look carefully, and much to refresh the memories of experts." -- Ellen Johnston Laing, an expert on Chinese painting and Research Associate, Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan.
Autor: Wang Yao-t'ing
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