Ancient Chinese Art

Ancient Chinese Art

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 0870994832

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Origins of Chinese Art and Craft

Origins of Chinese Art and Craft

Author:

Publisher: Asiapac Books

Published:

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9813170255

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Find out these interesting details: 1. The Silk Route as well as the Pottery and Porcelain Route of old China. 2. The multitude of Chinese characters and idioms related to jade. 3. The significance of the Qin bronze artefacts unearthed at Lingtong, Shaanxi Province. Origins of Chinese Art & Craft will give you a quick and easy-to-remember introduction to these works of art with its vivid illustrations and accessible text and cartoons.


Ancient Chinese Art

Ancient Chinese Art

Author: Jane Shuter

Publisher: Capstone Classroom

Published: 2006-06-23

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781403487728

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Explains the origins, materials, and meaning of traditional art in China, and describes the development of painting, sculpture, calligraphy, architecture, and other media.


Origins of Chinese Art and Craft (2012 Edition - EPUB)

Origins of Chinese Art and Craft (2012 Edition - EPUB)

Author: Li Xiaoxiang

Publisher: Asiapac Books Pte Ltd

Published: 2018-08-30

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9812299793

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Ever hard-working and resourceful, the Chinese have always explored various raw materials to provide for their daily necessities. In the process, they invented things of practical use (mirrors and umbrellas) and economic value (silk and porcelain). In fact, the porcelain became so well loved that Westerners decided to call the country that produced china 'China'! Today, China's great treasury also contains bronzeware, jade carving, embroidery, ornamental knots, paper cuttings, snuff bottles and face masks. Learn about these interesting details and more: * The Silk Route as well as the Pottery and Porcelain Route of old China. * The multitude of Chinese characters and idioms related to jade. * Bronze artefacts unearthed at Qin burial site.


Paper Quilling Chinese Style

Paper Quilling Chinese Style

Author: Zhu Liqun Paper Arts Museum

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2020-01-14

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1602200440

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Paper quilling, a classic papercraft art that creates designs using paper strips in clever, inventive ways, gets an Asian flavor in Paper Quilling Chinese Style. Sure to delight the myriad and diverse group of crafters who have fallen in love with quilling, this lovely book uses traditional Chinese arts to create an array of paper quilling projects with a distinctly Chinese design. A flexible and limitless art form, paper quilling allows so much individual expression that it has attracted fans around the world. By showcasing the bold and inventive use of color, composition and traditional symbols, this book is sure to bring a new level of depth and beauty to your work. With simple tools and materials easily found at most craft stores, you will be able to explore the boundaries of Western handicraft and traditional Chinese culture and your own creativity!


Chinese Arts & Crafts

Chinese Arts & Crafts

Author: 杭间

Publisher: 中信出版社

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9787508509631

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Also part of the Cultural China Series, this volume introduces the history and development of the traditional arts and crafts, and how these apply to many fields such as utensil, apparel, furnishings, adornment, entertainment, and commerce. Vivid color illustrations and photographs throughout.


Chinese Art

Chinese Art

Author: Patricia Bjaaland Welch

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2013-02-19

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1462906893

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With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery includes detailed commentary and historical background information for the images that continuously reappear in the arts of China, including specific plants and animals, religious beings, mortals and inanimate objects. The book thoroughly illuminates the origins, common usages and diverse applications of popular Chinese symbols in a tone that is both engaging and authoritative. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery is an essential reference for collectors, museum-goers, guides, students and anyone else with a serious interest in the culture and history of China.


Chinese Art: The Impossible Collection

Chinese Art: The Impossible Collection

Author: Adrian Cheng

Publisher: Assouline Publishing

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 1614288844

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While readers will come away from Chinese Art with a nuanced understanding of Chinese culture, the volume is also a work of art in its own right—a must-have collectible for any devotee of Chinese art and culture. Assouline’s Ultimate Collection is an homage to the art of luxury bookmaking—the oversized volume is hand-bound using traditional techniques, with several of the plates hand-tipped on art-quality paper and housed in a luxury silk clamshell.


Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs

Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs

Author: Charles Alfred Speed Williams

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2006-04-15

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780804837040

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This fourth revised edition of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs, first published in Shanghai in 1941, features an introduction by Dr. Terence Barrow, has been completely reset and now uses the Pinyin pronunciation of Chinese names and words. The Eight Immortals, the five elements, the dragon and the phoenix, yin and yang—representations of these important cultural symbols are pervasive in Chinese literature, art and architecture. Without an understanding of their significance, much Chinese history, folklore and culture can't be fully appreciated. In this comprehensive handbook, C.A.S. Williams offers concise explanations—and over 400 illustrations—of these essential symbols and motifs. Arranged alphabetically for easy access, the book not only explains essential cultural symbols, accompanied by their Chinese characters, but also contains many articles on Chinese beliefs, customs, arts and crafts, food, agriculture, and medicine. This book has become a standard reference volume for students of China and Chinese culture. For those who are visiting China, Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs is an indispensable guide to the Middle Kingdom's artistic and architectural wonders. For the general reader, it is a valuable compendium of fascinating sinological lore.