I have greatly enjoyed looking at East Asian Art, and reading about this subject, since I was in High School in 1961. I have used scores of books from public and college libraries on this beautiful cultural treasure. Lately, I have purchased used copies and studied the following books:
Click on any title below to go to the book information in Amazon. I purchased all these fine books from used booksellers.
I recently borrowed one art book from the Three Creeks Library of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library System.
What attracted my attention the most was the juxtaposition of art works on interfacing pages. One page would feature a photograph of an artwork by a 20th Century Chinese artist; and, the interfacing page would feature an artist working prior to 1900. Violent scenes and serene scenes. Contemporary and classical. Painters and calligraphers from precision realists to literati impressionists. The old and the new in contrast.
This art book is very large and very heavy. A coffee table display volume. Also, the timeline index with all the photos was useful. I purchased a nice used copy from a bookseller.
This beautiful art book, with outstanding photographs and concise commentary, was published in 2005, and is titled:
By Keith Pratt, Katie Hills, and Jeffrey Moser. Published by Phaidon in 2013. 352 pages. Contemporary and classical artists.
"The Chinese Art Book is a beautifully presented, authoritative and unprecedented overview of Chinese art. The book examines the art of the oldest continuous civilization on Earth through 300 works, from the (earliest dynasties) Neolithic period to the new generation of contemporary artists enlivening the global art world today. Every form of Chinese visual art is featured –including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, figurines, jades, bronzes, gold and silver, photography, video, installation and performance art. Concise descriptive essays place each work in context, and cross-references lead the reader on a fascinating journey through Chinese art history.
The Chinese Art Book features an introductory essay by Colin Mackenzie, Senior Curator of Chinese Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, an accessible summary of Chinese political and cultural history, a comprehensive glossary defining technical terms, and an illustrated timeline.
Full of surprises for the reader new to Chinese art as well as for specialists, the book breaks new ground by pairing works that speak to one another in unexpected ways, enlightening historical, stylistic and cultural connections."
A Teacher Mentoring His Students
Ink and Color on Paper by Yang Zhiguang, 1959
From the Chines Art Book, p.77
Library books on Asian Art that I have benefitted
from browsing in 2023:
Hiroshige. Janina Nentwig. Konneman 2016.
The Arts of Japan: Late Medieval to Modern. By Seiroku Noma, 1966. 326 pages.
The History of Japanese Art. By Penelope Mason, 1993, 431 pages.
The Arts
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