Chinese sculpture / Angela Falco Howard ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howard, Angela Falco.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Culture & civilization of China

The culture & civilization of China

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sculpture, Chinese.

Physical Description:

521 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press ; Beijing : Foreign Languages Press, [2006]

Summary:

The most up-to-date and detailed exploration of China's magnificent sculptural heritage is presented in a stunning book that is both accessible to the general reader and revelatory for the scholar. Sculpture is becoming known as one of China's great arts. Neolithic figurines, rows upon rows of underground terra-cotta statues, exquisite bronzes, Buddhas carved in cave walls--all these are part of a vast sculptural heritage. This gorgeous book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to offer a comprehensive history of Chinese sculpture. Spanning some seven thousand years, Chinese Sculpture explores a beautiful and diverse world of objects, many of which have come to light in recent decades. The authors analyze and present, mostly in color, some five hundred examples of Chinese sculpture, dividing China'srich and complex sculptural legacy into two parts--secular (tomb and mortuary art) and religious (Buddhist, Confucianist, and Daoist art). Throughout, the authors highlight the inventiveness, purposes, and brilliant execution of Chinese sculpture and comment on how the country's culture nurtured the practical and intellectual choices that shaped its sculptural traditions over the millennia.

Contents:

Emperors of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties XI

Map of China XII

Li Song 1

Angela Falco Howard 7

Part I The Secular Tradition: Burial Art and Spirit Paths

1 From the Neolithic to the Han / Wu Hung 17

2 From the Han to the Qing / Yang Hong 105

Part II The Religious Tradition: Buddhas, Sages, and Heavenly Worthies

3 From the Han to the Southern Song / Angela Falco Howard 201

4 From the Northern Song to the Qing / Li Song 357

Epilogue: Angela Falco Howard 461

Map of Chinese Sculpture Sites 464.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-496) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0300100655

OCLC:

51631315

Publisher Number:

9780300100655

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