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Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery / Patricia Bjaaland Welch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welch, Patricia Bjaaland, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Symbolism in art--China.
- Symbolism in art.
- Decoration and ornament--China.
- Decoration and ornament.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1056 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- North Clarendon, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Chinese Art is a guide to the meanings behind the hundreds of common motifs and symbols found in all forms of Chinese art. A thorough examination of the diverse usage of natural symbols, colors, numbers, inanimate items and personages, Chinese Art communicates the deeper messages to be found in Chinese decorative art. It is an excellent reference for collectors, museum-goers and students of Chinese art, culture and history.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Symbols from nature
- pt. II. Mortals and religious beings
- pt. III. Inanimate objects.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-269) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4629-0689-3
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