Parting the Mists: Discovering Japan and the Rise of National-Style Painting in Modern China

by Aida Yuen Wong

In Parting the Mists, Aida Yuen Wong makes a convincing argument that the forging of a national tradition in modern China was frequently pursued in association with rather than in rejection of Japan. The focus of her book is on Japan's integral role in the invention of "national-style painting," or guohua, in early-twentieth-century China. Guohua, referring to brush paintings on traditional formats, is often misconstrued as a residual conservatism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824829522
• ISBN13: 9780824829520
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"