Visual and Material Cultures in Middle Period China

by Buckley Patricia Ebrey

Eight studies examine key features of Chinese visual and material cultures, ranging from tomb design, metalware, ceramic pillows, and bronze mirrors, to printed illustrations, calligraphic rubbings, colophons, and paintings on Buddhist, landscape, and narrative themes. Questions addressed include how artists and artisans made their works, the ways both popular literature and market forces could shape ways of looking, and how practices and imagery...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004348980
• ISBN13: 9789004348981
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"