How to Read Chinese Paintings (Metropolitan Museum of Art) | 
 enlarge | Author: Maxwell K. Hearn
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 184
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Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0300141874
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.951
EAN: 9780300141870
ASIN: 0300141874
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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DIVDIVP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"The Chinese often use the expression Idu hua/I, #8220;to read a painting,#8221; in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely #8220;reads#8221; thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this rich pictorial tradition. The book examines multiple layers of meaning#8212;style, technique, symbolism, past traditions, and the artist#8217;s personal circumstances#8212;through accessible texts and numerous large color details. A dynastic chronology, map, and list of further readings supplement the text. /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"Spanning a thousand years of Chinese art, these landscapes, flowers, birds, figures, religious subjects, and calligraphies illuminate the main goal of every Chinese artist: to capture not only the outer appearance of a subject but also its inner essence. /P/DIV/DIV
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Good pictures, but don't expect to learn more about reading Chinese Paintings November 2, 2008
Lao Chuang (Australia)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought the soft cover edition of the book. At $16.50 (after discount), I feel it's a good buy. The book is produced in a large format, and the paintings are reproduced superbly on good quality paper. There are 36 works (mostly paintings but also a few calligraphic scrolls) gleaned from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The earliest work is by Han Gan (active 742-56) and the last by Gong Xian (1619-1689). Most of the artists are represented by a single scroll, with the exceptions of Ni Zan and Zhao Mengfu, who have two and three works on display respectively. The paintings and calligraphy are first presented in its full format, with subsequent reproductions of close-ups to show details. br / br /The text, however, is disappointing. It's written mostly in a dry, academic style, and it hardly points the way to a deeper reading of the works of art. Most of the time it merely describes what's in the picture. Buy the book to feast on its sumptuously reproduced scrolls but look elsewhere to learn how to read Chinese paintings. br /
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