The Arts of China, Fourth edition. Expanded and Revised by Michael Sullivan

The Arts of China, Fourth edition. Expanded and Revised by Michael Sullivan

This classic history of Chinese art has been revised and expanded adding many new illustrations. The author draws on archaeological discoveries in the last two decades of the 20th century that have enriched scholars' understanding of both prehistoric and ancient Chinese civilizations. At the same time, research on more recent dynasties has led to fresh interpretations of well-documented historical events and artworks. Also, China's dramatic opening to the outside world since the 1980s has triggered an explosion of contemporary Chinese art, on which Sullivan is the foremost Western authority. Discussing more than three millennia of Chinese artistic endeavour, this text introduces not only artworks, but also the social, political, religious, and philosophical contexts in which they were created.

Michael Sullivan is Fellow Emeritus at St. Catherine's College, Oxford University. His many books include Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China (California, 1996) and The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art: Revised and Expanded Edition (California, 1997). Michael Sullivan has received honors and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. He lives in Oxford, England.

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ISBN 13	9780520218765
ISBN 10	0520218760
Title	The Arts of China, Fourth edition. Expanded and Revised
Author	Michael Sullivan
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of California Press
Year published	2000-02-01
Number of pages	342
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