ZUM191 Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology ed: HAN TANG QIYI: ZHONGGUO YISHU ZHUANGWU CHUANTONG DE QIYUAN YU FAZHAN. The Han-Tang Miracle: Tracing the Representational Tradition in Chinese Art. 漢唐竒遺 : 中國藝術狀物傳統的起源與發展. Shanghai, 2019. 216 pp. Colour plates throughout, a number full page. Colour text illustrations. 37x26 cm. Wrappers. GBP 150.00 Catalogue of a wonderful inaugural exhibition held at this new museum in Hangzhou primarily exploring the depiction and representation of the human form in Chinese art from the Han dynasty through to, and including, the Tang. Some of the exhibits are earlier in order to explore emerging factors and trends beforehand. Major loans from museums throughout China. Exceptional sculptures, tomb figurines, textiles, bronzes, inlaid material, jade and ceramics. Introduction and captions to plates in English. Also Includes a 40 page essay in English by Wen Fong: 'The Han-Tang Miracle at Dunhuang'. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain. Subjects: Sculpture Archaeology Item 723 in List 210. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?z/ZUM191.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |