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Pictures for Use and Pleasure

- Vernacular Painting in High Qing China

About Pictures for Use and Pleasure

Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520258570
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 280
  • Published:
  • August 31, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 216x257x31 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1432 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 1, 2024

Description of Pictures for Use and Pleasure

Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history.

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