Art by the book : painting manuals and the leisure life in late Ming China

Art by the book : painting manuals and the leisure life in late Ming China / J. P. Park.

Author/creator	Park, J. P.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Seattle [Wash.] : University of Washington Press, ©2012.
Description	xii, 309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Subject(s)	Art and society--China --History --Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Painting, Chinese--Handbooks, manuals, etc. China--Social life and customs --960-1644.

Portion of title	Painting manuals and the leisure life in late Ming China
Series	A China Program book China Program book. ^A792651
Contents	Chronology of Chinese dynasties -- Introduction. William Shakespeare, a great painter? -- Genre and biography -- Words without images -- Portraits of the characteristic -- Icons of love and marginality -- The art of being artistic -- Coda. The late Ming at the crossroads -- Appendix 1. Locations and editions of late Ming painting manuals -- Appendix 2. Lost manuals and albums of the Ming dynasty.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011039283
ISBN	9780295991764 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0295991763 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	99948047694

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	N72.S6 P313 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold