The arts of China explores the worlds oldest continuous artistic tradition as well as one of its most brilliant.In this stimulating art history; noted Oriental art authority Dr. Hugo Munsterberg traces the history of Chinese art dynasty by dynasty; elucidating the origins and development of major movements in Chinese painting; ceramics; bronzes; sculpture; and architecture. He clearly describes and defines the important trends and influences that culminated in the brilliant sculpture of the Tang Dynasty; the enchanting landscape paintings of the Song Dynasty; and the exquisite ceramics of the Ming Dynasty. Outstanding examples of each genre are presented in over one hundred superb color and black-and-white photographs.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. UnreadableBy James JuddMisprinted and therefore unreadable. Pages printed upside and backwards. Total mess. Ordered it twice. Problems each time. Not worth hassle.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Im disappointed by the two earlier reviews of this bookBy CustomerIm disappointed by the two earlier reviews of this book. Rayners book is one of the finest studies available of the phenomenology of theater. The writing is dense but consistently rewarding in the same way that Maurice Merleau-Pontys writings and those of other Continental philosophers are.. If the pages are printed upside down. then this is the publishers issue and needs to be corrected. but the book itself is seriously brilliant.0 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Not a Ghost of a ChanceBy K. HollencampThis book is not what it seems. It is a heavy psychological work that drags and twists back on it self. I found no useful information in it.
