Overview
Chinese Art is a guide to the meanings behind the hundreds of common motifs and symbols found in all forms of Chinese art. A thorough examination of the diverse usage of natural symbols, colors, numbers, inanimate items and personages, Chinese Art communicates the deeper messages to be found in Chinese decorative art. It is an excellent reference for collectors, museum-goers and students of Chinese art, culture and history.
Full Product Details
Author: Patricia Bjaaland Welch
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 1.651kg
ISBN: 9780804838641
ISBN 10: 080483864
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 February 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This splendid, descriptive guide to the motifs and imagery of Chinese art will be valuable to scholars and students of all things visually Chinese. -- CHOICE <br><br> [A]n intelligent yet friendly text by an extremely well-informed and generous author and the result is a book which will be a valued addition to the libraries of all who are interested in Chinese art. -- Arts of Asia <br><br> An ideal keepsake for collectors and art lovers, Chinese Art explores meanings behind the plethora of common motifs and symbols found in all sorts of Chinese art. -- The Nation <br><br> Patricia Welch's Chinese Art is the Rosetta Stone for students of Chinese symbology. -- Singapore American Newspaper
This splendid, descriptive guide to the motifs and imagery of Chinese art will be valuable to scholars and students of all things visually Chinese. -- CHOICE [A]n intelligent yet friendly text by an extremely well-informed and generous author and the result is a book which will be a valued addition to the libraries of all who are interested in Chinese art. -- Arts of Asia An ideal keepsake for collectors and art lovers, Chinese Art explores meanings behind the plethora of common motifs and symbols found in all sorts of Chinese art. -- The Nation Patricia Welch's Chinese Art is the Rosetta Stone for students of Chinese symbology. -- Singapore American Newspaper
Author Information
Patricia Bjaaland Welch, MA, is a former lecturer in Chinese philosophy and art at Boston University, and has been a docent for over two decades in prominent museums in Boston, Bangkok and Singapore. She has written several in-house training manuals for docents and is passionate about bringing people into museums and helping them to appreciate what they are seeing. She is a frequent lecturer on subjects relating to Chinese art and history.
