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An examination of the most prolific and broad-ranging period of Chinese art history, from the Song Dynasty with its spectacular landscape paintings to the Ming Dynasty with its lovely pottery. William Watson covers architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts in this second volume of his three-volume series on the entire history of the arts in China.

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"""Watson's is a magisterial work of traditional scholarship, the product of a long association with the field."" Frances Wood, Literary Review ""Richly illustrated and full of factual information... Eloquently and cohesively presented, this book covers both expressive and decorative arts, including painting, ceramics, sculpture, towers, and temples. Watson leads the reader on a journey that is both heavily loaded and pleasurable.""- Library Journal ""This is a great book."" Tony Luppino, Arts of Asia"

Watson's is a magisterial work of traditional scholarship, the product of a long association with the field. Frances Wood, Literary Review Richly illustrated and full of factual information... Eloquently and cohesively presented, this book covers both expressive and decorative arts, including painting, ceramics, sculpture, towers, and temples. Watson leads the reader on a journey that is both heavily loaded and pleasurable. - Library Journal This is a great book. Tony Luppino, Arts of Asia

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William Watson is emeritus professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of London. He is also the author of The Arts of China to A.D. 900 (ISBN 0 300 08284 3, pb. [pound]25.00), available in paperback from Yale University Press.

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