Because so many Chinese artworks have been ravaged by time, the only way to really understand their history and significance is to turn to writings by the painters themselves or by contemporary critics. That is what Osvald Sirén has done in this classic book, with eye-opening results. One of the first Western studies to systematically cover the more than two thousand years of Chinese art, this book by a modern expert considers a wide range of topics, including the relationship between religion and art and the different aesthetic philosophies prevalent in different periods. The book covers art works from the Han (third century B.C.) to the T’ang dynasties; the Sung period; aspects of Ch’an Buddhism and its relation to painting; the Yüan period; historical theories, methods of study, and aesthetic principles of the Ming dynasty; and individual departures and reassertion of traditional principles during the Ch’ing period. Readable and intriguing, this volume is a valuable reference for art lovers and historians.

The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the Han through the Ch'ing Dynasties (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

Arts & Photography

Sirén, Osvald

History & Criticism

Dover Publications

ACCEPTABLE -- A reading copy with shelfwear and creasing. Buy with confidence - satisfaction d.

Chinese on the Art of Painting

Schocken

Landscape architecture. Classic reference. Green cloth covers near fine and clean, very light wear on the tips. Interior clean and tight, pages slightly toned. LACKING SLIPCASE. 11 color plates (including frontis) through the text, 208 b/w plates in the rear section. Large book, extra shipping charges will be requested for international orders.

Gardens of China

Ronald Press

Massive and famous study of Chinese painting by Oswald Siren. This 7 volume set ( 1973 reprint) is considered the gold standard on the subject. Profusely illustrated of course.

Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles (7-Volume Set)

History

Asia

Hacker Art Books

In 1949 The Ronald Press Company in New York published Osvald Sirén's Gardens of China and in the following year his China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century. This re-issue of the second of these, by Dumbarton Oaks, is to be welcomed; it is in the same handsome format as the original, and has the benefit of an introduction by Hugh Honour which places the book firmly in the evolution of garden history and Sirén's own career... His perception of the Chinese influence on the landscape gardens of England, France and Sweden, therefore, was informed by first-hand knowledge of Chinese art and culture. This freshness of experience makes China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century an unparalleled achievement.

China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century (Dumbarton Oaks Reprints and Facsimiles in Landscape Architecture)

Architecture

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

Giotto and Some of His Followers, Volume 2

Nabu Press

Toskanische Maler Im XIII. Jahrhundert (English and German Edition)

Sirn, Osvald

Originally published in a four-volume edition now virtually unobtainable, this work, by one of the foremost Asian scholars of the last century, re mains the most comprehensive treatise on Chinese Buddhist sculpture in any western language. In this monumental study, Siren commences with a comprehensive introduction and survey of the genre

Chinese Sculpture from the Fifth to Fourteenth

Orchid Press

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