With almost 4000 years of artistic evolution - from the Shang Dynasty to the end of the Ch'ing in this century - the Chinese boast a longer span of cultural history than any other race. The abiding influence of tradition is stressed by both authors. Confucian restraint and Taoist escapism, among other religious and philosophical ideals, are constantly re-appearing and the importance of Buddhism in Chinese architecture is evidenced in the text and illustrations. But side by side with the world of the mind, conditions of material prosperity are also revealed as potent forces in art.
- ISBN10 0140560106
- ISBN13 9780140560107
- Publish Date 30 May 1956
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 17 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition 3rd ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 379
- Language English