The Double Screen: Medium and Representation in Chinese Painting (Essays in Art & Culture S.) (Essays in Art & Culture)

by Wu Hung

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This book contemplates a large problem: what is a traditional Chinese painting? Wu Hung answers this question through a comprehensive analysis of the screen, a major format and a popular pictorial motif in traditional China. The Double Screen offers a powerful non-Western perspective on diverse artistic and cultural genres, from portraiture and pictorial narratives to voyeurism and masquerade.
  • ISBN10 1861898428
  • ISBN13 9781861898425
  • Publish Date 1 February 2012 (first published 1 November 1996)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Reaktion Books
  • Pages 296
  • Language English