Asian Art (Blackwell Anthologies in Art History, No. 2)
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Asian Art (Blackwell Anthologies in Art History, No. 2)

Asian Art is the first comprehensive anthology of importantprimary documents and key contemporary scholarship on Asian arthistory.


  • Traces the rich artistic traditions in China, Japan, Korea,India, and Southeast Asia across time periods, media, culturalcontexts, and geography - from the terracotta armies of the FirstEmperor of Qin to late 20th-century installation art
  • Covers both imperially commissioned works and popular,vernacular art
  • Includes an accessible introduction which provides suggestionsof thematic connections across the vast array of visual culture andhistorical time covered
  • Captures the diversity and depth of Asian art through primarydocuments - from inscriptions and imperial decrees to writings byartists and travellers - and through examples of the very bestscholarship in the field

  • Features introductory material for each extract, aneasy-to-navigate chronological structure, and has been extensivelytested by the editors and their colleagues in classrooms.

  • TitleAsian Art (Blackwell Anthologies in Art History, No. 2)
  • BrandWiley
  • ManufacturerBlackwell Publishing
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • Model18275-045
  • UnitCount1
  • EANs9781405122412