Exploring Oriental Aesthetics in Chinese Art History Books
"The History of Chinese Art" The author of "The History of Chinese Art": Yi Gongzi, Douban: 8.2. This book is suitable for students with no basic knowledge. The language should be humorous, and the sentences should be interesting and easy to read. The author has an account on Xiaohongshu, you can check it out. The book's picture printing is great, and the bare spine can be read flat at 180°.
This book starts from the pottery of primitive society, and covers many unique Chinese art forms such as pottery, jade, bronze, cursive script, running script, landscape painting, gongbi painting, etc., spanning the Qin, Han, and Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, modern and other periods.
"10,000 Years of Chinese Art History" 10,000 Years of Chinese Art History, author: Wang Xun, Douban: 7.0. The representative work of Wang Xun, the founder of the discipline of Chinese Art History, is an encyclopedic introductory book on Chinese art. The author uses his profound knowledge in various categories of Chinese art history and profound accomplishments in literature, history, philosophy, aesthetics, etc. to systematically and concisely expound the achievements and achievements of painting, sculpture, architecture, arts and crafts and other art categories in various historical stages of China. development rules.
"The Journey of Beauty" The Journey of Beauty Author: Li Zehou Douban: 9.2. A classic of Chinese aesthetics. Taking ancient Chinese history as the main line, the author introduces the development of aesthetics in different periods and dynasties in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and leads readers to understand the characteristics of Chinese aesthetics from multiple perspectives such as thought, literature, and architecture. The writing is very beautiful. Not only can you feel the beauty of history, but you can also feel the charm of the author's words. In addition, the book is accompanied by a large number of color pictures and annotations, making it highly readable.
"Chinese Art History" China, author Michael Sullivan: Sullivan's life-long work, Douban: 9.0. This is an excellent introductory book on Chinese art history, and has been used by prestigious universities such as Oxford, Yale, and Princeton for more than 40 years. It was finally revised during the author's lifetime, and the translation and illustrations have been completely upgraded. From ancient times to the 21st century, from utensils and paintings to calligraphy and architecture, we analyze the characteristics of each period and category as well as the interaction with other civilizations. More similar to the rationality and organization of our textbooks.
"Chinese Art and Culture" Chinese Moon Liang Zhong by Zhonglian Zhuanyao, author: [American] Du Pu, Wen Yicheng Shang Xingzhong, Douban: 8.6. It is also a classic art history textbook. It is a designated reading on the history of Chinese art in many American universities, including the University of Chicago, Stanford University, and the University of Washington. It restores the historical context of visual culture with ease, and tells the story of seven thousand years of Chinese art with pictures and texts. It received a preface by Zheng Yan and was jointly recommended by Wu Hong, An Jiayao and Zhu Qingsheng.
"3000 Years of Chinese Art" 3000 Years of Chinese Art, author: [Deoskar Münsterberg, Douban: None. It is relatively niche and has no ratings on Douban, but it focuses more on arts and crafts, which makes up for the shortcomings of the above books in this area. The book is divided into two parts: architectural art and arts and crafts, covering nearly 1,200 pieces of ancient Chinese architecture, bronzes, ceramics, gem products, printed matter, fabrics, lacquerware and woodware, colored glaze, enamel, rhinoceros horn, tortoiseshell, amber, ivory and other artifacts. .
Students in need of "History of Chinese Arts and Crafts" can follow Princess Hao, History of Chinese Arts and Crafts, Tunan Reading, revised version reply 111 to get the e-book, Guozichengruo Author: Douban: 8.0, The first "History of Chinese Arts and Crafts" in China is Quan Wei's work that studies the development process of Chinese arts and crafts.
If you want to study the evolving characteristics of arts and crafts from primitive times to modern times, such as bronze, pottery, porcelain, lacquerware, sculpture, silk weaving, etc., this is the right book to read.