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Exploring the history of art in China from its earliest incarnations to the present day, this comprehensive volume includes two dozen newly-commissioned essays spanning the theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art and theory throughout its history.* Provides an exceptional collection of essays promoting a comparative understanding of China's long record of cultural production* Brings together an international team of scholars from East and West, whose contributions range from an overview of pre-modern theory, to those exploring calligraphy, fine painting, sculpture, accessories, and more* Articulates the direction in which the field of Chinese art history is moving, as well as providing a roadmap for historians interested in comparative study or theory* Proposes new and revisionist interpretations of the literati tradition, which has long been an important staple of Chinese art history* Offers a rich insight into China's social and political institutions, religious and cultural practices, and intellectual traditions, alongside Chinese art history, theory, and criticism

A Companion to Chinese Art

List of Figures xiNotes on Contributors xvIntroduction 1Martin J. Powers and Katherine R. TsiangPart I Production and Distribution 271 Court Painting 29Patricia Ebrey2 The Culture of Art Collecting in Imperial China 47Scarlett Jang3 Art, Print, and Cultural Discourse in Early Modern China 73J. P. Park4 Art and Early Chinese Archaeological Materials 91Xiaoneng YangPart II Representation and Reality 1135 Figure Painting: Fragments of the Precious Mirror 115Shane McCausland6 The Language of Portraiture in China 136Dora C. Y. Ching7 Visualizing the Divine in Medieval China 158Katherine R. Tsiang8 Landscape 177Peter C. Sturman9 Concepts of Architectural Space in Historical Chinese Thought 195Cary Y. Liu10 Time in Early Chinese Art 212Eugene Y. WangPart III Theories and Terms 23311 The Art of "Ritual Artifacts" (Liqi): Discourse and Practice 235Wu Hung12 Classification, Canon, and Genre 254Richard Vinograd13 Conceptual and Qualitative Terms in Historical Perspective 277Ronald Egan14 Imitation and Originality, Theory and Practice 293Ginger Cheng-chi Hs¨u15 Calligraphy 312Qianshen Bai16 Emptiness-Substance: Xushi 329Jason C. KuoPart IV Objects and Persons 34917 Artistic Status and Social Agency 351Martin J. Powers18 Ornament in China 371Jessica Rawson19 Folding Fans and Early Modern Mirrors 392Antonia Finnane20 Garden Art 410Xin Wu21 Commercial Advertising Art in 1840-1940s "China" 431Tani E. BarlowPart V Word and Image 45522 Words in Chinese Painting 457Alfreda Murck23 On the Origins of Literati Painting in the Song Dynasty 474Jerome Silbergeld24 Poetry and Pictorial Expression in Chinese Painting 499Susan Bush25 Popular Literature and Visual Culture in Early Modern China 517Jianhua ChenIndex 535