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"Repentant Monk: Illusion and Disillusion in the Art of Chen Hongshou is organized by Julia M. White, Senior Curator for Asian Art, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. The catalogue is made possible with major support from the Bei Shan Tang Foundation. The exhibition is made possible with lead support from The American Friends of the Shanghai Museum and The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation"--Copyright page.
The mention of Buddhism in Indonesia calls to mind for many people the Central Javanese monument of Borobudur, one of the largest Buddhist monuments in the world and the subject of extensive scholarly scrutiny. The neglect of scholarship on Buddhist art from later periods might lead one to assume that after the tenth century Buddhism had been completely eclipsed by the predominantly Hindu Eastern Javanese dynasties. Yet, as the works discussed here illustrate, extraordinary Buddhist images were still being produced as late as the fourteenth century. Violence and Serenity offers a close examination of some of the impressive works from East Java and Sumatra and explores their political and rel...
Have tou ever wondered why a Chinese vase is decorated with penoy blossoms? Or peaches? These auspicious symbols often represent hidden wishes for happy marriage, prosperity, long life, peace, and more. Learn about these symbols and others as revealed through Ming and Qing dynasty porcelains and jades in this unique exhibition. You will see more than 140 exquisite artworks-many of which were made for the Chinese imperial courts-that shed light on the time-honored tradition of auspicious symbolism in Chinese culture. Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art brings a systematic in Chinese culture.
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內容簡介 本書所寫的華人藝術家,不論是在美出生、或旅居美國、或是過客,他們在藝術創作生涯中,都有一個共同特點:即「開風氣之先」,「在美國畫出新世界」! 共分成三大部分: 輯一:「早期美國華裔藝術家」,共探訪十六人。早期美國華裔藝術家當然不只這十六位,但這些是我們「上窮碧玉下黃泉」才找到的資料,或訪問到畫家本人或家屬。他們或是在美出生,再回中國受教育,或是在中國出生,然年紀很小就來美,最後而成就為不凡的藝術家。 輯二:「旅美華人藝術家」:受訪的藝術家都先在自己的國家成名...
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This book brings together some of the worlds finest "meiren hua" (paintings of beautiful women), a genre of Chinese painting spanning the countrys last imperial dynasty (1644-1912). Often dismissed as decorative or misinterpreted as highbrow portraits of ladies, these enigmatic and relatively unexamined works are the subject of close scholarly scrutiny in this publication.