Author: Xifan LiThis volume covers Chinese art during the reign of the Sui and Tang Dynasties during which the various disciplines of plastic and performing arts all entered a stage of unprecedented prosperity and development. It also traces new explorations in calligraphy, painting, and mural art and highlights architectural achievements during the historic period. This volume offers a broad overview of the notion of Chinese art by asserting a more diverse and less material understanding of arts.'A General History of Chinese Art' comprises six volumes with a total of nine parts spanning from the Prehistoric Era until the 3rd year of Xuantong during the Qing Dynasty (1911). The work provides a comprehensive compilation of in-depth studies of the development of art throughout the subsequent reign of Chinese dynasties and explores the emergence of a wide range of artistic categories such as but not limited to music, dance, acrobatics, singing, story telling, painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, and crafts. ISBN 9783110789294. De Gruyter. pb. 546 pages. 16 b/w, 119 colour ills. 26.5 x 21 cm.available
