Author: Xifan LiThis volume analyses the history of Chinese art during the time of the Ming Dynasty during which the various traditions of painting academies were developed further leading to new painting styles and schools. The volume also highlights the developments in music, crafts, porcelain and architecture. 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 9783110789300. De Gruyter. pb. 514 pages. 32 b/w, 87 colour ills. 26.5 x 21 cm.available
