The art of East Asia by Fahr-Becker, Gabriele, 1946-; Hesemann, Sabine; Kunt-Saptowedo, Sri; Appel, Michaela; Dunn, Michael C instant download

The art of East Asia by Fahr-Becker, Gabriele, 1946-; Hesemann, Sabine; Kunt-Saptowedo, Sri; Appel, Michaela; Dunn, Michael C instant download

739 pages : 32 cm, China: Neolithic era: art in stone and ceramics -- Bronze age and the Shang Dynasty -- The Zhou: one dynasty, three epochs and the great philosophers of China -- The Qin Dynasty: China becomes a nation -- Han China: inventions and discoveries -- The advent of Buddhism -- The Jin Period: the oldest extant scrolls -- The Sui Period: the second great reunification -- The Tang Period: internationalism and Xenophobia -- The Song Period and the aesthetics of simplicity -- The invading horsemen -- The Yan Period: under Mongol rule -- Ming traditions & innovations -- The Qing Dynasty -- The Republic -- The People's Republic: The path from socialist realism to contemporary art -- Calligraphy -- Jade -- Indonesia: Architecture and symbolism -- Indian influences -- Traditional arts & crafts -- The performing arts -- The rise and fall of Cham -- The kingdom of the Khmer: Thailand, Laos, Burma, Vietnam -- Textiles in Southeast Asia -- Japan: Painting and the art of wood engraving -- Japanese ceramics -- Japanese sculpture -- Japanese architecture and gardens -- Traditional arts and crafts -- Korea, Includes bibliographical references and index