| Arts of China: MFA Highlights Contributor(s): Kinoshita, Hiromi (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 0878467890 ISBN-13: 9780878467891 Publisher: MFA Publications OUR PRICE: $20.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 709.51 |
| LCCN: 2013932934 |
| Series: MFA Highlights |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.1" W x 8.9" (1.35 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Chinese art collection in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is one of the finest outside East Asia, with particularly superb holdings of paintings and ceramics, along with important sculptures, bronzes and examples of the decorative arts. Some 100 objects have been selected here to represent its riches, arranged to explore themes such as religion or the scholar tradition throughout China's long history. The works featured in Arts of China range from Neolithic tomb artifacts to contemporary painting and include exquisite porcelains, paintings, sculptures, lacquerware and metalwork created for worship, court life, foreign trade or everyday use. Many reflect engagement with earlier traditions or with cultures outside China, including those of Central Asia and India as well as Europe and America. Enhanced with illuminating essays, this book offers an ideal introduction to the breathtaking beauty and variety of Chinese art. |