Title: The printed image in China : from the 8th to the 21st centuries /
Authors: Von Spee, Clarissa.; British Museum.
Publisher: British Museum Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: British Museum Exhibitions.; Prints, Chinese Exhibitions.; Prints, Chinese History.; Prints England London Exhibitions.
Abstract: The British Museum holds one of the finest collections of Chinese prints outside Asia, with particular strength in the modern period. Its wide range includes examples dating back to the invention of printing in China through its development, both technic cally and aesthetically, over more than a millennium, from the 8th to the 20th century. This book features 100 of the most iconic and important examples from the British Museum's collection, all illustrated with colour photographs taken specially for th.
Contents: Chronology -- Essays. Introduction : Printing the pictorial in China : historical and cultural contexts / Clarissa von Spee ; Printing to perfection : the colour-picture album / Thomas G. Ebrey ; Seeking ideal happiness : urban life and culture viewed through eighteenth-century Suzhou prints / Hiromitsu Kobayashi ; Images from the West Lake : printmaking at the China National Academy in Hangzhou / Anne Farrer -- Catalogue. The invention of printing and the spread of Buddhism ; The popularization of elite culture ; Popular prints ; Printing at court ; The modern woodcut movement ; Modern and contemporary prints -- Glossary of Chinese characters.