Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery
"This splendid, descriptive guide to the motifs and imagery of Chinese art will be valuable to scholars and students of all things visually Chinese."—CHOICE"[A]n intelligent yet friendly text by an extremely well-informed and generous author and the result is a book which will be a valued addition to the libraries of all who are interested in Chinese art."—Arts of Asia"An ideal keepsake for collectors and art lovers,Chinese Artexplores meanings behind the plethora of common motifs and symbols found in all sorts of Chinese art."—The Nation"Patricia Welch'sChinese Artis the Rosetta Stone for students of Chinese symbology."—Singapore American Newspaper