There is a unique genre in traditional Chinese painting, in which artists would use painstaking detail to pinpoint everyday life in a certain place at a certain point of history. It provides a compelling insight into the forgotten lives of China''s past. A Masterpiece of Chinese Genre Painting—Suzhou''s Golden Age depicts such a masterpiece of Chinese genre painting. Both the size of the image and the color reproduction of the book are close to the original work. Reading the book is like appreciat
內容簡介:
A Masterpiece of Chinese Genre Painting—Suzhou''s Golden Age includes two volumes. One volume presents the entire painting using the traditional Chinese parallel folding technique that allows the reader either to flip through the plates like the pages of a book, or to unfold it into a single twelve meter span to take in the entire painting at once. The other volume delves deeply into this painting''s historical background, including the artist''s creative inspiration and detailed information on the stories incorporated in the painting.
目錄:
Foreword
Background
The Long History of Chinese Genre Painting
A Trusted Painter of His Majesty
Emperor Qianlong''s Southern Tours and the Painting of Prosperity
A City of Charm
Mountains and Lakes
Bridges on the Water
A Symphony of Boats
Gardens
Commerce and Industry: A Key to Suzhou''s Success
Food, Wine and Tea
Silk, Cotton, Clothes and Shoes
Buying and Selling
A Center of Trade and Commerce
Chapter IV
City Life
Studying to Become a Mandarin
Artistic Life
Traditional Marriage Rituals
Religious life
Appendix
Chronology
Index