Chinese Paintings of the Middle Qing Dynasty
first edition Hardcover
1987 · San Francisco, CA
by Tsao, Jung Ying
San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Graphic Society, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG-, DJ very lightly worn along edges. Navy blue cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, white and illus. DJ. 274 pp. Numerous bw plates. "Much attention has been given in China as well as in the West to the sublime masterpieces of the 17th century and recently to the fresh vision of late Qing and contemporary paintings; but the intervening hundred and fifty years have been largely overlooked as a low point in Chinese art that is unworthy of investigation. Yet, whether or not these works appeal to our tastes today, an understanding of middle Qing painting holds the key to a comprehension of the moving forces behind subsequent developments in Chinese pictorial art." (preface). (Inventory #: 21252)