The Art of the Chinese Picture Scroll
The Art of the Chinese Picture Scroll
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The first extended history of the Chinese picture-scroll.
The Chinese picture-scroll, a long, horizontal painting or calligraphic work, has been China’s pre-eminent aesthetic form throughout the last two millennia.
This first history of the picture-scroll explores its extraordinary longevity and adaptability to social, political, and technological change.
The book describes what the picture-scroll demands of a viewer, how China’s artists grappled with its cultural power, and how collectors and connoisseurs left their marks on scrolls for later generations to judge.
About the Author
Shane McCausland is the Percival David Professor of the History of Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
He has organized numerous exhibitions and published widely on East Asian and contemporary art, including the book Zhao Mengfu: Calligraphyand Painitng for Khubilai’s China.
- Hardcover
- 296 pages
- 9.8 x 7.5 inches
- 2.48 pounds
