Chinese Painting by Mario Bussagli

Chinese Painting

by Mario Bussagli

Paul Hamlyn Cameo Art Series

Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1969, colour photographic plates throughout, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, previous owners stamp inside front cover, dust-jacket minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing to edges and corners, (see photographs)

"From earliest times the delicate precision of Chinese painting has captivated Western art-lovers.  The sophisticated techniques, the evident love of nature and the glimpses of a quiet civilised life all add to the enchantment.
This book begins with the quick sketch-like paintings from the Lo-Yany tombs, dating from the 3rd century, and continues with the closely observed T'ang paintings of people, not only Emperors and court dignitaries, but also peasants and grooms with the celebrated T-ang horses.  Mario Bussagli takes the account right up to the 19th and 20th centuries, a period seldom covered in books on Chinese painting."