The Painter's Practice: How Artists Lived and Worked in Traditional China
(Part of the Brampton Lectures in America Series)
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In The Painter's Practice , James Cahill reveals the intricacies of the painter's life with respect to payment and patronage--an approach that is still largely absent from the study of East Asian art. Drawing upon such unofficial archival sources as diaries and letters, Cahill challenges the traditional image of the disinterested amateur scholar-artist, unconcerned with material rewards, that has been developed by China's literati, perpetuated in...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231081812
ISBN13:9780231081818
Release Date:April 1994
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:187 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Related Subjects
Art Art History Arts, Music & Photography Asia China History Humanities Social Science Social Sciences SociologyCustomer Reviews
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