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Framing Famous Mountains: Grand Tour and Mingshan Paintings in Sixteenth-century China
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Hardcover. Examines sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue for the grand tour in late Ming society. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Mingshan, which literally means ""famous mountains"", refers to a group of mountains in China that have been set apart for special veneration since ancient times. Over the centuries, the ""famous mountains"" as a conceptual term has been continually (re)invented, (re)framed, and (re)appropriated by different ideological systems. This book examines sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue for the grand tour in late Ming society.
Mingshan, which literally means ""famous mountains"", refers to a group of mountains in China that have been set apart for special veneration since ancient times. Over the centuries, the ""famous mountains"" as a conceptual term has been continually (re)invented, (re)framed, and (re)appropriated by different ideological systems. This book examines sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue for the grand tour in late Ming society.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789629963293
SKU
V9789629963293
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