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Fabulous Animals in Chinese Art

Fabulous Animals in Chinese Art
Author: Alexandra Green
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 1995
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9781897734056

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Chinese Animal Designs

Chinese Animal Designs
Author: Chen Yan
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012-12-03
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486153983

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Superb archive of more than 1,100 illustrations, grouped chronologically according to dynastic era, depicts dragons, tigers, fish, birds, horses, butterflies, waterfowl, and a host of other creatures — real and mythical.


Chinese Art

Chinese Art
Author: Patricia Bjaaland Welch
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-02-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1462906893

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With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery includes detailed commentary and historical background information for the images that continuously reappear in the arts of China, including specific plants and animals, religious beings, mortals and inanimate objects. The book thoroughly illuminates the origins, common usages and diverse applications of popular Chinese symbols in a tone that is both engaging and authoritative. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery is an essential reference for collectors, museum-goers, guides, students and anyone else with a serious interest in the culture and history of China.


Creatures Real and Imaginary in Chinese and Japanese Art

Creatures Real and Imaginary in Chinese and Japanese Art
Author: Walther G. von Krenner
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2016-05-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1476619581

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This guide to identifying lions, unicorns and other creatures real and fanciful in Chinese and Japanese artwork explains how these and other animal depictions were introduced to the East, and how their portrayals changed over time. Tracing the lion’s early use in Mesopotamian art and its cultural symbolism in Greece and Rome, this study includes stylized foxes, tigers, badgers and cats, as well as fanciful creatures like dragons, humanoid birds, water imps, demons and other chimerical beasts. Stories and descriptions are provided along with numerous photographs and drawings, making this work an invaluable resource for art collectors and anyone interested in East Asian culture and history.


A Griffin in China

A Griffin in China
Author: Genevieve Wimsatt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1927
Genre: Art, Chinese
ISBN:

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Chinese Animal Painting Made Easy

Chinese Animal Painting Made Easy
Author: Rebecca Yue
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780823097975

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Animal Motifs in Asian Art

Animal Motifs in Asian Art
Author: Katherine M. Ball
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-07-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486147304

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Highly readable authoritative reference, rich with sidelights from literature and legend, explains animal symbolism in art of the Far East. The 673 black-and-white illustrations depict dragons, tigers, bats, butterflies, elephants, and other creatures.