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ART ASIAN STUDIES

"The best introduction to the [Chinese]
artistic tradition." — Times Litekahy Suppi eiEMEN1

Intended both lor the general reader and the serious student. The
Arts of China presents a fascinating and balanced picture ofChinese
art from the Stone Age to the present day. The author concerns him-
self not only with art, but also with Chinese philosophy, religion,
and the realm of ideas. At the same time, he places the arts in their
political and social setting. I lence his book is not merely a history of
art but, to some degree, a cultural history of China as well.
First published in I'M! as An Introduction to Chinese Atf, this work
has been constantly revised and expanded to keep abreast of recent
scholarship, the unceasing flow of archaeological discoveries, and
the changing political milieu in China. In a largely rewritten last
chapter, the author describes the resurgence of contemporary
Chinese art since the death of Mao and the fall of the "Gang of
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Four" in I J7(>. More than 3< >< illustrations, some new and many in
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color, enhance what is now widely regarded as the standard history
of Chinese art.
"Written in a crisply pleasant style. The Arts ofChina is a paragon of
organization, coherence, and evenness in presenting the changes
and continuities ofChinese art history, . . . Among the many gen-
eral surveys now available on the visual arts of China. Professor
Sullivan's revised text remains unchallenged as the most compre-
hensive." — Asian Student

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