
Arts of China: MFA Highlights
Museum of Fine Arts,Boston (Publisher)
Published on 14. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-0-87846-789-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Chinese art collection in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is one of the finest outside East Asia, with particularly superb holdings of paintings and ceramics, along with important sculptures, bronzes and examples of the decorative arts. Some 100 objects have been selected here to represent its riches, arranged to explore themes such as religion or the scholar tradition throughout China's long history. The works featured in Arts of China range from Neolithic tomb artifacts to contemporary painting and include exquisite porcelains, paintings, sculptures, lacquerware and metalwork created for worship, court life, foreign trade or everyday use. Many reflect engagement with earlier traditions or with cultures outside China, including those of Central Asia and India as well as Europe and America. Enhanced with illuminating essays, this book offers an ideal introduction to the breathtaking beauty and variety of Chinese art.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
120 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
615 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87846-789-1 (9780878467891)
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