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Current Exhibition:
Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art
Wu Hung
The book—as subject, inspiration, or artistic medium—lies behind some of the best known
works of the Chinese avant garde. More than 30 works by 22 prominent Chinese
artists are presented, illuminating complex relations with tradition as well as a
surprising diversity of artistic approach. Lengthy statements by the individual
artists lend insight into the profound effect of personal experience, politics,
and recent history on their works. The curator’s essay explores “an indigenous
narrative on contemporary art in a global context, thus offering an explanation
for why contemporary Chinese art is both ‘contemporary’ and ‘Chinese’.”
Exhibition catalog, 2006. Paperback, 119 pages: ill. (78 plates, 2 color figures)
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Past Exhibitions:
Trade Taste and Transformation:
Jingdezhen Porcelain for Japan, 1620-1645
Julia B. Curtis, with essays by Stephen Little and Mary Ann Rogers
In the final decades of the Ming dynasty, the potters of Jingdezhen produced a blue-and-white
porcelain, kosometsuke, and an underglaze-blue and polychrome porcelain ware, ko’akae, for the Japanese
market, particularly for use in the popular tea ceremony. Chinese decorative themes and manufacturing
standards were transformed to accommodate traditional Japanese forms and aesthetics. This is the first
study in the English language devoted to this export ware. It surveys the designs and shapes of
kosometsuke and ko’akae, explicates the rebuses and symbolic references in the decoration, and describes
its use in the tea ceremony.
Exhibition catalog, 2006. Hard cover, 131 pages, (104 color plates, 12 color illustrations),map.
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Providing for the Afterlife:
“Brilliant Artifacts” from Shandong
Susan L. Beningson, Cary Y. Liu, et al.
Some of the most intriguing and important recent archaeological finds from Shandong province—bronzes
vessels, jade face covers, chariot fittings, harness trappings, ceramic figures, etc.—are explored
in the context of Han dynasty funerary practice and beliefs about the afterlife. Many of the objects come
from imperial tombs and are published for the first time in English.
Exhibition catalog, 2005. Paperback, xix, 116 pages: map, ill. (col. pl.), diagram.
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Passion for the Mountains: Seventeenth Century Landscape Paintings from the Nanjing Museum
Willow Weilan Hai Chang,
with an essay by Dr. Chu-tsing Li
In the seventeenth century, the city of Nanjing, known in ancient times as Jinling, played an important role in what is seen as the last great florescence of landscape paintings in Chinese art. This catalogue explores the influence of the region’s physical environment, as well as its complex of social and cultural traditions, in attracting and shaping the paintings of many of the leading artists that came to visit or live there. Works by the famed Eight Masters of Nanjing and others are discussed in the context of the political climate of the day and the artists’ passionate response to this place and his social milieu. The catalogue includes works not published before in Western sources, and is published with both English and Chinese text. It is an important resource for the transcription and translation of many of the poems and colophons that accompany the images.
Exhibition catalog, 2003. Paperback, 180 pp.: 95 plates (85 col. and 10 black and white), map, appendices.
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Abstraction and Expression in Chinese Calligraphy
H.Christopher Luce
The aesthetic and expressive qualities of Chinese calligraphy are discussed in reference to selected works by important Ming and Qing artists from the collection of the author. Individual Chinese characters from different works are chosen to illustrate the various concepts essential to an appreciation of the art form.
Exhibition brochure, 1995. Booklet, 18 pages: ill.
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As You Wish
Symbols and Meaning on Chinese Porcelains from the Taft Museum
David T. Johnson
The two essays accompanying the catalog of this exhibition reassess Chinese imperial porcelains within their original cultural framework by looking at ritual function, symbolic meaning, and narrative themes in the decoration. Focusing on the superb collection of the Taft Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, this exhibition examines the role of porcelain decoration as political propaganda.
Exhibition catalog, 1993. Brochure, 20 pages: ill. (24 color plates).
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Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain
John Ayers
with an essay by Yuan Bingling
The fine, white-glazed porcelain figures and vessels produced in Dehua, Fujian province, have long been admired in the West under the name blanc de Chine. Featuring a wide selection of examples from American collections, this exhibition catalogue explores the history of this remarkable ware both in China, where it was produced and used domestically, and in Europe where it was exported. Taking advantag of the latest research, John Ayers takes a fresh look at attributions to master potters from the Ming dynasty into the twentieth century. An additional essay by Chinese scholar Yuan Bingling explores the unique economic and cultural circumstances involved in the production of blanc de Chine in Fujian province.
Exhibition catalog, 2002. Paperback, 139pages: ill. (78 color, 9bw), map.
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Chinese Ceramics of the Transitional Period 1620-1683
Stephen Little
The brief but turbulent period that accompanied the change from the Ming to the Qing dynasty brought about an unprecedented burst of experimentation and innovation at the porcelain-producing town of Jingdezhen. Faced with the loss of imperial patronage, potters put their creative energy in producing superb wares for the domestic and foreign markets. This essential text surveys the aesthetic and technological developments in ceramics of the period and puts them in historical context.
Exhibition catalog, 1984. Paperback, 135 pages: ill. (63 plates, 6 in color).
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Chinese Folk Art in American Collections: early 15th through earl 20th centuries
Tseng Yu-ho Ecke
China Institute mounted one of the earliest exhibitions of Chinese folk art in the United States, and the accompanying catalog is the first in the English language to take a serious look at the subject. The author is concerned with the aesthetic value and symbolic significance of the utilitarian and religious objects used by ordinary people in their daily lives. A brief account of the various media---wooden utensils, bamboo basketry, cotton fabrics, metalwork, wooden statues, and woodblock prints---and techniques if Chinese folk art accompanies the selected objects.
Exhibition catalog, 1976. Paperback, 98 pages: ill.
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Chinese in America: Stereotyped Past, Changing Present
Compiled by China Institute in America; Edited by Loren Fessler
This compelling history of the Chinese experience in America is based on the raw material, in both English and Chinese, gathered by a research project at the China Institute in America in New York City. The book takes us beyond old stereotypes and includes little known accounts of the Chinese, such as their arrival on American shores in the late 18th century and their presence in Mississippi during the post-Reconstruction era. It chronicles their survival and achievements over the centuries, the racial prejudice they second half of the twentieth century.
New York: Vantage Press, 1983. Hardcover, xix, 305 pages: ill.
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The Chinese Painter as Poet
Dr. Jonathan Chaves
The harmonious integration of painting, poetry, and calligraphy has been an accomplishment of Chinese art since the literati painters of the Song dynasty. This idea of painting and poetry as "sister arts" is explored by a prominent scholar of Chinese literature. His discussion takes us from China's first poet-painter, Wang Wei of the Tang dynasty, to a Portuguese poet living in Macao, and it encompasses theory, subject matter, imagery, music, modern expressions, and parallels in other media and other cultures.
Exhibition catalog, 2000. 159 pages: ill. (60 color plates).
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Chinese Porcelains in European Mounts
Sir Francis Watson
Imported Chinese porcelains embellished in the West with ornate metal mounts reached the height of its popularity in 18th-century France. This surprising marriage of dicorative traditions is illustrated by a wide selection of Chinese ceramics in French, English, and German mounts from the 16th to ;the 19th century. They are sunning visual testimonies to the early European fascination with a Far East they did not completely understand. The text of this exhibition catalog traces the history of the fashion in various countries and examines the high regard Europeans held for Chinese philosophy and way of life.
Exhibition catalog, 1980. 64 pages, 37 plates.
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Chinese Porcelains of the Seventeenth Century: Landscapes, Scholar's Motifs and Narratives
Julia B. Curtis
With the decline of the imperial court at the end of the Ming dynasty and the chaos accompanying the establishment of Qing rule, porcelain production at Jingdezhen enjoyed a period of creativity free from the influence of imperial patronage. New decorative themes, particularly landscape and calligraphy, on porcelains of the 17th century provide evidence for the role of the scholar-gentry and merchant class as patrons of contemporary ceramics.
Exhibition catalog, 1995. Paperback, 168 pages: ill. (76 plates, 32 in color).
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Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame: Chinese Later Glass
Claudia Brown and Donald Rabiner
Glassmaking in China was an important art form which reached its zenith in the early Qing imperial workshops. More than 60 examples are gathered together in this comprehensive and visually stunning exhibition, which illustrates the technical development and brilliant aesthetic achievements of the art from the Yuan to the late Qing dynasty. The scholarly text traces the indigenous roots of glassmaking and examines the influence of western technology on the art.
Exhibition catalog, 1990. Paperback, 104 pages : ill. (70 color plates).
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Communion of Scholars
Chinese Art at Yale
Mary Gardner Neill, et al.
Yale University Art Gallery has one of the most important public collections of Chinese art in a university setting. This catalog, with the contributions of several notable scholars, traces the early history of the collection and provides an in-depth discussion of selected objects that reflect the broad range and strengths of its holdings in archaic bronzes, early jades, mortuary sculpture, ceramics, Chinese painting, and scholar objects.
Exhibition catalog, 1982. Paperback, 144 pages: ill. (119 plates, 4 in color), map.
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Dawn of the Yellow Earth: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection
Regina Krahl
This invaluable overview of the early pottery-making cultures of China shows how archaeological research during the last twenty years has revolutionized our understanding of the emergence of civilization in China. Recent discoveries have made possible a more lucid picture of the diverse cultural landscape in the prehistoric period. The selected works from the Meiyintang Collection, presented in the context of these finds, reflect not only that diversity, but also the beauty and fine craftsmanship of ancient Chinese ceramics from the late Neolithic period into the Bronze Age.
Exhibition catalog, 2000. Paperback, 143 pages: ill (81 color plates), map.
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Early Chinese Ceramics from New York State Museums
Martie Young
The upstate museum of New York state are treasure troves of early Chinese art, and ceramics stand out as the strongest part of those collections. This exhibition highlights the efforts of potters from the 21st century B. C. E.
up to the 13th century C. E. The selection reflects the beauty and technological advance of ceramics from the robustness of Neolithic painted earthenware to the elegant refinement of early porcelain ware at the end of the Song Dynasty.
Exhibition catalog, 1991. Paperback, 109 pages: ill. (51 plates, 3 in color).
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Early Chinese Miniatures
Paul Singer
Often relegated to the status of curious, Chinese miniatures are given an archaeological and cultural context by a pioneering collector of ancient Chinese art, Dr. Paul Singer. He presents a scholarly look at an excellent selection of more than 200 small-scale objects in various materials---jade, stone, metal, and ceramics---most made for the early Chinese tomb. The text delves into various explanations for their manufacture and reviews the existing literature on the subject.
Exhibition catalog, 1977. 95 pages: ill. (224 b&w plates).
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The Eccentric Painters of Yangzhou
Vito Giacalone
Commercial prosperity, a thriving cultural milieu, and a new class of patrons in the city of Yangzhou drew to the area a number of independent artists. Using brush, ink, and color in personally expressive manners, they were the spiritual and aesthetic heirs of the individualist masters of the 16th and 17th centuries. This exhibition catalog is one of the few English publications devoted to the subject of what came to be known as the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
Exhibition catalog, 1990. Paperback, 92 pages: ill. (64 places, 9 in color), map.
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Exquisite Moments: West Lake and Southern Song Art
Hui-shu Lee
In this serious study of Southern Song fans and album leaves, the beautiful landscape of the West Lake environs and the cultural life of the imperial capital, Hangzhou, emerge as key factors in the art of the period. Natural wonders, temples, and palatial settings are identified in both the visual and poetic imagery of the paintings. The author also explores the interaction between the leading masters and their patrons, as well as the direct participation of imperial patrons in artistic production.
Exhibition catalog, 2001. Paperback, 159 pages: ill. (96 color plates), maps.
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Life of a Patron: Zhou Lianggong and the Painters of Seventeenth Century China
Hongnam Kim
This in-depth exploration of the life and work of Zhou Lianggong paints a compelling and vivid picture of Chinese scholarly and artistic circles during politically tumultuous and dangerous times. Zhou was scholar-official under two dynasties, as well as a poet, literary critic, connoisseur, and art patron. He amassed a vast art collection, but his most enduring legacy was his Du Hua Lu (Lives of Painters), a collection of biographical notes on the artists of his day. Together with the selected paintings in this exhibition, the catalog offers and intimate look at a lifelong dialogue between a patron and the most important artists of a very creative era.
Exhibition catalog, 1996. Paperback, 224 page4s: 130 pl. (54 col.), maps.
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A Literati Life in the Twentieth Century: Wang Fangyu -- Artist, Scholar, Connoisseur
H. Christopher Luce
Wang Fangyu (1913-1997), as an artist, a scholar, and a connoisseur, embodied the late Ming ideals of the literati gentleman. He made significant contributions to the art of calligraphy by developing a new pictorial style of writing and to art historical scholarship through his study of Bada Shanren. Wang's artistic and scholarly life is explored through the personal tools of his studio, the woodblock-printed seal books in his library, his won art, and selected works form his collection. These include works by Bada Shanren, Dong Qichang, Jin Nong, and Chang Daqian, artists who were the focus of his research and who influenced his own artistic production.
Exhibition catalog, 1999. Paperback, 48 pages: ill. (35 color plates).
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Power and Virtue: The Horse in Chinese Art
Robert E. Harrist, Jr.
The horse is a beloved subject and a profoundly meaningful image in Chinese visual culture. It is associated variously with non-Chinese peoples, imperial power, and Confucian virtues. This text explores the contexts in which this noble animal figures prominently, from tomb sculpture to scholar painting, over a period of two thousand years. In particular, it examines the symbolic and rhetorical traditions of horse painting in Chinese art.
Exhibition catalog, 1997. Paperback, 136 pages: ill. (59 plates, 48 in color).
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The Resonance of the Qin in East Asian Art
Stephen Addiss
The Chinese qin, an ancient seven-stringed zither, was an integral part of literati culture in East Asia. Its mythic origins, the beauty and efficacy of its music, and the legendary heroism of its musicians are all part of the vast canon and lore that developed around the instrument over the course of two thousand years. The music of the qin was celebrated in poetry, and the instrument came to be de rigeur in depictions of solitary scholar-gentlemen at leisure in the landscape. Selected works of art, antique instruments, and four separate essays are brought together to explain the profound significance of the ancient qin and its music, and its spread from China to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Exhibition color catalog, 1999. Paperback, 143 pages: ill. (46 plates, 40 in color).
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Richly Woven Traditions: Costumes of the Miao of Southwest China and Beyond
Theresa Reilly, with an essay by Zhang Fumin and Lin Yaohua
The Miao minority, known to the West as the Hmong, are a people with several thousand years of history in China and a wide geographic spread. Their traditional costumes, still worn today during festivals, are colorfully decorated and augmented with silver jewelery and elaborate headdresses. Clothing and lifestyle have been used to identify and categorize various groups of people who were and are Miao in origin. This exhibition explores the textile techniques, costume types, hairstyles, jewelery, and decorative themes of the Miao in China and beyond. Providing insight into the Miao way of life, the text also looks at rituals and rites of passage; the design of everyday objects; and the impact of modern life on costume design.
Exhibition catalog, 1988. Paperback, 64 pages: ill. (44 plates, 4 in color).
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Selections of Chinese Art from Private Collections
James C.Y. Watt and others
An exceptional selection of Chinese art from the Neolithic to the late imperial period was gathered for exhibition on the occasion of China House Gallery's 20th anniversary. Individual entries in the catalog, written by well recognized scholars in the field, pay tribute to a pioneering generation of great connoisseurs---C. Douglas Dillon, Ezekiel Schloss, Paul Singer, and others. It includes ceramics, ancient jades, archaic bronzes, tomb sculpture, landscape painting, calligraphy, and textiles.
Exhibition catalog, 1986. Paperback, 11 1pages: ill. (41 plates, 4 in color).
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The Sumptuous Basket
James C.Y. Watt
The sumptuously decorated bamboo basket with lacquer panels represents a class of luxury goods with ancient sources and special ties to south China. Examples gathered for this exhibition date from the 16th to the early 20th century, but are mostly of the late Ming period. This extraordinary hybrid art form, combining basketry and lacquer ware, is viewed in the context of economic developments in south China and stylistic developments in the decorative arts as a whole.
Exhibition catalog, 1985. Paperback, 103 pages: ill. (62 plates, 4 color)
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Treasures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Laurance Roberts
This selection of treasures highlights the scope and quality of one of the world's greatest collections of Chinese art. The works include inscribed archaic bronzes, dated Buddhist sculpture, carvings, metalwork, ceramics, important early paintings, and textiles, among others. Annotated entries and full descriptions provide an important record of significant works, some of which have been rarely displayed or published.
Exhibition catalog, 1979. 93 pages, 64 plates.
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Treasures of the Last Emperor: Selections from the Palace Museum, Beijing
Lawrence Wu, with contributions by Elizabeth M. Hammer
Aixinjuelo Puyi, the last emperor of China, occupied the throne for three years before being forced to abdicate in 1912. This exhibition presents some of the imperial paraphernalia, toys, and personal possessions of the young emperor, while the catalog highlights the poignancy of Puyi's sheltered life and his early contacts with the West.
Exhibition catalog, 1992. Booklet, 13 pages: ill. (12 b&2w pl.).
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Word as Image: The Art of Chinese Seal Engraving
Jason C. Kuo
No appreciation of Chinese painting or calligraphy is complete without an understanding of the aesthetics and cultural significance of seal engraving. This catalog traces the history of the art form from the earliest seals and its sources in ancient scripts to the modern masters of seal carving. It discusses the art as two-dimensional graphic design, as three-dimensional object, and as artistic practice.
Exhibition catalog, 1992. Paperback, 104 pages: ill. (74 plates, 10 in color.).
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A Year of Good Fortune
Willow Weilan Hai
The year of the rooster, which occurs every twelve years, is celebrated with a look at rooster imagery in the arts. Separate essays highlight the significance of this zodiacal creature in Chinese culture and folklore, and detail the meanings behind various Chinese New Year traditions.
Exhibition catalog, 1993. 20 pages. 9 plates, 6 in color.
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Also Available
Video: The Resonance of the Qin in East Asian Art
China Institute Gallery has produced its first documentary short film featuring our Fall 1999 exhibition, The Resonance of the Qin in East Asian Art.
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Special Offer
The Resonance of the Qin in East Asian Art exhibition catalog can accompany a CD of qin music at the special price of $45, members' price is $43. Domestic shipping & handling is an additional $5 (international shipping is $15).
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Audio Tape: Symposium: Southern Song Mind and Culture
held on Saturday, November 3, 2001
A 3 tape audio set is available on the highly
praised Symposium: Southern Song Mind and
Culture. The creative output of this period is
explored in the context of cultural, religious,
political, and geographic characteristics of a
sophisticated region by our symposium speakers:
Wen C. Fong, Hui-shu Lee, Richard Barnhart,
Maxwell Hearn, Richard Edwards, Eugene Wang,
Ankeney Weitz, Mary Ann Rogers, and Robert
Harrist.
Price $24.99
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