Celestial Horses

By Lin Ying

This English and Chinese bilingual volume is an original study about the Horse in Chinese culture. the book deals with the ancient myths of Chinese civilization and with the thought of heaven and earth, which form the background of the artistic representations of the horse. the spirit of horse painting reflects the sorrows, happiness and hopes of the Chinese. With more than 150 paintings and illustrations of horses drawn in different periods of Chinese history. This is a beautifully designed book, with a colorful dust jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 7119029991
• ISBN13: 9787119029993
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Foreign Language Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.