The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll

By Shane McCausland

The first extended history of the Chinese picture-scroll.

The Chinese picture-scroll, a long, horizontal painting or calligraphic work, has been China's pre-eminent aesthetic form throughout the last two millennia. This first history of the picture-scroll explores its extraordinary longevity and adaptability to social, political, and technological change. The book describes what the picture-scroll demands of a viewer, how China's artists grappled with its cultural power, and how collectors and connoisseurs left their marks on scrolls for later generations to judge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789147964
• ISBN13: 9781789147964
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 9.9"