Xuanhe Catalogue of Paintings

by Amy McNair

Book Overview

Xuanhe Catalogue of Paintings is the first complete translation of the well-known document produced at the court of Emperor Huizong (r. 1100-1125). Dated to 1120, the Catalogue is divided into ten categories of subject matter. Under Daoist and Buddhist Subjects, Figural Subjects, Architecture, Barbarian Tribes, Dragons and Fish, Landscape, Domestic and Wild Animals, Flowers and Birds, Ink Bamboo, and Vegetables and Fruit are biographies of 231...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1939161932
• ISBN13: 9781939161932
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher