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HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 194pp + plates, large quarto in slipcase. tight binding, clean throughout, mild wear to the edges, small stain to bottom of front cover, Very Good- slipcase is soiled with scuffs to one side, Good nice color, rubbed with small tears at the crown, whites have tanned a bit, Good+. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second printing. Text in English. 195 pp. In a slipcase. Partly detached pages from the binding in the middle of the book. Edge wear on dust jacket. This album is the first representative collection of traditional Chinese paintings by contemporary artists ever publishe Its 90 full-colour reproductions of the finest works by 90 eminent Chinese painters, including Qi Baishi (Chi Pai-shih). Huang Binhong (Huang Pin-hung), Xu Beihong (Peon Hsu), He Xiangning (Ho Hsiang-ning), Pan Tianshou (Pan Tien- shou), Fu Baoshi (Fu Pao-shih), Wu Zuoren (Wu Tso-jen) and Li Keran (Li Kojan), reveal the unique grace and beauty of Chinese painting w ith its varied themes, styles and techniques. Practically all the works (with three exceptions) date from the period after the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, with the majority having been painted in recent years. Many are reproduced here for the first time. This collection therefore attests tO the new flourishing of this traditional art in present-day China. It demonstrates how Chinese artists today are striving to carry on the excellence of a great tradition while constantly seeking to enrich this tradition by exploring new ways of expression. Accompanying the reproductions are texts by leading authorities on Chinese art, making this volume a most comprehensive study of the subject. The preface by Wu Zuoren, Honorary President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and the well-illustrated introduction by Zhang Anzhi, professor at the same academy trace the origins and development of traditional Chinese painting. They analyse its methods and techniques, explore the formation and characteristics of its different styles and schools, and chart its progress since 1949. They also discuss the lives and works of many outstanding contemporary artists. In addition, the album provides brief biographies of each of the 90 painters as well as interpretative notes on each painting written by the art critic and painter Pan Jiezi.…

Beijing [1983], New World Press. Orange cloth, very good, dj boxed, 90 color, 202 b.w. photos, 195p., biographies of the artists, 17 x 37 cm., clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION This excellent anthology covers a wide variety of modern Chinese painters. Their various styles cover portraits, landscapes, birds, flowers, mountains, beauties, seasonal works and a host of others. Printed on heavy paper, with high quality color printing renders this an excellent resource for the works of about 90 artists, including Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Pan Tianshou, Li Keran, Lin Fengmian, Ye Qianyu et al. *. …