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Heaven & earth in Chinese art : treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei
- Title
- Heaven & earth in Chinese art : treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei / edited by Yin Cao.
- Publication
- Sydney, Australia : Art Gallery of New South Wales, [2019]
- ©2019
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- Description
- 230 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- This publication presents some of the highest artistic achievements in Chinese history. Drawing on the exceptional collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei celebrates the rich heritage of Chinese culture through the ancient Chinese concept of 'tian ren he yi' - unity or harmony between heaven, nature, and humanity. As expressed by Song dynasty scholar Zhang Zai (1020-77), who developed this concept of unity, "nature is the result of the fusion and intermingling of the vital forces (qi) that assume tangible forms. Mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, animals, and human beings are all modalities of energy--matter, symbolizing that the creative transformation of the Tao [Dao] is forever present." Similar expressions of this unity are common to the three major philosophical and religious traditions of Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism that form the foundation of the Chinese belief system. 'Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art' includes over eighty artworks of outstanding beauty covering paintings, calligraphy, illustrated books, bronzes, ceramics, and jade and wood carvings.
- Alternative Title
- Heaven and earth in Chinese art
- Subjects
- Art, Chinese
- Nature in art
- New South Wales > Sydney
- Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan
- Exhibition catalogs
- Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan Exhibitions
- Art, Chinese > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.) > Exhibitions
- Taiwan > Taipei
- Nature in art > Exhibitions
- Catalogs
- Art, Chinese > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.) > Catalogs
- Art, Chinese > Taiwan > Taipei > Exhibitions
- Genre/Form
- Catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, February 2nd through May 5th, 2019.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Forewords / Michael Brand, Chen Chi-nan -- Heaven and earth in Chinese art / Yin Cao -- Nature in Chinese philosophy / Karyn Lai -- The works of art -- Heaven and earth -- Seasons -- Places -- Landscape -- Humanity -- List of works and entries -- Timeline of Chinese dynasties -- Selected bibliography.
- Call Number
- JQF 19-953
- ISBN
- 1741741432
- 9781741741438
- OCLC
- 1054003099
- Title
- Heaven & earth in Chinese art : treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei / edited by Yin Cao.
- Publisher
- Sydney, Australia : Art Gallery of New South Wales, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Cao, Yin, 1966- editor.Art Gallery of New South Wales, host institution.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 19-953