ISBN：9780300141870 

书名：How to Read Chinese Paintings 

作者：Maxwell K. Hearn 

出版：Yale University Press，2008 

装帧：平装，184页，175幅彩插 

语种：英文 

开本：23.5×30.5cm

The Chinese often use the expression du hua, “to read a painting,” in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely “reads” thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this rich pictorial tradition. The book examines multiple layers of meaning—style, technique, symbolism, past traditions, and the artist’s personal circumstances—through accessible texts and numerous large color details. A dynastic chronology, map, and list of further readings supplement the text.??

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