Chinese Art examines the meanings behind the hundreds of common motifs and symbols found in all forms of Chinese art, exposing their linguistic, metaphoric or historic origins, common usage, and diverse applications.
A collection of writings that explores the experiences of Mexican-Americans during the Vietnam War, both on the warfront and at home; featuring over sixty short stories, poems, speeches, and articles.
Art and Place brings together a series of essays about art in Hong Kong written over the last ten year, with the intention of offering a personal chronicle of the Hong Kong art world during a time of great change. Many of the essays concern themselves with the work of local arti…
Art and Place brings together a series of essays about art in Hong Kong written over the last ten year, with the intention of offering a personal chronicle of the Hong Kong art world during a time of great change. Many of the essays concern themselves with the work of local arti…
" Finnish-Swedish art historian Osvald Siren ( 1879 --1966 ) was one of the pioneers of Chinese art scholarship in the West. This biography focuses on his four major voyages to East Asia : 1918, 1921 -- 1923, 1929 -- 1930, and 1935. This was a pivotal period in Chinese archaeolo…