Beyond line : the art of Korean writing / edited by Stephen Little, Virginia Moon ; essays by Insoo Cho, Lee Dongkook, Stephen Little, Yi Wanwoo ; additional contributions by Christina Gina Lee, Stephen Little, Natalie Mik, Audrey Min, Virginia Moon, Joon Hye Park, Eunsoo Yi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-395) and index.

The art of Korean writing /  Stephen Little --  Map of Korea during the Three Kingdoms period --  Ancient and Medieval Korean calligraphy /  Yi Wanwoo --  Writings in the Joseon dynasty /  Insoo Cho --  The evolution of form and the recovery of poetic language: the development of modern and contemporary Korean calligraphy and the path to the twenty-first century /  Lee Dongkook -- Catalogue.  Prehistory --  Tools and materials --  Buddhist calligraphy --  Royal calligraphy --  Yangban (scholar-officials') calligraphy --  The advent of hangeul --  Gim Jeonghui, a calligraphic master --  The early modern period --  Beyond the modern.

"Offering an extraordinary window into Korean culture, Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing brings a multidisciplinary approach to the history of Korean writing--from the earliest texts from the Three Kingdoms period to its use in contemporary art. This volume discusses the social and cultural conditions that led to the creation of calligraphic works by a wide range of people, including kings, queens, officials, scholars, painters, monks, and even slaves. It also explores the variety of materials employed in the creation of the art--from paper, ink, and bamboo to ceramics, silk, and metal. In addition, it looks at how calligraphy was used both to maintain Korea's historical class structure and, as literacy spread, to incite social change for women, merchants, and other segments of society.   The authors explore how the invention of the hangeul phonetic script led to a more global identity for Korea, and how this script continues to shape contemporary art and design. Beyond Line illuminates the restrained beauty, strength, and flexibility of Korean calligraphy.  By Stephen Little and Virginia Moon, with contributions by Insoo Choo, Lee Dong Guk, and Yi Wanwoo.  This publication is issued on the occasion of the exhibition Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from June 16 through September 29, 2019."--from publisher

Chinese paintings from Japanese collections /  edited by Stephen Little ; with contributions by Stephen Little, Christina Yu Yu.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (May 11-July 6, 2014)"--Colophon.

Los Angeles, California : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books-Prestel Publishing,  2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-171) and index.

Chinese dynasties and periods / Japanese periods and shoguns -- Maps of China and Japan -- Chinese paintings from Japanese collections / Stephen Little -- Works in the exhibition / Stephen Little and Christina Yu Yu.

Exploring a high point in the cultural exchange between China and Japan, this volume presents 35 masterpieces of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties that made their way to Japan over a period of eight centuries.

"Filled with magnificent examples of Chinese paintings from four dynasties, spanning the 8th through the 17th century, this book traces Japan's role in preserving part of China's cultural heritage. Exploring a high point in the cultural exchange between China and Japan, this volume presents forty masterpieces of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties that made their way to Japan over a period of eight centuries. These paintings are significant as mirrors of the two cultures. The book explores themes such as the role of Japan in preserving key parts of China's cultural and artistic heritage; the aspects of Japanese identity that derive from traditional Chinese culture; the use of Chinese paintings as models for key traditions of Japanese painting; and the use of Chinese paintings as status symbols in Japan. Filled with exquisite reproductions, the book offers in-depth analysis of each painting, including its religious or secular significance and provenance in China and Japan."--Publisher information.

Ink unbound : paintings by Liu Dan / Liu Yang, with an essay by Stephen Little.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Ink Unbound: Paintings by Liu Dan", organized and presented by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, September 17, 2016-January 29, 2017.

Text in English with titles of artworks in English and Chinese.

Taoism and the arts of China / Stephen Little with Shawn Eichman ; with essays by Patricia Ebrey [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-405) and index.

Taoism and the arts of China / Stephen Little -- Taoism: the story of the way / Kristofer Schipper -- Taoist architecture / Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt -- Mapping early Taoist art: the visual culture of Wudoumi Dao / Wu Hung -- Taoism and art at the court of Song Huizong / Patricia Ebrey -- Catalogue of the exhibition. Part I : The formation of the Taoist tradition ; Laozi and the origins of Taoism ; Heaven and Earth : Taoist cosmology ; Sacred mountains and cults of the immortals ; Part II : The Taoist church ; The beginnings of religious Taoism ; Taoist ritual ; The Taoist pantheon ; Part III : The Taoist renaissance ; Taoism and popular religion ; Divine manifestations of Yin : goddesses and female saints ; Zhenwu, the perfected warrior ; Taoist immortals ; Inner alchemy and Its symbolism ; The sacred landscape -- Chinese names and terms.

"Taoism and the Arts of China brings together a collection of art from one of China's most ancient and influential traditions. Produced to accompany the first major exhibition ever organized on the Taoist philosophy and religion, this opulent book includes more than 150 works of art from as early as the late Zhou dynasty (5th-3rd century B.C.) to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Many of these works are paintings that show the breathtaking range of style and subject that makes the Taoist heritage so rich. Sculpture, calligraphy, rare books, textiles, and ritual objects are also represented." "Like the exhibition, the book is organized thematically. It begins with the sage Laozi, and moves on to explore the birth of religious Taoism and the interaction between Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. A wealth of subjects is covered: the gods of the Taoist pantheon, ritual, the boundaries and intersections between Taoism and popular religion, Taoist immortals and realized beings, the role of alchemy, sacred landscape and its significance, and Taoist temples and their architecture." "Taoism and the Arts of China includes a series of introductory essays by scholars with a deep understanding of their subjects. Among the topics are a historical introduction to Taoism, archaeological evidence for early Taoist art, and a general introduction to the functions of art in religious Taoism. Illustrated with over 230 color images, this volume affords a sweeping view of an artistic terrain that until now has received too little exposure in the West. Its publication constitutes a major advance in Western understanding of this important tradition."--Jacket.