An introduction to the study of Chinese sculpture / Ashton, Leigh, Sir, 1897-1983

Four thousand years of Chinese art / Dagny Carter

"The material in this volume has been considerably expanded beyond that of its predecessor, China magnificent (1935 ...), to include ... the results of recent extensive discoveries and research."

Prehistory and archaeology. ǂt Stone age sites and potters -- Origins of Chinese civilization -- Anyang excavations -- The Shang dynasty bronzes and sculpture -- The Chou conquest of Shang -- Chou dynasty bronzes -- Feudal China -- The symbolic significance of its bronzes and jade objects -- The empire builder Chi'in and Han dynasty art -- the silk trade -- Terra Cottas, ceramics and paintings from Han Tombs.

Early outside influences. The barbarians in Chinese history -- their animal style art -- The Indo-Scythians -- Buddhism in India and Gandhara art -- Buddhism on its way to China -- The coming of Buddhism to China -- Six dynasties painting and tomb figures -- The cave temples and early buddhist sculpture in China.

The golden age. The empire restoreed -- the T'ang dynasty metal art, textiles, non-Buddhist sculpture -- ǂt Chinese Buddhism and its influence on Japan -- the invention of printing -- T'ang dynasty -- T'ang and Sung ceramics -- Painting in the northern Sung dynasty -- Painting in the Later Sung dynasty -- The Mongol conquest -- Yuan Dynasty painters.
The Ming dynasty -- architecture and the art of living -- Ming sculpture and painting -- Ming dynasty ceramics -- Chinese influences in Europe's Industrial art -- The Manchus -- Later ceramics -- The end of the Manchus -- late decorative art -- Chi'ing dynasty painting -- art developments under the republic.

Includes bibliographical references and index.