Looking at Chinese Painting: A Comprehensive Guide to the Philosophy, Technique, and History of Chinese Painting - Wang Ya

Beautifully illustrated by paintings from the National Palace Museum, this volume is the very first English guidebook written by a Chinese scholar, covering the history, philosophy, and techniques of traditional Chinese painting. Mr. Wang, curator of painting at the National Palace Museum, discusses pigments and colors, ink, inscriptions, seals and mounting, relationship between painting and calligraphy, and copies and forgeries.Yao-t'ing, Wang is the author of 'Looking at Chinese Painting: A Comprehensive Guide to the Philosophy, Technique, and History of Chinese Painting - Wang Ya' with ISBN 9784544020663 and ISBN 4544020662.