Master artist, teacher and scholar traces historical development of techniques and styles from 14th century BC to present; analyzes aesthetic concepts, criteria, and schools associated with specific aesthetic qualities; and provides comprehensive, in-depth guide to materials, technical principles, and major brush strokes.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives by C. A. S. Williams This standard reference, long familiar to students of Chinese culture, emphasizes the historical, legendary, or supernatural persons, animals, and objects as symbols in art and literature. 402 illustrations.
Chinese Painting Techniques by Alison Stilwell Cameron The first guide to unify the philosophical and imitative methods of instruction in the art of Chinese painting explains the tools of the art and basic strokes and demonstrates their uses.
The Art of Chinese Calligraphy by Jean Long Author provides both practical instruction and historical background, as well as examining the relationship of Chinese calligraphy to other art forms. Many black-and-white illustrations.
The Complete "Chinese Ornament": All 100 Color Plates by Owen Jones From one of the most beautiful books on the decorative arts ever published: reproductions of classic full-color renderings by the great Victorian designer of design elements in Chinese porcelain and cloisonné antiquities.
Chinese Designs and Motifs by Marty Noble With its dragons and fish, flowers and foo dogs, this magnificent compilation of 361 royalty-free designs offers an exotic archive of crisp black-and-white images in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Chinese Design by Dover Striking compendium culled directly from rare sources: animals, birds, fish, abstracts, patterns — 200 in both full-color and black-and-white — in a remarkable diversity of styles, elegantly simple to intricately complex.
Treasury of Chinese Designs CD-ROM and Book by Stanley Appelbaum More than 250 distinctive, black-and-white motifs offer an abundant supply of useful borders, intricate floral displays, real and fabulous animals, geometric abstract patterns, and popular Chinese ideographs.
Asian Design by Alan Weller Beautifully designed compendium spans the entire range of Asian art and culture. Included are 256 designs, patterns, and decorative motifs from China, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Tibet, and other Asian countries.
