Taoism and the Arts of China

Taoism and the Arts of China
ISBN-10
0520227859
ISBN-13
9780520227859
Category
Art
Pages
415
Language
English
Published
2000-01-01
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Authors
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Stephen Little, Shawn Eichman

Description

A celebration of Taoist art traces the influence of philosophy on the visual arts in China.

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