The Great Painters of China

“With 198 illustrations, including 15 in colour This is the long-awaited account of Chinese painting by a leading scholar in Chinese art history, Professor Max Loehr. The product of an experience and understanding acquired in a lifetime, The Great Painters of China is one of the classics of the subject. …”

Contents:
Preface
The rise of pictorial art
Figure painting of the Six Dynasties (221-589)
Figure painting of Sui (589-617) and T’ang (618-907)
Landscape painting of Sui and T’ang
Landscape painters of the Five Dynasties (907-60)
Landscape painters of Northern Sung (960-1126)
Painters of Southern Sung (1127-1278)
Masters of the Yüan Period (1270-1367)
Masters of the Ming Period (1368-1644)
The Ch’ing or Manchu Period (1644-1911)
Bibliography
Index