History of Chinese Art

The best introductory book on Chinese art history, a classic book used by Oxford, Yale and Princeton for 40 years.

Michael Sullivan, Emeritus Fellow of Oxford University and an authority on the history of Chinese art Another masterpiece after 20th Century Chinese Art and Artists

The History of Chinese Art is a compendium of Chinese art from ancient times, the pre-Qin period, Qin and Han, the Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Five Dynasties and the Song dynasty, the Ming and Qing dynasties, and up to the twentieth century, presenting a clear, detailed, and comprehensive view of the manifestations and characteristics of the different disciplines of Chinese art-architecture, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, ceramics, and so on-in different eras.

The author Sullivan not only comprehensively discusses the characteristics of Chinese art itself, but also focuses more on the combination of art and history, placing the different manifestations of Chinese art in the context of a grand historical narrative, and writing out the evolution of Chinese art over thousands of years.

This book is the best written history of Chinese art. No other historian of Chinese art, except Sullivan, possesses such a wide range of knowledge. --Richard Barnhart, Professor of Art History, Yale University

Sullivan's book, A History of Chinese Art, is almost unrivaled in its clarity of presentation, balance of content, and familiarity with its subject matter. It provides an excellent gateway for all beginners in Chinese art. --Jerome Silber Geld, Chair, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Princeton University

Mr. Sullivan is an old friend of the Chinese art world. His relentless research and promotion of Chinese art has contributed immensely to the development of art not only in China, but also for all mankind. --Pan Gongkai (President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts)

Mr. Su has always had a great passion for Chinese art and the Chinese people, which is very touching. --Shao Dazhen (Professor, Department of Art History, Central Academy of Fine Arts)

Prof. Sullivan has given a lot of encouragement and promotion to both Chinese artists and Chinese art historians, and is a truly benevolent elder to whom we are all grateful. -- Wan Qingli (Professor of Chinese Art History, The University of Hong Kong)