CHINESE SCULPTURE: A Great Tradition by Ann Paludan When Prince Naris began to

When Prince Naris began to draw

Size: 19 x 26 cm

ISBN: 9781932476026

they chart the steps taken by Prince Naris to imagine

CHINESE SCULPTURE: A Great Tradition by Ann Paludan When Prince Naris began toArchaeological discoveries over the last fifty years have revolutionised knowledge about Chinese sculpture, revealing the length and strength of a hitherto unsuspected tradition stretching back to prehistoric times. This tradition was concerned with the powers of statuary. Unwritten, it was based on beliefs shared by all classes on the nature of the cosmos, the importance of maintaining contact with the ancestors and the idea that images contain power