Children in Chinese Art / / ed. by Ann Barrott Wicks.

Depictions of children have had a prominent place in Chinese art since the Song period (960-1279). Yet one would be hard pressed to find any significant discussion of children in art in the historical documents of imperial China or contemporary scholarship on Chinese art. Children in Chinese Art bri...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2002]
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Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (250 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Periods In Chinese History
  • 1. Introduction: Children In Chinese Art
  • 2. Images Of Children In Song Painting And Poetry
  • 3. One Hundred Children: From Boys At Play To Icons Of Good Fortune
  • 4. Representations Of Children In Three Stories From Biographies Of Exemplary Women
  • 5. The Childhood Of Gods And Sages
  • 6. The Art Of Deliverance And Protection: Folk Deities In Paintings And Woodblock Prints
  • 7. Family Pictures
  • Notes
  • Glossary Of Chinese Characters
  • Select Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index