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Informationen zum Autor J. P. Park builds on important recent research on social status, economic development, and print publishing in late imperial China to show how a world of social meaning is evident in the literary subgenre of painting manuals, and provides insight into the links between art history, print culture, and social history. Klappentext J. P. Park builds on important recent research on social status, economic development, and print publishing in late imperial China to show how a world of social meaning is evident in the literary subgenre of painting manuals, and provides insight into the links between art history, print culture, and social history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Chronology of Chinese Dynasties Introduction William Shakespeare, a Great Painter? 1. Genre and Biography 2. Words without Images 3. Portraits of the Characteristic 4. Icons of Love and Marginality 5. The Art of Being Artistic Coda: The Late Ming at the Crossroads Appendix 1 | Locations and Editions of Late Ming Painting Manuals Appendix 2 | Lost Manuals and Albums of the Ming Dynasty Notes Glossary Bibliography Index Plates follow page
