Up in Flames - The Ephemeral Art of Pasted-Paper Sculpture in Taiwan

Informationen zum Autor Ellen Johnston Laing is Research Associate at the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. Helen Hui-ling Liu is a commercial artist from Taiwan. Klappentext Up in Flames is the first comprehensive study of the traditional Chinese craft of paper sculpture: the construction in bamboo and paper of human figures, figures of gods, buildings, and other objects--all intended to be ritually burned. The book documents this ancient craft as it exists today in Taiwan. The fascinating fundamentals of the craft, the tools and materials, as well as the techniques used to construct houses and human figures, never investigated before, are described and illustrated in detail. The written material is augmented by many color photographs showing the objects and the men and women who make them. > Zusammenfassung This comprehensive study of the traditional Chinese craft of paper sculpture documents the ancient craft as it exists today in Taiwan.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ellen Johnston Laing, Ellen Johnston (Research Associate Laing, Ellen Johnston Liu Laing, Ellen Johnston/ Hui-Ling Liu Laing, Helen Hui Liu, Helen Hui-Ling Liu
• Editore: Stanford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.02.2004
• EAN: 9780804734554
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-3455-4
• Pagine: 232
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Idee creative; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte