Taoism and the Arts of China
- ISBN-10
- 0520227840
- ISBN-13
- 9780520227842
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 415
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Authors
- Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Wu Hung, Stephen Little
Description
With more than 150 stunning images culled from Chinese texts, sculpture, textiles, and ritual objects, this celebration of Taoist art traces the influence of philosophy on the visual arts in China.
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