Asian Art
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0697115917 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Published: January 1, 1992
A Customer said Interesting, but where are the pictures?. La Plante gives a great historical context to the art he describes. This helps to make the subject of Asian Art accessible and alive for the western reader. However, there is a surprising lack of visual images, considering the book's art-related content. And, most of the images are small black-and-whites. There are only a few select color photos. This makes it hard for the reader to fully appreciate and enjoy this subject. The book is organized chronologically by count. Good, but needs some more editing and better visuals Gerald J. Nora La Plante's text is able to give you a good feel for the artistic culture of India, China, and Japan over the past several millennia, which is an immense task that he does well. This book, however, has pretty disappointing flaws.Reviewers of this book have alrady excoriated it for lousy pictures, and while this does not destroy the book's good value, these complaints are valid. The picture of Mohenjo-Daro's "High Priest" statue is heavily shadowed, and many of the blac. Excellent Alternative to Sherman Lee A Customer This text offers a basic survey of Asian Art history. Unlike A History of Far Eastern Art, by Sherman Lee, which is disproportionately weighted towards Chinese painting, La Plante is careful to balance between the three major art historical traditions of Asia (India, China, Japan). The author also covers developments in contemporary Asian art, as well as often neglected Islamic traditions in India. unfortunately, the book is not lavishly illustrated, but this is reflec