בידספיריט | Studies in Connoisseurship, Chinese Paintings

Studies in Connoisseurship, Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection in New York and Princeton. The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1973. - This volume breaks new ground in the application of Western art-historical methods to the study of Chinese art, and its scholarly importance is matched by its lavish presentation. The emphasis of the Sackler collection in New York and Princeton is not only on the intrinsic quality of its acquisitions but also on their value for research. Both considera- tions governed the selection of the paintings that are the subject of this study: 41 works by 24 artists who lived between the mid-fourteenth and twentieth centuries. In four introductory chapters, Marilyn and Shen Fu discuss the painters in their his- torical context, the approach to connoisseurship and its underlying assumptions, questions of authentication, and, in particular, the work of Tao-chi, an outstanding seventeenth- century artist. In the catalogue that follows, each entry takes the form of a brief monograph situating the work in the history of Chinese art and answering some of the key questions it raises. The authors' exhaustive treatment of their subject goes beyond all previous catalogue discussions of Chinese painting, and their stress on authentication provides a sound critical basis for future research. Marilyn Fu is an Assistant Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Shen Fu is Research Associate, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University. softcover 375 pages 34x28 cm good conditin