Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting.
By examining literary archetypes, the titles of paintings, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Alfreda Murck shows that certain paintings expressed strong political opinions-some transparent, others deliberately concealed. She argues that the coding of messages in seemingly innocuous paintings was an important factor in the growing respect for painting among the educated elite and that the capacity of painting's systems of reference to allow scholars to express dissent with impunity contributed to the art's vitality and longevity.
| ISBN: | 9780674007826 |
| Publication date: | 2nd April 2002 |
| Author: | Alfreda Murck, HarvardYenching Institute |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Asia Center an imprint of Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 440 pages |
| Series: | Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series |
| Genres: |
Geography |
Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting.
By examining literary archetypes, the titles of paintings, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Alfreda Murck shows that certain paintings expressed strong political opinions-some transparent, others deliberately concealed. She argues that the coding of messages in seemingly innocuous paintings was an important factor in the growing respect for painting among the educated elite and that the capacity of painting's systems of reference to allow scholars to express dissent with impunity contributed to the art's vitality and longevity.
Poetry and Painting in Song China features in the following genres: Geography
Poetry and Painting in Song China is available in Paperback
Poetry and Painting in Song China was written by Alfreda Murck, HarvardYenching Institute and published by Harvard University Asia Center an imprint of Harvard University Press
Poetry and Painting in Song China has 440 pages
Yes it is part of Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series series