Chinese painting has had a long history, producing many extraordinary painters in the preceding dynasties. Over thousands of years, the art of traditional Chinese painting has evolved from landscapes and figures to bird-and-flower. Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. (Parts excerpted from Wikipedia) Below is a reading list of recommended books about Chinese Traditional paintings, landscapes and artworks
Recommended Books, Research & Reading Materials
Chinese Art, The Minor Arts - Gold, Silver, Bronze, Cloisonne, Cantonese Enamel, Lacquer, Furniture, WoodThe Art and Architecture of China: 3rd editionThe Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting - from 1679-1701Chinese art: Textiles, glass and painting on glass, carvings in ivory and rhinoceros horn, carvings in hardstone, snuff bottles, inkcakes and inkstonesThe Traditional Art of Chinese Woodblock PrintsThe Double Screen: Medium and Representation in Chinese Painting (Essays in Art and Culture)Representation of the Figure in Chinese History (English and Chinese Edition)Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting (The Culture & Civilization of China)Secret world of the Forbidden City: Splendors from China's Imperial PalaceThe Art of Chinese Traditional Woodblock PrintingPerspectives on Connoisseurship of Chinese PaintingHow to Read Chinese PaintingsIssues of Authenticity in Chinese PaintingBeauty Revealed: Images of Women in Qing Dynasty Chinese PaintingForbidden City: Imperial Treasures from the Palace Museum, BeijingChinese Painting and Its Audiences (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 43)The Arts of China, Sixth Edition, Revised and ExpandedChinese Wallpaper in Britain and IrelandWorshiping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits