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Looking at Chinese Painting: A Comprehensive Guide to the Philosophy, Technique, and History of Chinese Painting

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This is a totally gorgeous book with high-quality color photographs of important Chinese paintings. These graphics alone are very pleasing to look. I am not an expert in Oriental art, but it was easy to see from these photographs and illustrations the magnificence of Chinese paintings. They surely are one of the most under-rated forms of art in the world, and deserves more international attention.

This book also looks into the history of this art form, including how masterpieces were deliberately copied by apprentices for them to learn the delicate brush-strokes. And best of all, this book provides many guides on how to appreciate each of these paintings. Before reading this book, I believed the stamps on the canvas and scrolls were of the artists themselves. Now I know better. I also learned the meaning of the short poems written on some of these paintings, which gave me a better understanding of the artists' intentions.

Now, I look forward to looking at the real paintings.