Reading Asian Art and Artifacts
Author | : Paul Kocot Nietupski |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781611460704 |
ISBN-10 | : 1611460700 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reading Asian Art and Artifacts by : Paul Kocot Nietupski
Download or read book Reading Asian Art and Artifacts written by Paul Kocot Nietupski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian art and material artifacts are expressive of cultural realities and constitute a "visible language" with messages that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. These essays by scholars of Asian art, philosophy, anthropology, and religion focus on objects held in ASIANetwork schools. The chapters' authors tell the stories of the collections, and the collections themselves tell stories of the collectors.