Chinese Painters: A Critical Study

Part One Technique

I.	Equipment of the Painter	21
II.	Representation of Forms	26
III.	Division of Subjects	33
IV.	Inspiration	38

Part Two The Evolution of Chinese Painting

I.	Origins	45
II.	Before the Intervention of Buddhism	46
III.	The Intervention of Buddhism	54
IV.	The T’ang Period—7th to 10th Centuries	58
V.	The Sung Period—10th to 13th Centuries	72
VI.	The Yüan Period—13th and 14th Centuries	92
VII.	The Ming Period—14th to 17th Centuries	114
VIII.	The Ch’ing Period—17th to 20th Centuries	131
	Conclusion	140
	Bibliography	149
	Index of Painters and Periods	151