The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll

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The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll is written by Shane McCausland and published by Reaktion Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1789148340 (ISBN 10) and 9781789148343 (ISBN 13).

The first extended history of the Chinese picture-scroll. The Chinese picture-scroll, a long, horizontal painting or calligraphic work, has been China’s pre-eminent aesthetic form throughout the last two millennia. This first history of the picture-scroll explores its extraordinary longevity and adaptability to social, political, and technological change. The book describes what the picture-scroll demands of a viewer, how China’s artists grappled with its cultural power, and how collectors and connoisseurs left their marks on scrolls for later generations to judge.