Chinese Art. 5000 Years of History

The chronological nature of the narrative and the timeline at the beginning of each section will allow the reader to trace the development of various spheres of culture in the Middle Kingdom – step by step, era by era. Colorful illustrations and detailed descriptions of amazing artifacts will tell how, starting from simple jade talismans, Chinese masters gradually learned to create jade bonsais, how early writings on divination bones gave way to calligraphic scrolls of incredible beauty and value, how the famous Chinese porcelain evolved, and also about the origin of the great terracotta army. «Chinese Art. 5000 Years of History» continues the series by the SLVO/SLOVO publishing house, dedicated to important events in the history of arts of various countries. An illustrated book «Italian Art. 1000 Years of History» has already been published. Publications dedicated to the art of India and Russia are in preparation.