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020			_a9789004490901 _q(electronic book)
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024	7		_a10.1163/9789004490901 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)604127616
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100	1		_aLust, John, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aChinese Popular Prints / _cJohn Lust.
264		1	_aLeiden; _aBoston : _bBRILL, _c1996.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aHandbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China ; _v11
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aChinese Popular Prints ventures into the world of Chinese blockprint illustration that had its assured niche in the rich history of Chinese popular culture from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. These prints were not considered high art in China, but were produced for the urban and rural populations. The book deals with all aspects of the Chinese popular print. In the first two chapters its invention, origins, powerful traditions and its history are described. Classical art and the Ming illustrated book were important impetuses. Three major centres of north and central China emerged. Finally the popular print took on something of the roles of the modern cinema or television. In the following four chapters the main themes are: the printmakers and printshops; society, symbolism and visual pun; categories of popular prints and their display; technical terms. A description of the workshops and their techniques, figure drawing and colouring, gives a good insight in the technical side of the print. A varied popular culture and a certain realism are strands in it, as are spirit protection of the house, recalls of the past, hopes for the future, the hold of the theatre, etc. Two elaborate appendices provide much detailed information about persons, symbols, as well as about some images in the lore of the print. A special section of 28 illustrations (8 full colour) demonstrates the potentialities of the Chinese blockprint illustration.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aPopular culture in art.
650		0	_aWood-engraving _y20th century.
650		0	_aWood-engraving, Chinese _yMing-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tChinese Popular Prints. _dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 1996 _z9789004104723 _w(OCoLC)33359839
830		0	_aHandbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China ; _v11.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004490901
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