Paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

　　
　　This title presents a selected collection of 159 Chinese paintings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Palace Museum. With themes ranging from bird-and-flower, landscapes, to animals and figures, the collection showcases the masterpieces by court painters, literati artists, and Western missionaries serving in the Chinese imperial court. Written by experts in the Palace Museum, the introductory essay elucidates not only the artistic values in the paintings, various styles of different painters and schools, but also the cultural and social background of the Chinese painting circle from the 15th to early 20th century.

　　The Palace Museum, the Forbidden City, has a comprehensive collection of the world’s largest treasury of ancient Chinese art.  The Museum is an abundant resource for anyone who are interested in Chinese paintings, ceramic wares, jade wares, calligraphy, furniture, and other valuable treasures.

　　精選故宮博物院明清時代，具代表性的中國繪畫（山水、花鳥、人物），含實物放大圖、圖解、故宮專家的導言。

本書特色

　　‧ 精選故宮藏品明清時代的繪畫159幅。
　　包括了明清時期主要流派（如：浙派、吳門、松江、四僧、金陵、四王吳惲、海派、嶺南等）名家（如：沈周、文徵明、唐寅、董其昌、八大山人、龔賢、王原祁、吳昌碩、居廉等）的代表作品。

　　‧ 含實物放大圖、圖解。

　　‧ 含故宮專家撰寫的導言。