A General History of Chinese Art. Volume 4 A General History of Chinese Art: From the Five Dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty

CONTENTS\nPART ONE. THE FIVE DYNASTIES, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SONG, LIAO, WESTERN XIA, AND JIN DYNASTIES\nOVERVIEW\nCHAPTER I THE BRILLIANCE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS\nCHAPTER II THE FLOURISHING OF FOLK DANCE\nCHAPTER III A HISTORIC TURNING POINT FOR COURT DANCE\nCHAPTER IV THE BRILLIANT ART OF STORYTELLING\nCHAPTER V THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY OF THE ART OF SINGING-STORYTELLING IN URBAN LIFE\nCHAPTER VI OPERA TAKES CENTER STAGE\nCHAPTER VII THE FORMATION OF SOUTHERN OPERA, AN INTEGRATED AND MATURE STAGE ART\nCHAPTER VIII GREAT EXPLORATIONS IN MUSIC\nCHAPTER IX THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC OF DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES\nCHAPTER X THE INFLUENCE OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE ON THE FINE ARTS\nCHAPTER XI LANDSCAPE PAINTING AT ITS PEAK\nCHAPTER XII NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN BIRD-AND-FLOWER PAINTING AND FIGURE PAINTING\nCHAPTER XIII LITERATI PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY IN THE AGE OF SHANGYI\nCHAPTER XIV PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE, AND THE ARCHITECTURAL ARTS\nCHAPTER XV SONG PORCELAIN AND OTHER CRAFTS\nCHAPTER XVI NEW ACHIEVEMENTS IN WRITING ABOUT FINE ARTS\nPART TWO YUAN DYNASTY\nOVERVIEW\nCHAPTER I ZAJU OF THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER II SOUTHERN OPERA OF THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER III OPERA PERFORMANCE FORMATS AND STAGECRAFT OF THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER IV MUSIC OF THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER V DANCE OF THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER VI PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, AND SEAL CARVING IN THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER VII ARCHITECTURE AND SCULPTURE OF THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER VIII CRAFTS OF THE YUAN DYNASTY\nCHAPTER IX YUAN DYNASTY THEORIES OF ART