Chapter 97 Several Chinese Art Catalogs Newly Published in Japan

Several Chinese Art Catalogs Newly Published in Japan "Chinese Art" by Ichikodansha Three volumes of the large-scale album "Chinese Art" published by Kodansha, which were published by them in recent years Part of the "World Art Series".There are 24 volumes in total, plus one additional volume. "middle "Chinese Art" occupies a total of three volumes. These three volumes of "Chinese Art" are worthy of special introduction, because they are enough to impress the world. Related publications. First, the more than 1,000 color and monochrome pictures in the three volumes of "Chinese Art" are all made by

All the articles contributed by our country are Chinese photography experts hired by the Cultural Relics Publishing House of our country, and published according to them According to the needs of the plan, the special filming was contributed to Kodansha. All the Chinese works of art introduced in the second and third volumes of "Chinese Art", from bronzes, pottery Porcelain and even paintings are all current collections in China, and none of them have been exiled overseas or In the hands of foreigners.Among the collections introduced, many are newly discovered and published after liberation.

soil.These new collections have filled many gaps in the history of ancient Chinese art, connecting many Many missing links have been solved, and many long-standing questions have been solved. Of course, many ancient works of art in our country have been lost to foreigners, and among them Many of them are rare and high-quality goods, and even many have been lost to Japan.But from these three volumes According to the works introduced in "Chinese Fine Arts", the treasures of Chinese art in my country are still incomparably abundant. Rich and excellent, still enough to show the world with an overwhelming advantage.This is something we can be proud of.

However, this is an achievement that can only be achieved in New China.Just imagine, over the past ten years, if the It is because we have vigorously and strictly implemented the policy of protecting the cultural heritage of the motherland, but we do not know how much Few old and newly discovered cultural relics will be lost to others. According to Kodansha's introduction, these three volumes of "Chinese Art" can be published in Japan, all of which are produced by Chinese This can only be achieved with the full support of the Japan Cultural Exchange Association and the Chinese People's Association for Cultural Affairs.Pass

After the recommendation of these two groups, the my country Cultural Relics Publishing House took on the responsibility of providing all the information and pictures. Work.According to Kodansha's introduction in the "Publishing Notes", in order to carry out this task, Cultural Relics Publishing House, I once organized many experts to select representative works and high-quality goods in various important museums across the country, take pictures, I also flew to Dunhuang, Yungang, Maijishan, Longmen and other famous Buddhist art relic centers by special plane, and took photos

Make pictures of those sculptures and murals.Therefore, these three volumes of "Chinese Art" are all supplied by our country. Information and pictures, and it is specially prepared for this book.The manpower and material spent on this work Of course, there is a lot of strength, but for the development of cultural exchanges and friendly relations between the two countries, the Cultural Relics Publishing House Willing to go all out. Three volumes of "Chinese Art", the first volume mainly introduces the three generations of bronze wares up to the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

country antiquities.This includes Warring States lacquerware and Chu tomb relics, Qin and Han stone carvings, handicrafts, celadon and Tang San Cai and so on. The content of the second volume is to introduce the art of grottoes in our country, including statues, statues and caves. mural.The range of pictures collected covers Dunhuang Thousand Buddha Caves, Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes, Bingling Temple, Maiji Mountain, and other grottoes in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and other places are very rich in content. The content of the third volume is to introduce the painting art of our country, from ancient times to modern times.from five

The "Night Banquet Picture" volume by Dai Gu Hongzhong, as well as the works of traditional Chinese paintings, oil paintings and printmakers in New China. Japan's art plate-making and printing technology has long been world-renowned and has reached international standards. The plate-making, printing and layout of these three volumes of "Chinese Fine Arts" are due to the large size of the book, and the pictures are specially photographed. It is made in monochrome or color, and the effect is very good, clear and exquisite, lively and energetic, it seems that It's really pleasing to the eye, and the price is not too expensive. In Hong Kong dollars, the three volumes only cost a few hundred dollars.

You can get it for ten bucks. Among the three volumes, I think the most exciting content is the second volume, which introduces the art of grottoes in various parts of my country. surgery part.Because in the painting part of the third volume, most of the famous works of the past dynasties have had the opportunity to be together. I have seen them in some albums; the bronze lacquerware and stone-carved ceramics in the first volume, except for stone carvings and pottery figurines Other than that, it doesn't really appeal to me.Therefore, it seems that the second volume is the best in content.

Dunhuang frescoes and painted sculptures, there has not been a special collection of color printing with large plates published in China. The second volume of "Chinese Art" can fill this void at present.Because about the Dunhuang part, it is There are sixty or seventy pictures, most of which are large color editions.In the remote west of Dunhuang, generally Few people have the opportunity to visit it in person. Facing this picture, it is already possible to pass through the Tumen Chewed. Except for Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen, the pictures of grottoes in Bingling Temple and Gong County are all

It is relatively rare, but there are quite a few specially filmed ones in this volume.The preface also translates the Chinese Yan Wenru "The Art of Cave Temples". The bronze ware and lacquer ware contained in the first volume belong to the most newly unearthed ones, and many of them are in the same shape. Never seen before, such as the "human-faced square tripod" (Plate 45), with four people on all sides The face is huge, each face occupies almost one side of the tripod, and it is realistic, not decorative mask.According to research, this is a product of the late Yin Dynasty and was unearthed near Changsha in 1959. This is an ancient artifact that has never been recorded before.There are also lacquerware, musical instruments and puppets unearthed from the Chu tomb people.These are things that those who wrote the history of our country's art in the past have never seen. Two or Two "Complete Works" Versions of "Chinese Fine Arts" In addition to the "World Art Series", other complete works of world art published in Japan, including There is also a monograph on Chinese art. There are two kinds of "Complete Works of World Art" published in Japan.One is the ordinary social edition, which is It had already been published before. In 1950, the old edition was slightly adapted and replaced with some new materials, and it was republished. The "Chinese Art" part of this complete work occupies four volumes. Another "Complete Works of World Art" was published by Kadokawa Shoten.This is newly edited after the war, It started to be published in 1962, and now it has been completely published. There are 39 volumes of the complete works, and the Chinese part accounts for six volumes. The "Complete Works of World Art" by Pingfan Society, the pre-war edition, has 36 volumes of the main volume, and the other volumes Twelve volumes.I bought a set when I was in Shanghai before, and I bought it from Neishan Bookstore. Hai’s other collections are all lost, so what’s the content of the part about Chinese art? Can't remember anymore. This time I just bought four volumes of their post-war revision of the Chinese part.The first volume "Qin Han Six Dynasty, the second volume "Sui and Tang Dynasties", the third volume "Song and Yuan", and the fourth volume "Ming, Qing and modern times".he They were revised in 1950, so some materials from New China were also used in it, some Pictures of newly discovered and unearthed cultural relics in my country.In the last part of "Modern Times", a brief introduction Have a look at the art activities in New China. These four volumes of "Chinese Fine Arts", in addition to the text description, each volume has sixteen color pictures, monochrome There are more than 120 pieces in the edition, plus about 200 illustrations for this article.In terms of printing and plate making, of course and not The newly edited by Shangjiaochuan Bookstore is so exquisite.But they have many pictures, mausoleums and stone carvings of various buildings, All the photos used are old before the war, some of the original sites have been destroyed long ago, and some have changed a lot. This is of great reference value. "Chinese Art" in Kadokawa's "Complete Works of World Art", since it is newly compiled and printed, the picture The layout and printing of the film are very beautiful.The plate is large, the plate is well made, and the printing is fine. Each volume has a primary color plate There are thirty.They use more new materials from our country, so the content is naturally more accurate than that of ordinary publishers. For wonderful. The editorial policy of these two "Complete Works" editions of "Chinese Fine Arts" is different from Kodansha's "Big Department" editorial policy. Editing policies are different. The three volumes of "Chinese Art" in the "Da Series" edition, all the pictures are contributed by us, The introduction is also limited to the existing ones in my country; the two kinds of Pingfansha and Kadokawa Bookstore are also included. Eclectic, including the Chinese art that has been lost to foreign countries.So also have their characteristics. Three Atlases about the Palace Museum in Beijing In addition to publishing "World Art Series", Kodansha in Japan has recently prepared to publish a A set of catalogs introducing world-renowned museums and art galleries. It is scheduled to be published in 24 volumes. The proposed catalog was printed, and our Palace Museum in Beijing occupied two volumes. The rest are two volumes from Japan's own Tokyo National Museum and two volumes from the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Volume, two volumes of the British Museum, London, UK.The rest, such as the Prado Museum of Fine Arts in Spain, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts in the United States, the Cairo Museum in Egypt, the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, etc., all have their own one volume.They plan to introduce twenty-four famous art museums in the world in twenty-four huge volumes. museum. At the time of writing this article, the two volumes of "The Palace Museum" have not yet been published, and of course the contents are not yet known. how.But according to their compilation and printing of "World Art Series", especially the three volumes of "Chinese Art" From the point of view of seriousness, it can be relied upon that this batch of planned new publications will certainly be compiled and printed as well. Very good. In recent years, Japanese cultural delegations and writer delegations have been visiting our country. Kodansha itself already has the experience of compiling and printing the three volumes of "Chinese Art", this time it is very important to introduce me The work of the National Palace Museum must be competent and enjoyable, and the introduction and collection of the collection may have already been completed. Photography worked. my country's Palace Museum is world-renowned for its large scale and rich collections.we also There is one characteristic that can be proud of, that is, all the collections are the cultural heritage of our ancestors, They are the fruits of the hard work of the working people.There is absolutely no loot in it, let alone stolen goods of unknown origin. things.In this regard, there are several famous museums in foreign countries, and they have many precious exhibits. The reason is that you can't help but blush when you talk about it. I have visited the Palace Museum three times, and the three times can be said to be a hasty glimpse.I have slightly Calculate it, if you want to have a peaceful look at the cultural relics and buildings displayed in the Palace Museum In itself, look at it in three ways.On the first day, first look at the whole picture, and then from south to north, from north to south, From the Meridian Gate to the Shenwu Gate, the east, west, and middle roads go back and forth twice.It takes a week like this, Maybe a little bit more thoughtful.Of course, even if you watch it for a week, you can't say yes detailed. What's more, besides the Palace Museum in Beijing, there are also historical and cultural exhibitions in Beijing. The museum is also enough for you to see it for a few days. I very much hope that Kodansha's new series of publications will be successfully compiled and printed, especially about the Forbidden City of our country. The content of the two volumes of the museum can live up to my expectations.