What are the main books worth recommending for Chinese painting appreciation?

I think the main books worth recommending are: 1. Entry level. Jiang Xun's Art History of China is for everyone to see; Qin 100 the most beautiful Chinese painting; Gao Juhan's Illustration History of China Painting.

2. Theme type. Wen Fong's analysis and research on the style and structure of China's calligraphy and painting: 16 views on Zhu Liangzhi's southern painting; Rimiyazaki Method "The Deep Meaning of China's Painting"

3. improved. Zong Baihua's aesthetic walk; Li Zehou's The Course of Beauty

I. Introduction to Chinese Painting Appreciation Books As a traditional art category in China, Chinese painting has its own set of appreciation methods and historical development track. Therefore, for beginners of appreciation, they need to know the painting history of China first. Jiang Xun's Art History of China is a bit rambling, with easy-to-understand language and suitable for beginners to read. However, the content of appreciation is less, which is explained in detail in Gu's Han Xizai's Night Banquet. There are several mistakes in the book, such as the evaluation of You Chuntu, Guo's wife. Qin's 100 The Most Beautiful Chinese Painting can also be used as an introductory reference. This book contains a large number of Chinese paintings, which can give you a more comprehensive understanding of Chinese paintings. The disadvantage is that some pictures are screenshots, and each picture enjoys less content. Mr. Gao Juhan of the United States has served as the consultant of China Painting and Calligraphy Department of friel Art Museum for a long time. His Illustrated History of Painting in China tells us about the history of painting in China in the eyes of foreigners, and it can also be used as a reference for reading.

Second, the special appreciation book of traditional Chinese painting Wen Fong's "Analysis and Research on the Style and Structure of China's Painting and Calligraphy" starts with the painting theory of "vigorous landscape" in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and then takes the painting characteristics of different dynasties as its own topic to introduce the rise of self-expression of literati painting and the rise of retro painting in the Ming Dynasty. Sixteen Views on Southern Painting borrowed from Chen Hongshou's Sixteen Views on Seclusion, and selected sixteen most famous literati painters in history, such as Huang, Shen Zhou, Xu Wei and Dong Qichang. Several representative paintings were selected for in-depth analysis, which made people have a deep understanding of literati painting. Zhu Liangzhi, a professor of philosophy at Peking University, is a masterpiece of aesthetic masters. The Japanese Miyazaki Hayao law "The Deep Meaning of China's Painting" takes different painting themes as the theme, and deeply introduces the significance and spread of landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting. The book divides the development of landscape painting into line drawing, lying drawing and line drawing, which impressed me the most.

Third, the most fundamental thing to improve the appreciation level of Chinese painting is to improve artistic accomplishment. Therefore, it is necessary to read books on aesthetics and philosophy. Zong Baihua's aesthetic approach explains China's art with profound life wisdom and cosmology. Starting from Kant's formal aesthetics, the book introduces the general principles of aesthetics and literature and art, and then introduces the history of Chinese aesthetics and China's art theory, highlighting the independent value of beauty. Li Zehou's The Course of Beauty introduces the process of the occurrence, formation and evolution of China's aesthetic consciousness from ancient totem, bronze gluttony, Chu-Han romanticism and Wei-Jin demeanor to the voice of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the artistic conception of mountains and rivers in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, which outlines an overall outline for the history of Chinese aesthetics. In addition, there are professional aesthetic books, such as Talking about Beauty by Zhu Guangqian and Aesthetic Principles by Ye Lang.