^Uc/ -^ '^^.^ ' f< / ^ CHINESE ART CHINESE ART General editor Francesco Abbate Translated by Pauline L. Phillips Octopus Books London New York Sydney Hong Kong • • • English version first published 1972 by Octopus Books Limited 59 Grosvenor Street, London Wl Translation r 1972 Octopus Books Limited Distributed in Australia by Angus & Robertson (Publishers) Pty Ltd 102 Glover Street, Cremorne, Sydney ISBN 7064 0027 5 Originally published in Italian by Fratelli Fabbri Editore © 1966 Fratelli Fabbri Editore, Milan Printed in Italv bv Fratelli Fabbri Editore CONTENTS Prehistory 7 The Shang Dynasty (1523-1028 BC) 8 The Reign of the Chou (1027-256 BC) 17 The Han Dynasty (206 bc-ad 220) 36 The Six Dynasties (220-590) 45 The Brief Reign of the Sui (581-618) 53 The T'ang Dynasty (618-906) 54 The Five Dynasties (907-60) 69 The Sung Nationalists (960-1279) 70 The Yiian Mongols (1260-1368) 91 The Ming (1368-1644) 98 The Ch'ing (1644-1912) 122 Bibliography 154 Index of Illustrations 155