{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-chinese-picture-scroll-9781789147964","title":"The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first extended history of the Chinese picture-scroll.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Chinese picture-scroll, a long, horizontal painting or calligraphic work, has been China's pre-eminent aesthetic form throughout the last two millennia. This first history of the picture-scroll explores its extraordinary longevity and adaptability to social, political, and technological change. The book describes what the picture-scroll demands of a viewer, how China's artists grappled with its cultural power, and how collectors and connoisseurs left their marks on scrolls for later generations to judge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane McCausland\u003c\/b\u003e is the Percival David Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Mongol Century: Visual Cultures of Yuan China, 1271-1368\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Reaktion Books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661586927890,"sku":"9781789147964","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_180cadc6-f526-4f2f-b9e0-6aef9ecd900a.jpg?v=1733501553","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-chinese-picture-scroll-9781789147964","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}