Addressing the previous lack of a comprehensive English-language study
of Qing painting, art historian Claudia Brown's account ranges from the
tumultuous Ming-Qing transition to the end of imperial rule. In response
to omissions in previous treatments, she examines major influences
shaping the period and explores the relationship between painting and
mapmaking, the role of patrons and collectors, printmaking and
publishing, religious themes, and Western influences.
With more than two hundred color illustrations, Great Qing highlights
fine examples of Qing painting in American museums, works from all
regions of China, and paintings by women. Brown's gorgeous, attentively
rendered survey covers three centuries of momentous change and is
intended for general audiences as well as art collectors, museum
curators, and students and historians of Chinese art, culture, and
society.