Painting and Private Life in Eleventh-Century China:

Mountain Villa by Li Gonglin

by Robert E. Harrist, Jr. 

Princeton, NJ:  Princeton University Press, 1998  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ.

• Black cloth covers are mostly clean, with gilt title on spine. 
• Boards show some warping, edgewear.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with  bumped ends.
• Binding is strong.  
• Red end papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Illustrations, a block of 86 halftone plates, are bright and clear. 
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age, a few pages have bent corners.  See photos. 
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Illustrated DJ has some edgewear, bumping at spine ends. 
• PS2023.0427

164 pages. 7.5 x 10 inches

ISBN: 0-691-01609-7

A scholarly art historical monograph, focusing on the handscroll Mountain Villa by Li Gonglin.  Through a detailed reading of the scroll, and an analysis of its social and cultural contexts, the author offers a new explanation for the emergence of autobiographic content in Chinese art.

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