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Chinese Painting and its Audiences

With discussion of masterpieces as well as lesser-known works, art historian Craig Clunas explores the reception of Chinese painting from the 16th-century Ming dynasty to the present day. Based on lectures held at the National Gallery in Washington, his well-illustrated volume offers insights into both the makers and audiences of Chinese painting over five centuries, […]

Chinese Folktale: Sima Guang Broke the Vat

This story is a folktale that Sima Guang broke a great ceramic container where a boy was drowning. Frightened, all other boys ran away. Sima Guang (1019-1086) was a Chinese historian, scholar, and high chancellor of the Song Dynasty.