中国画发展史纲要（英）

　　Preface
　　ChapterⅠ
　　The origin of Chinese Painting
　　ChapterⅡ
　　Shang（c.1600-1046B.C.）
　　Zhou（c.1046-771B.C.）
　　Warring States（475-221B.C.）
　　ChapterⅢ
　　Oin（221-207B.C）
　　Han（206B.C.-A.D.220）
　　ChapterⅣ
　　Three Kingdoms（220-265）
　　Western Jin（265-316）
　　Eastern Jin and Sixteen Stater（317-420）
　　Southern and Northern Dynasties（420-589）
　　ChapterⅤ
　　Sui（581-618）
　　Tang（618-907）
　　ChapterⅥ
　　Five Dynasties（907-960）
　　Ten States（902-979）
　　ChapterⅦ
　　Northern Song（960-1127）
　　Southern Song（1127-1179）
　　Liao（916-1125）
　　Western Xia（1038-1227）
　　Jin（1115-1234）
　　ChapterⅧ
　　Yuan（1271-1368）
　　ChapterⅨ
　　Ming（1368-1644）
　　ChapterⅩ
　　Qing（1644-1911）
　　Modern Perido（1840-1919）
　　ChapterⅪ
　　Contermporary Period（After 1919）
　　Index

　　《中国画发展史纲要（英）》bakes the reader through the wondrous world of traditional Chinese paintings.The author，Professor Zhang Anzhi，orginally taughet at the Central Institute of Fine Arts.A veteran painter and a permanent exectuive member of nthe All-China Society of Art History before his death in 1990，he had kept busy with research work，in addition to teaching.
　　Working his way through a vast collection of record，the author classifies the material systematically and underscores for the readers all.As he recounts the long history of Chinese painting，he defines its traditions through the ages，beginning with picutres drawn by early men of the Neloithic period，through the successive dynasties.to modern and contemporary Chinese paint-ings which have ingerited and developed those traditions.He even probes early man‘s undersanding and concept of painting from pictures mentioned in mythology and legends，and painted on unearthed relics，The author provides throughout a running commentary on the representative painters of the various periods，their works and aesthetic views.
　　The book contains a wealth of data of both academic value and common interest.There are1990 illustrations throughout the text of the book.In is a book for the connoisseur as well as the beginner.for people with refinde of popular taste.