Publications of the Tang Center for East Asian Art, Princeton University

Recording State Rites in Words and Images: Uigwe of Joseon Korea Yi Song-mi

A beautifully illustrated, interdisciplinary look at the ceremonies and protocols of the dynastic court of Joseon Korea

Visualizing Dunhuang: The Lo Archive Photographs of the Mogao and Yulin Caves Edited by Dora C. Y. Ching

Available in a limited print run of 1,000 sets—the stunning nine-volume presentation of the incredible Buddhist caves at Dunhuang in northwestern China

Visualizing Dunhuang: Seeing, Studying, and Conserving the Caves Edited by Dora C. Y. Ching

A beautifully illustrated study of the caves at Dunhuang, exploring how this important Buddhist site has been visualized from its creation to today

Around Chigusa: Tea and the Arts of Sixteenth-Century Japan Edited by Dora C. Y. Ching, Louise Allison Cort, and Andrew M. Watsky

An in-depth look at the dynamic cultural world of tea in Japan during its formative period

Preserving the Dharma: Hōzan Tankai and Japanese Buddhist Art of the Early Modern Era John M. Rosenfield

In this beautifully illustrated book, eminent art historian John Rosenfield explores the life and art of the Japanese Buddhist monk Hozan Tankai (1629–1716). Through a close examination of sculptures, paintings, ritual implements, and...

Art as History: Calligraphy and Painting as One Wen C. Fong

This richly illustrated book provides an anthology and summation of the work of one of the world's leading historians of Chinese painting and calligraphy. Wen Fong helped create the field of East Asian art history during a distinguished...

Art and Archaeology of the Erligang Civilization Edited by Kyle Steinke and Dora C. Y. Ching

Named after an archaeological site discovered in 1951 in Zhengzhou, China, the Erligang civilization arose in the Yellow River valley around the middle of the second millennium BCE. Shortly thereafter, its distinctive elite material...

The Family Model in Chinese Art and Culture Edited by Jerome Silbergeld and Dora C. Y. Ching

The family model has been central to patterns of social organization and cultural articulation throughout Chinese history, influencing all facets of the content and style of Chinese art. With contributors drawn from the disciplines of...

Crossing the Sea: Essays on East Asian Art in Honor of Professor Yoshiaki Shimizu Edited by Gregory Levine, Andrew M. Watsky, and Gennifer Weisenfeld

Yoshiaki Shimizu, one of the foremost scholars of Japanese art history, taught at Princeton University for more than twenty-five years, during which time he trained many students who have become respected professors and museum...

Commemorative Landscape Painting in China Anne De Coursey Clapp

When is a landscape more than a landscape? This is a richly illustrated study of an important genre of Ming-dynasty Chinese painting in which landscapes are actually disguised portraits that celebrate an individual and his achievements...

Bridges to Heaven: Essays on East Asian Art in Honor of Professor Wen C. Fong (Two-Volume Set) Edited by Jerome Silbergeld, Dora C. Y. Ching, Judith G. Smith, and Alfreda Murck

Wen C. Fong established America's first program in East Asian art history at Princeton University, where he taught Chinese art from 1954 to 1999. During this time, he supervised more than thirty PhD students, most of whom have gone on...

ARTiculations: Undefining Chinese Contemporary Art Edited by Jerome Silbergeld and Dora C. Y. Ching

What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? Through words and images, this book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese contemporary art that...

Outside In: Chinese x American x Contemporary Art Edited by Jerome Silbergeld

The art world is currently enthralled with contemporary Chinese art. This thoughtful book argues, however, that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available—with the majority of attention having...

Rethinking Recarving: Ideals, Practices, and Problems of the "Wu Family Shrines" and Han China Edited by Cary Y. Liu

The “Wu Family Shrines” pictorial carvings from Han dynasty China (206 BCE–220 CE) are among the earliest works of Chinese art examined in an international arena. Since the eleventh century, the carvings have been identified by...