Brush away the mystery of traditional Chinese painting中国历代著名绘画作品鉴赏

“中国优秀传统文化传承系列”由上海译文出版社精心策划，获国家出版基金、上海出版资金资助出版，系列共含以下6册：
Chinese Idioms and Their Stories《中国成语故事（英文版）》
Ancient Chinese Who Left Their Marks on History《中国历史人物（英文版）》
Gems of Chinese Classics《中国历史著述（英文版）》
Chinese Mythology & Thirty-Six Stratagems《中国成语故事与三十六计（英文版）》
Brush Away the Mystery of Traditional Chinese Painting《中国历代著名绘画作品鉴赏（英文版）》
The Stories of Ancient Chinese Architecture《中国古建筑及其故事（英文版）》

《中国历代著名绘画作品鉴赏（英文版）》以地道流畅的英语，深入浅出地介绍了38幅中国画，并讲述了画作背后的故事。本书图文混排，赏心悦目，是读者学习中国传统文化、讲好中国故事的生动材料。
图书四色印刷，装帧精美，封面采用进口环保艺术纸，运用了模切镂空工艺，正文采用105克东方雅韵艺术纸，裸脊彩线装订，阅读时可完全翻开摊平。

 
《中国历代著名绘画作品鉴赏（英文版）》介绍了38幅国画，从风格、技巧、视角等方面来引导读者领略国画艺术的美，同时也讲述了画家的创作背景和审美理念。
Chinese painting, also known as brush painting or ink-wash painting, is one of the oldest art forms in the world. However, the unique styles, techniques and perspectives of Chinese painting are often unfamiliar to readers and art lovers in other parts of the world. This book aims to expound the aesthetic concepts behind some famous Chinese paintings and tell interesting stories about their creation and their creators. It may serve as a helpful guide in exploring the fabulous yet mysterious treasure house of great Chinese paintings.

 张慈贇，国内资深英文媒体人，高级编辑，享受国务院政府特殊津贴。曾就读于美国斯坦福大学，获硕士学位。长期从事英文新闻工作，参与《中国日报》的创办，主持创办《上海日报》《北京周末报》《上海英文星报》，均任第一任总编辑。现为中国翻译协会常务理事。曾在国内外报刊上发表大量新闻报道、特写、评论和专栏文章。
Born in Shanghai in 1949, ZHANG Ciyun (Peter) is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Shanghai Daily, a leading regional English-language daily newspaper on the Chinese mainland. He is also a prolific translator and writer.

Mr. Zhang graduated from Jilin Normal University in China, majoring in English language, and later from Stanford University in the United States with a master’s degree in journalism. 

Starting from 1980, he had worked in several news agencies in China and helped bring into existence four English-language newspapers, including China Daily and Shanghai Daily.

 Contents
T型帛画 T-Shaped Painting on Silk
女史箴图 Admonitions of the Court Instructress
步辇图 Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy
明皇幸蜀图 Emperor Xuanzong’s Journey to Shu
八十七神仙卷 Eighty-Seven Celestials
照夜白 Night-Shining White
捣练图 Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk
五牛图 Five Oxen
敦煌壁画 Dunhuang Murals
写生珍禽图 Sketches of Birds, Insects and Turtles
韩熙载夜宴图 Night Revels of Han Xizai
江行初雪图 Early Snow on the River
溪山行旅图 Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
春山瑞松图 Mountains and Pines in Spring
清明上河图 Along the River During the Qingming Festival
瑞鹤图 Auspicious Cranes
千里江山图 A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains
货郎图 The Knickknack Peddler
泼墨仙人Immortal in Splashed Ink
九龙图卷 Nine Dragons
红衣罗汉图 Monk in a Red Robe
永乐宫壁画 Yongle Palace Murals
富春山居图 Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
杨柳青年画 Yangliuqing New Year Painting
庐山高图 Lofty Mount Lu
孟蜀宫妓图 Court Ladies in the Shu Palace
汉宫春晓图 Spring Morning in the Han Palace
墨葡萄图 Grapes
王士敏像 Portrait of Wang Shimin
西厢记版画插图 Woodblock Illustrations of a Novel
荷花双凫图 Lotus and Ducks
康熙南巡图 Emperor Kangxi’s Southern Inspection Tour 
清王原祁仿黄公望富春山图 The Fuchun Mountains
百骏图 One Hundred Horses
远山烟竹图 Misty Bamboo on a Distant Mountain
梅花图 Plum Blossoms
奔马图 Galloping Horse
齐白石虾图 Shrimp

Introduction
Traditional Chinese painting, also known as brush painting or inkwash painting, is not only an essential part of the Chinese culture, but also one of the oldest art forms in the world. 
With a history of more than 5,000 years, Chinese painting has evolved from ancient rock paintings and pottery drawings to paintings on silk and later on rice paper and other media. Such paintings all boast unique and salient characteristics.
Through millenniums, the nation has not only brought forth numerous great artists, but also created a number of greatest masterpiece paintings in the world.
However, their unique styles, techniques, perspectives and nearly ubiquitous symbolisms are often very different from arts of other cultures.
For instance, a Chinese painting usually combines painting, calligraphy and poetry. And it is considered unfinished if it doesn’t have at least one seal on it.
Also, the tools and media employed by artists of traditional Chinese painting, such as inksticks, inkstones, rice paper and brushes, are unfamiliar to people in other parts of the world. As a result, Chinese paintings, including some masterpieces, may seem mysterious to many of our readers.
This book, jointly created by writer Zhang Ciyun and art editor Chen Jie, attempts to explain the aesthetic concepts behind Chinese paintings and tell some interesting stories about their creation and their creators. It also tries to decipher the often multiple-layer meanings hidden in Chinese paintings and obtain a better understanding of such works through visual analyses.
So, with rich and colorful illustrations, this book could provide readers a glimpse into the fabulous, yet mysterious world of great Chinese paintings.