CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. Part One Qin and Han Dynasties
4. Overview 1
5. Chapter I Music of Qin and Han Dynasties 11
6. Chapter II Acrobatics and Dance in the Qin and Han Dynasties 46
7. Chapter III Sculpture and Pictorial Bricks and Stones of the Qin and Han Dynasties 72
8. Chapter IV Paintings, Calligraphy and Seals of the Qin and Han Dynasties 106
9. Chapter V Crafts and Architecture of the Qin and Han Dynasties 145
10. Chapter VI Qin and Han Theories of Art 193
11. Part Two Three Kingdoms, Eastern and Western Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties
12. Overview 201
13. Chapter I New Developments in Music 210
14. Chapter II The Art of Dance 243
15. Chapter III Scroll Painting and Murals 265
16. Chapter IV The Emerging Art of Sculpture 299
17. Chapter V The Maturation of the Art of Calligraphy 333
18. Chapter VI New Developments in Theories of the Arts 364