CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter V
2. CONTENTS IX
3. PREFACE XXI
4. PART ONE PREHISTORIC ERA
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER I PREHISTORIC MUSIC 11
7. CHAPTER II PREHISTORIC DANCE 33
8. CHAPTER III PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE 48
9. CHAPTER IV PREHISTORIC SCULPTURE 73
10. CHAPTER V PREHISTORIC POTTERY MAKING AND UNPAINTED POTTERIES 89
11. CHAPTER VI PREHISTORIC PAINTED POTTERIES 111
12. CHAPTER VII PREHISTORIC ROCK ART 138
13. CHAPTER VIII CONCLUSION: THE INFLUENCE OF PREHISTORIC ART IN CHINA ON THE ART OF LATER PERIODS 152
14. PART TWO XIA, SHANG AND ZHOU DYNASTIES
15. CHAPTER I OVERVIEW OF THE ARTS OF THE XIA, SHANG, AND ZHOU DYNASTIES 157
16. CHAPTER II OVERVIEW OF THE ARTS OF MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE XIA, SHANG, AND ZHOU DYNASTIES 180
17. CHAPTER III SONG AND THE ART OF SINGING IN THE XIA, SHANG, AND ZHOU DYNASTIES 210
18. CHAPTER IV THE ART OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN THE XIA, SHANG, AND ZHOU DYNASTIES 226
19. CHAPTER V OVERVIEW OF BRONZE ART IN CHINA 253
20. CHAPTER VI CATEGORIZED DISCUSSIONS OF BRONZE ART IN CHINA 279
21. CHAPTER VII CRAFTS OF THE XIA, SHANG, AND ZHOU DYNASTIES 333
22. CHAPTER VIII CALLIGRAPHY, PAINTING, AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE XIA, SHANG, AND ZHOU DYNASTIES 361
23. CHAPTER IX THE THEORIES OF THE PHILOSOPHERS AND SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT ON THE ARTS 388