| | | PAGE | | Preface by the Translator | 5 | | Biographical Note by Laurence Binyon | 7 | | Introduction | 15 | PART ONE. TECHNIQUE | | | | I. | Equipment of the Painter | 21 | | II. | Representation of Forms | 26 | | III. | Division of Subjects | 33 | | IV. | Inspiration | 38 | PART TWO. THE EVOLUTION OF CHINESE PAINTING | | | | I. | Origins | 45 | | II. | Before the Intervention of Buddhism | 46 | | III. | The Intervention of Buddhism | 54 | | IV. | The T’ang Period—7th to 10th Centuries | 58 | | V. | The Sung Period—10th to 13th Centuries | 72 | | VI. | The YÜan Period—13th and 14th Centuries | 92 | | VII. | The Ming Period—14th to 17th Centuries | 114 | | VIII. | The Ch’ing Period—17th to 20th Centuries | 131 | | Conclusion | 140 | | Bibliography | 149 | | Index of Painters and Periods | 151 |
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