Meishu: travels in Chinese art. Part 2

China and the world Part 2 of a 3 part series travelling through China in search of the essence of Chinese art. This is the story of China’s spasmodic and invariably difficult contacts with other cultures and ideologies caused by both natural and cultural barriers and how this isolation has allowed China to develop its own great and distinctive traditions in art.

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Credits

production company

Garner MacLennan

producer/director

Stafford Garner

Duration

00:48:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303776

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Description and travel

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - China

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Chinese

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → China - History

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Travelogue

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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