FAH8: FAH13 The Arts of China
Professor Ikumi Kaminishi, Fall 2004

A Library Research Guide
Prepared by Chao Chen, Reference Librarian at Tisch Library

chao chen, the research librarian
(chao.chen@tufts.edu
617-627-2057)
Homepage

 


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Cultural, Historical Backgrounds and Art Traditions
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Books books

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Journal Articles c

4.

Full Tex, Full Text, Full Text! c
5.
Online Request for books, journal articles from other libraries—ILLiad
6.
Images
7.
Writing about Art
    Guides for Writing about Art
Citing Sources—Style Manuals
Bibliography Building Tool—RefWorks
Access: find most of the Web-based sources listed in this guide on the Tisch Library's homepage, http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch. Go to

1. Cultural, Historical Backgrounds and Art Traditions

A. Cultural and Historical Backgrounds
The Cambridge encyclopedia of China Ref. DS705 .C35 1991
The Cambridge history of China Stacks: DS735 .C3145
Encyclopedia of Chinese philosophy Ref. B126 .E496 2003

B. Art Traditions
Grove Art Online [Web Resource]
(The seminal source for art—the online equivalent of the 34 volumes of the print The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, plus updates since the print version.)

See a sample search for an overview on China
See a sample search on Wang Meng.

Oriental Art: A Handbook of Styles and Forms Ref. N7260 .G6713 1980
Ancient China, Art and Archaeology Oversize: N7343 .R39 1980
The arts of China to AD 900 oversize: N7343 .W38 1995
An index of early Chinese painters and paintings: T'ang, Sung, and Yüan Oversize: ND1043.3 .C3 2003
Chinese painting: leading masters and principles. oversize: ND1040 .S49 1973
A set of seven volumes: pt.1. The first millennium: v.1. Early Chinese painting. v.2. The Sung period. v.3. Plates.--pt. 2. The later centuries: v.4. The Yüan and early Ming masters. v.5. The later Ming and leading Ch'ing masters. v.6. Plates.--pt. 3. v.7. Annotated lists of paintings and reproductions of painting by Chinese artists.

 

Chinese sculpture from the fifth to the fourteenth century; over 900 specimens in stone, bronze, lacquer and wood, principally from northern China. With descriptions and an introductory essay.(a set of four volumes) Oversize: NB1043 .S5 1970
Art in China oversize: N7340 .C59 1997
A handbook of Chinese art for collectors and students oversize: N7340 .M4 1964b

Early Buddhist art of China and Central Asia Oversize: N8193.C6 R475 1999
Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography
Ref: BQ4620 .L65 1999
Reading Buddhist art : an illustrated guide to Buddhist signs and symbols Oversize: N8193 .M39 2002

A dictionary of Chinese symbols: hidden symbols in Chinese life and thought Ref. DS721 .E32613 1986

Chinese art in detail Oversize: N7340 .M48 2006
The arts of China
Oversize: N7340 .S92 1999
The art and architecture of China Oversize: N7340 .S46 1971

Modern Chinese artists: a biographical dictionary Ref. N7348 .S85 2006
China art now Oversize: N7345 .N8713 2004
A century in crisis: modernity and tradition in the art of twentieth-century China Oversize: N7345 .A53 1998


2. Books—Searching Library Catalogs books
In addition to the Tufts Library Catalog, WorldCat may be used to find books in local libraries such as in Boston Library Consortium members, and beyond.

Tip in Searching the Catalogs (This link opens up a new window.)
Subject Search on Chinese Art
Keyword Search on animal, especially the dragon motif in Chinese art


3. Journal Articles c
Art & History of Art
Cultural Studies
Multidisciplinary
E-journal Collections (Multidisciplinary)

Art & History of Art
Art Abstracts 1984-
Indexes over 250 English-language publications on art, art history, architecture, and related topics.

ARTBibliographies Modern 1974-
All forms of modern and contemporary art. The scope extends from artists and movements beginning with Impressionism in the late 19th century, up to the most recent works and trends in the late 20th century. Photography is covered from its invention in 1839 to the present. A particular emphasis is placed upon adding new and lesser-known artists and on the coverage of foreign-language literature.

Bibliography of the History of Art 1973-
Covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals 1977-
The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals indexes more than 1,000 periodicals published worldwide on archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation, as well as architecture.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index. 1974-
Provides author, subject and citation access to journal articles and book reviews in the arts and humanities. Coverage from 1974. Part of Web of Science.

 

Cultural Studies
Bibliography of Asian Studies
An index of Western-language articles, monographs, and book chapters published since 1971.

Historical Abstracts 1969-
Scholarly literature in European and world history from 1450 to the present. Does not include the United States and Canada.

Multidisciplinary
Expanded Academic ASAP
Indexes articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade, and general-interest publications, including art and architecture journals and Asian studies journals. Some articles are available in full text.

E-journal Collections (Multidisciplinary)
Project Muse and JSTOR
Project Muse and JSTOR are two collections of electronic journals in many different disciplines. The two collections share some journals, but they each cover different years. Project Muse offers more recent issues, while JSTOR has more earlier issues.


4. Full Tex, Full Text, Full Text! c

A very frequently asked question is, “full text, full text, full text…where are they, online, in print, downstairs, upstairs?” Here is how to find full texts in three different scenarios. (This link takes you to my other library research guide.)

5. Online Request for books, journal articles from other libraries—ILLiad


6. Image Sources

In print
Museum or Private Collection Catalogs or Exhibitions
You can use the Library Catalog to find these reproductions. See a sample Advanced Keyword Search in the Catalog.

Indexes to Reproductions and Photographs
World painting index Ref. ND45 .H38
Sculpture index Ref. NB36 .C55
Print index: a guide to reproductions Ref. NE90 .P17 1983
A select guide for locating reproductions of prints by Western artists dating from the early 18th century through the mid-1970s in 100 English-language publications.
Photography index: a guide to reproductions Ref. TR199 .P37
World architecture index : a guide to illustrations Ref. NA202 .T4 1991
Index to two-dimensional art works Ref. N7525 .K67

 

Online
Tufts Department of Art History [http://ase.tufts.edu/art/AHwelcome.html]
Slide collection and the Artifact database of images for class study.

Grove Art Online [Web Resource]
(The seminal source for art—the online equivalent of the 34 volumes of the print The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, plus updates since the print version.)

See a sample search on Dong Chichang. Once you bring up the article about the artist, click on Image Links on the top menu bar to get imagesof works by the artist.

ARTstor
ARTstor is an image database of architecture, painting, photography, sculpture, decorative arts and design, and archaeological and anthropological objects--with associated catalog data--from many major collections.


7. Writing about Art
          A short guide to writing about art (Tisch Reserves: N7476 .B37 2005)
          The art of writing about art (Oversize: N7475 .H83 2002)