中国传统工艺（英）

　　“中华之美”丛书围绕中华优秀传统文化这一主题，择取其中15个专题分别加以介绍。这15个专题，包括以思想、智慧、艺术为主的“无形遗产”，以工艺、器物为主的“有形遗产”，以衣食住行乐为主的“民俗生活”，它们精心构架，有机结合，勾勒出中国文化的一个总体面貌，并反映出“中华文化的理念、智慧、气度、神韵”。 中国传统工艺在世界各民族的物质文化史上有着独特的美名，给后人留下了丰富的文化遗产，包含着许多人工造物与生活的智慧。本书系统地介绍了中国传统工艺历史和发展，其中有纵向的沿革，也有横向的分类；有严谨的工艺介绍，也有生动的工匠故事；讲具体的工艺现象，也讲现象背后蕴涵的思想和文化，是一本人文气息浓厚的专业普及读物。 The heaven has time， the earth has vitality， material has beauty， work has ingenuity. Chinese arts and crafts enjoy a unique reputation in the history of material civilization among various nations in the world. For several thousands of years， people’s handicrafts in their development echoed with the rhythm of lifeworking with the rising sun and reposing at sunset. All species of handicrafts in their earliest states are related to usage： always practical， plain and warm， and in possession of a wisdom that adapts to agricultural civilization. Even the highend handicrafts at the court and among the literati， such unpretentious tradition still remain and reveal a touch of pragmatic trace. All this is associated with the everlasting farming culture of China and her exceptional geographical position， which has left us rich cultural heritage in which wisdom of life and human creation iscontained.

　　杭间，1961年生，艺术史学者、批评家。中国美术学院副院长、美术馆馆长，教授，博士生导师。曾任《装饰》杂志主编、清华大学美术学院副院长，系教育部艺术教育委员会委员、中国美术家协会理事、理论委员会副主任、浙江省民间文艺家协会主席。著有《原乡？设计》、《设计道——中国设计的基本问题》、《中国工艺美学史》、《手艺的思想》、《新具象艺术》、《艺术向度》、《身体的智慧——中国当代油画十年精神景观》、《中国工艺美学思想史》等。郭秋惠，1979年生，设计艺术学博士，毕业于清华大学美术学院艺术史论系，现为清华大学美术学院博士后。著有《中国传统工艺》（合著）、《追逐太阳的光影？邓伟》（合编）。 Hang Jian， born 1961， Ph. D.， vice president of China Academy of Art， curator of the National Art Museum of China. Graduated from Department of Art History， Central Academy of Arts， he was once editor-in-chief of the Decoration Journal; director of Department of Art History， Academy of Arts and Design， Tsinghua University; managing deputy director of Cheung Kong School of Arts and Design， Shantou University; senior visiting scholar to College of Architecture， Art， and Planning， Cornell University， USA. His writings include Design， Way of Design Basic Problems in Chinese Design， A History of Chinese Technology Aesthetics， The Idea of Craftsmanship， New Figural Art， Art Dimensions， Wisdom of the Body Spiritual Landscape of Contemporary Chinese Oil Paintings， A History of Chinese Technology Aesthetic Ideology， etc. Guo Qiuhui， born 1979， Doctor of Design Art， graduated from Department of Art History， currently postdoctoral researcher with Academy of Arts and Design， Tsinghua University. Writings include Chinese Arts and Crafts （written jointly）， Chasing the Sun’s Light and Reflection （compiled jointly）.