杨薇中国书画艺术指南（套装上下册）

　　The authoritative English-language reference for Chinese painting and calligraphy prior to 1911. Based on decades of experience as a scholar， educator， and art consultant and appraiser， Wei Yang introduces the basics of Chinese painting and calligraphy and explains the professional appraisal （valuation） of Chinese art.Focusing on connoisseurship， art criticism， valuation criteria and market trends， Wei Yang's Guide to Chinese Painting and Calligraphy discusses issues fundamental to the identification， dating， ranking and authenticity of classical Chinese fine art. It provides original， workable guidelines for valuing classical Chinese painting and calligraphy， General topics include medium， format， painting techniques， classical scripts， inscriptions， seals and market trends. The heart of the book consists of biographies， stylistic analysis， information about seals and signatures， and market information about painters and their work from early times to the end of the nineteenth century.Addressed to readers who do not know Chinese， the guide is based on extensive research in Chinese sources and first-hand knowledge of Chinese art all over the world. It is intended for connoisseurs of Chinese painting， collectors， curators， appraisers， attorneys， other art professionals， students， scholars and anyone interested in Chinese art.

　　杨薇，美籍华人，美国西北大学中国艺术与西藏艺术专业博士，美国杨薇亚洲艺术咨询与评估公司创始人，独立学者，美国评估师协会认证的亚洲艺术资深评估师，私有财产评估报告资深评定专员和中国艺术专家证人。她从事中国艺术的学习、研究和教育工作三十余年，经验丰富，曾就职于敦煌莫高窟、普林斯顿大学艺术图书馆等。