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Landscape Art in the East

In China landscape art reached extraordinary perfection as early as the 8th cent. It engaged the highest talents during the T'ang, Sung, and Ming dynasties (see Chinese art). The prominence accorded landscape in both Chinese and Japanese art reflects the esteem for nature characteristic of East Asian religions.

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Introduction
Early Landscapes
The Renaissance and the Sixteenth Century
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Landscape Art in the East
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