On The Art Of Chinese Ancient Books Illustrations Of Wood

Chinese ancient book illustration art by the wood engraving illustration primarily, the source is invents most early in China carves the version printing method the country, and can utilize in very quickly the illustration art, then appeared the version to engrave the illustration.In the books version engraves the illustration quantity to be most, also is richest, according to incomplete statistics, China ancient times printed the illustrated edition books had 4000 kinds approximately. From the pre-qin to the Wei Chinese time, is bamboo slips and the silk book general time, after the Tang Dynasty carves the version printing method to appear, became the paper book general time, the version engraved the illustration to obtain the widespread application in the publication profession.Song, a Yuan time are the version engrave the important time which illustration art carries on the task.The Ming Dynasty, the Chinese books publication profession full scale development, the version engraved the illustration art to enter the prosperous developed golden age, the version has engraved the illustration art various formats, the unprecedented prosperity, the artistic style by simple and artless transfers fine Li to be overelaborate plainly.The Qing Dynasty, the version engraved the illustration art to move towards the decline gradually.