Three Thousand Years of Chinese PaintingFrom Neolithic painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by twelfth century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall. This magnificent book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some three thousand years. Drawing on museum collections, archives, and archaeological sites in