Abstract
The prosperity of Chinese culture in the Tang and Song Dynasties also means the maturity of Chinese art. The imperial examination and the civil office selection system result in the rise of a social group called "New Scholar-Official Community" who came to be the main force of artistic creations. The shared a similar background of education and civil service experience, and the similar cultural background cultivated similar artistic tastes. This community influenced the features and trends of artistic creations, as well as the development of art theory. To examine the relationship between art, art theory and New Scholar-Official Community during the period from the Tang to the Qing Dynasty when the imperial examination played a dominant role in the selection of civil officials, the paper hopes to find an anchor point for the self-awareness of the art theory today.
First Page
29
Last Page
35
Recommended Citation
Tong, Qiang. 2014. ""New Scholar-Official Community" and Art Theory in the Tang and Song Dynasties." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 34, (3): pp.29-35. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol34/iss3/2
