The Little Stonemason
2024-01-01 00:00:00
中國新書(英文版) 2024年3期
The Little Stonemason
Written by Zheng Yan
Illustrated by Li Xingming
Dolphin Books
January 2024
72.00 (CNY)
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan is a professor at the School of Arts， Peking University， and a scholar of archaeology and art history. He has worked at Shandong Provincial Museum and the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Li Xingming
Li Xingming is a picture book creator， illustrator， and designer. Li graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts’ Picture Book Creation Studio and has won the first prize of the graduation design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts， the first prize of the 7th Feng Zikai Picture Book Award， and the gold medal of the “Tianhe Award” International Innovative Design Competition.
This book tells the story of a little stonemason who followed his master to Datong， Shanxi， to carve the Yungang Grottoes， showing readers how the Yungang Grottoes came into being， the integration of ethnic groups during the Northern Wei Dynasty， and the changes in artistic style of Buddhist statues. The details of the illustrations have been strictly verified by historical researchers and through the illustrator’s fieldwork， and are supported by the latest research results of Yungang studies and archaeological findings.
