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	Le voyage d’un peintre chinois en Bretagne HE Yifu Editions Ouest-France 2002 Excellent book with little text but very beautiful color paintings suggesting landscapes of Britanny
	Le vieux sage et l’enfant FAN Zeng Albin Michel 2005 Very graphic painting of characters and animals
	L’art en Chine Yolaine Escande Ed. Hermann 2001 The author, a recognized sinologist, relates more particularly the spiritual experience of this art. The first chapter: "What is meant by "art" in China? "has the merit of specifying the true approach of Chinese painters. An abundant and precise documentation.
	La peinture chinoise Peter C. Swann Editions Pierre Tisné 1958 A book that is already old but still of great topicality to understand this art and how it has evolved through the centuries and Chinese dynasties. The author communicates his enthusiasm for this slow and magnificent evolution until today.
	Shitao, La saveur du monde François CHENG Ed. Phébus 1998 Magnificent art book with a remarkable introduction on this famous painter and the state of mind of his time. Each of these paintings is accompanied by a commentary of great quality.
	Toute beauté est singulière François CHENG Ed. Phébus 2004 Another art book about the Chinese painters of the Eccentric Way, including the inimitable Xiu Wei. A feast for the eyes and the mind on these painters who loved creative freedom.
	Chu Ta, Le génie du trait François CHENG Ed. Phébus 1999 Superb images and comments on this painter whose line breathes the quivering of life.
	L’art de la Chine traditionnelle Ed. Hermann 2001 Yolaine Escande A little basic work to get to know the fundamentals of painting, the importance of the trace on the paper, the criteria of appreciation of a work. It allows a clarifying relationship between art in China and in the West.
	L’Empire du regard – Mille ans de peinture japonaise Maurice Coyaud Ed. Phébus 1981 A little basic work to get to know the fundamentals of painting, the importance of the trace on the paper, the criteria of appreciation of a work. The works of Sesshu, Itaro, Miyamoto Musashi, Hasegawa are abundantly highlighted.
	Le Musée de Pékin Texte de François Fourcade Editions Cercle d’art 1964 This art book consists of a part on painting and another part on ceramics with many facsimile reproductions. The introduction offers a historical overview of the major stages of Chinese painting.