{"product_id":"9789819205004","title":"The Long Past and Lost Dream: Ding Tianque's Autobiography A Living Testament to Art History","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Long Past and Lost Dream: Ding Tianque's Autobiography\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Living Testament to Art History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTianque Ding\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis book reflects on the life of Ding Tianque, an art student from the National School of Art in the Republic of China era. Mr. Ding spent his youth studying by the West Lake (Hangzhou, China), then endured the hardships of exile during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He witnessed the political transition in 1949 and endured political persecution and wrongful accusations for thirty years. In his old age, Mr. Ding regained his freedom and resumed his artistic creation and academic writings and translations. He has been acclaimed by mainland Chinese scholars in culture and history as representing “half a book of Chinese modern art history.” This book presents readers with knowledge of both Chinese and European art, and of the complex sociocultural history of the 20th century. Mr. Ding’s perseverance through the trials and tribulations he faced also serves as a source of inspiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDing Tianque, originally named Ding Shanaxiang (1916–2013), was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China. In 1935, he enrolled in the National School of Art in Hangzhou (now the China Academy of Art), where he studied under Wu Dayu and later served as his teaching assistant. He was a classmate of Wu Guanzhong, Zhu Dequn, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; color: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eZao Wuki.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819205004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e228\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47202874818700,"sku":"9789819205004","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819205004.jpg?v=1780619023","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819205004","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}