Four thousand years of Chinese calligraphy /
Chang, Léon Long-yien,
Four thousand years of Chinese calligraphy / 4000 years of Chinese calligraphy Léon Long-yien Chang and Peter Miller. - xi, 442 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-437) and index.
Background to the History of Chinese Calligraphy The Five Basic Types of Chinese Calligraphy -- Elements of Chinese Calligraphy as an Art The Four Treasures The Music and the Living Tradition of Chinese Calligraphy Brushstroke Technique, Composition and the Art of Space -- The Republic, 1912 to Present -- Chi'ing Dynasty (Manchu Period), 1644-1911 -- Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368 -- Sung Dynasty, 960-1279 -- T'ang Dynasty, 618-906 -- Sui Dynasty, 589-618 -- Tsin Dynasty, the Northern, and the Southern Dynasties, 265-589 -- Three Kingdoms Period, 220-265 -- Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 220 -- Chi'in Dynasty, 221-206 B.C -- Shang-Yin Dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C., and Chou Dynasty, 1122-221 B.C. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"Chinese calligraphy evokes a complex beauty by the simplest means--a single character, a stroke, or even a dot. It is an intriguing art form that at once reveals a calligrapher's talent and learning, reflects whole epochs of philosophy, religion, and culture, and embraces an artistic tradition thousands of years old. This volume offers a loving appreciation of the aesthetic values underlying Chinese calligraphy as well as an authoritative guide to its historical development as one of China's supreme artistic accomplishments."--Publisher description.
0226101118 9780226101118
89032236
Calligraphy, Chinese
Calligraphers--China
NK3634.A2 / C44 1990
745.619951
Four thousand years of Chinese calligraphy / 4000 years of Chinese calligraphy Léon Long-yien Chang and Peter Miller. - xi, 442 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-437) and index.
Background to the History of Chinese Calligraphy The Five Basic Types of Chinese Calligraphy -- Elements of Chinese Calligraphy as an Art The Four Treasures The Music and the Living Tradition of Chinese Calligraphy Brushstroke Technique, Composition and the Art of Space -- The Republic, 1912 to Present -- Chi'ing Dynasty (Manchu Period), 1644-1911 -- Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368 -- Sung Dynasty, 960-1279 -- T'ang Dynasty, 618-906 -- Sui Dynasty, 589-618 -- Tsin Dynasty, the Northern, and the Southern Dynasties, 265-589 -- Three Kingdoms Period, 220-265 -- Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 220 -- Chi'in Dynasty, 221-206 B.C -- Shang-Yin Dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C., and Chou Dynasty, 1122-221 B.C. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"Chinese calligraphy evokes a complex beauty by the simplest means--a single character, a stroke, or even a dot. It is an intriguing art form that at once reveals a calligrapher's talent and learning, reflects whole epochs of philosophy, religion, and culture, and embraces an artistic tradition thousands of years old. This volume offers a loving appreciation of the aesthetic values underlying Chinese calligraphy as well as an authoritative guide to its historical development as one of China's supreme artistic accomplishments."--Publisher description.
0226101118 9780226101118
89032236
Calligraphy, Chinese
Calligraphers--China
NK3634.A2 / C44 1990
745.619951