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Four thousand years of Chinese calligraphy / Léon Long-yien Chang and Peter Miller.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990Description: xi, 442 pages : illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0226101118
  • 9780226101118
Other title:
  • 4000 years of Chinese calligraphy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.619951
LOC classification:
  • NK3634.A2 C44 1990
Contents:
1. Background to the History of Chinese Calligraphy The Five Basic Types of Chinese Calligraphy -- 2. 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 -- 3. The Republic, 1912 to Present -- 4. Chi'ing Dynasty (Manchu Period), 1644-1911 -- 5. Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 -- 6. Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368 -- 7. Sung Dynasty, 960-1279 -- 8. T'ang Dynasty, 618-906 -- 9. Sui Dynasty, 589-618 -- 10. Tsin Dynasty, the Northern, and the Southern Dynasties, 265-589 -- 11. Three Kingdoms Period, 220-265 -- 12. Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 220 -- 13. Chi'in Dynasty, 221-206 B.C -- 14. Shang-Yin Dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C., and Chou Dynasty, 1122-221 B.C.
Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-437) and index.

1. Background to the History of Chinese Calligraphy The Five Basic Types of Chinese Calligraphy -- 2. 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 -- 3. The Republic, 1912 to Present -- 4. Chi'ing Dynasty (Manchu Period), 1644-1911 -- 5. Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 -- 6. Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368 -- 7. Sung Dynasty, 960-1279 -- 8. T'ang Dynasty, 618-906 -- 9. Sui Dynasty, 589-618 -- 10. Tsin Dynasty, the Northern, and the Southern Dynasties, 265-589 -- 11. Three Kingdoms Period, 220-265 -- 12. Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 220 -- 13. Chi'in Dynasty, 221-206 B.C -- 14. Shang-Yin Dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C., and Chou Dynasty, 1122-221 B.C.

"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.

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