TY - BOOK AU - McNair,Amy AU - Yan,Zhenqing TI - The upright brush: Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy and Song literati politics SN - 0824819225 AV - NK3634.Y45 M39 1998 U1 - 745.619951092 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Honolulu PB - University of Hawai'i Press KW - Yan, Zhenqing, KW - Calligraphy, Chinese KW - History KW - Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960 KW - Political aspects N1 - Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Chicago, 1989) under the title: The politics of calligraphic style in China; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; The Politics of Calligraphy; 2; Yan Zhenqing's Illustrious Background and Early Career; 3; "The Nest Tipped and the Eggs Overturned": The An Lushan Rebellion; 4; Partisan Politics at the Postrebellion Court; 5; From Daoist Inscriptions to Daoist Immortal; 6; Buddhist Companions and Commemoration; 7; The Late Style of Yan Zhenqing; 8; Confucian Martyrdom ER -