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Author:   Kwo Da-Wei
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   0.647kg
ISBN:  

9780486264813

ISBN 10:   0486264815
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   28 March 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Map of Ancient China Part One THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART OF BRUSHWORK CHAPTER ONE Archaic Period NEOLITHIC DESIGNS HSIANG HSING WEN TZE OR IDEOGRAMS CHAPTER TWO Germinant Period SHELL AND BONE STYLE GREATER CHUAN CHAPTER THREE Ripening Period LESSER CHUAN: SEAL STYLE LI CHANG TSAO CHAPTER FOUR Flourishing Period KAI HSING TSAO OR GRASS Part Two AESTHETICS OF BRUSHWORK CHAPTER FIVE Aesthetic Roots TAOISM CONFUCIANISM BUDDHISM CHAPTER SIX Aesthetic Components FORM LINE SPACE-CONSCIOUSNESS COMPOSITION CHAPTER SEVEN Aesthetic Standards CH'I YUEN YA AND SU SHENG AND SHU CHIAO AND CHUO SHU CHUAN CH'I OR LITERARY FLAVOR CHUNG AND DA BRUSHWORK AND INK CHAPTER EIGHT Styles in Painting and Calligraphy PAINTING CALLIGRAPHY A SURVEY OF STYLES Part Three THE TECHNIQUES OF CHINESE BRUSHWORK CHAPTER NINE The Tools of Brushwork THE BRUSH THE PAPER THE INK THE INKSTONE THE STUDY CHAPTER TEN Holding the Brush CHAPTER ELEVEN Body Movement in Using the Brush CHAPTER TWELVE Three Fundamental Principles of Brushwork MOISTURE PRESSURE SPEED CHAPTER THIRTEEN Two Major Angles of the Brush POSITION ANGLE MOVING ANGLE CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Principal Brush Strokes and Their Application in Painting and Calligraphy ""CENTER BRUSH, CHUNG FENG"" ""PULLING BRUSH, TUO PI"" ""POINT BRUSH, CHIEN PI"" ""SIDE BRUSH, PIAN FENG"" ""DRY BRUSH, KU PI"" ""SPLIT BRUSH, PO PI"" TURNING AND FOLDING BRUSH CHAPTER FIFTEEN Principal Ways of Using the Ink ""SIDE-INK, PIEN MO"" PO'MO OR WASH PO MO OR LAYERS OF INK MO GU OR NON-BONE TREATMENT CHAPTER SIXTEEN ""Pi Li, or Strength of the Line"" ELASTICITY The Role of the Seal (Yin) in Painting and Calligraphy Conclusion Appendix: Chronological Charts I. CHRONOLOGICAL PERIODS II. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CALLIGRAPHIC STYLES III. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF DOMINANT PAINTING SUBJECTS Major Terms Found in the Text Bibliography Index

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