Understanding Chinese Painting

T.C. Lai

ISBN 10: 080523960X ISBN 13: 9780805239607

Published by Schocken, 1985

Language: English

Condition: Used - Near fine Hardcover

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First printing of first American edition. With an essay by Wucius Wong. NF/NF. A clean, tight, square copy showing only the slightest of fraying to corners of boards. No foxing, no writing, no dog-ears. Dust jacket shows light shelfwear. Not ex-library.

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Title

Understanding Chinese Painting

Publisher

Schocken

Publication Date

1985

Language

English

ISBN 10

080523960X

ISBN 13

9780805239607

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Critics have been too quick to dismiss the relevance of Chinese painting to modern art. This guide redresses the balance by assessing the history of Chinese art in terms of Oriental, not Western, aesthetic principles. T.C. Lai examines the brush-and-ink techniques at the heart of traditional painting, its close relationship to calligraphy, and the fascinating tension between type-form and inspiration, symbol, and likeness that has characterized the development of Chinese art. Copiously illustrated with full-color plates, this book is a fascinating, sumptuous introduction to an important and vital art tradition.

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