Chinese Calligraphy : An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition （3RD）

Chiang, Yee/ Read, Herbert (FRW)

Harvard University Press（1974/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 304 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780674122260
• DDC分類 745.6

Full Description

Chiang Yee's Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique remains the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In eleven richly illustrated chapters, Chiang explores the aesthetics and the technique of this art in which rhythm, line, and structure are perfectly embodied. He measures the slow change from pictograph to stroke to the style and shape of written characters by the great calligraphers.

In addition to aesthetic considerations, the text deals with more practical subjects such as the origin and construction of the Chinese characters, styles, technique, strokes, composition, training, and the relations between calligraphy and other forms of Chinese art.

Chinese Calligraphy is a superb appreciation of beauty in the movement of strokes and in the patterns of structure—and an inspiration to amateurs as well as professionals interested in the decorative arts.

Contents

Preface, by Sir Herbert Read Author's Note I. Introduction II. The Origin and Construction of Chinese Characters III. The Styles IV. The Abstract Beauty of Chinese Calligraphy V. Technique VI. The Strokes VII. Composition VIII. Training IX. The Relations Between Calligraphy and Other Forms of Chinese Bibliography Index