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In Pursuit of Heavenly Harmony: Paintings and Calligraphy by Bada Shanren from the Estate of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai.
CHANG, JOSEPH AND QIANSHEN BAI. Stock ID: 64893 Colour map, colour photographic illustrations, xix + 203pp, appendices which include signatures, seals, chronology, glossary, bibliography, concordance, index, ribbon marker, dustjacket protected with acid free, fully recyclable polypropylene covering, quarto. "The celebrated Chinese artist Bada Shanren (1626-1705) was born into a branch of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) imperial family that was known for its literary and artistic accomplishments. When the Ming dynasty fell in 1644, Bada fled his hometown of Nanchang, Jiangxi, and took refuge in a Buddhist temple, where he remained as a monk for more than thirty years and soon rose to the position of abbot. During this period, he painted and wrote calligraphy under a variety of Buddhist names -Xxuege, Chuanqi, Ren'an, Fajue, and Geshan. In the early 1680s, the artist returned to the secular world, married briefly, and began landscape painting for the first time. In 1684 he started writing and painting under the pseudonym Bada Shanren, becoming one of the most prominent individualist painters of the early Qing dynasty (1644-1911)." (Publisher's description). (When referring to this item please quote stockid 64893) ... more |
AU$105.00 |
| Chinese Calligraphers and Their Art.
CH'EN CHIH-MAI. Stock ID: 2992 Many illustrations, chronology, xx + 286pp, index, quarto, price-clipped dustjacket little soiled and chipped at edges, otherwise in good condition. "This book deals with the great Chinese calligraphers, and with the aesthetics of their work. It is the first to study these masters of the brush from the European viewpoint. It is intended largely for those who do not read Chinese, but who do appreciate the baeuty of its characters. Dr Ch'en combines both Chinese and European scholarship. He begins with a detailed description of the various scripts of Chinese written language, from the earliest inscriptions on bronzes and oracle bones through the innovations of subsequent centuries. He identifies the major calligraphers from Wang His-chih to Yu Yu-jan (d.1964). He then discusses calligraphy as an art, as it is seen by the Chinese, and its relation to such theories of modern art as abstractionism, constructionism, and action painting. Eighty selected masterpieces of Chinese calligraphy are reproduced and discussed." (When referring to this item please quote stockid 2992) ... more |
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Behind the Brushstrokes. Tales from Chinese Calligraphy.
CHOO SEOW HWA AND NANCY L. PENROSE. Stock ID: 43400 Black and white illustrations, 194pp, index, paperback. Using clear and concise English, the authors tell entertaining stories of the great Chinese masters and bring alive the history, theory and practice of the art of Chinese calligraphy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 43400) ... more |
AU$32.95 |
| A History of Chinese Calligraphy.
TSENG YUHO. Stock ID: 45928 Map, black and white illustrations, xxix + 415pp, bibliography, index of artists, general index, dustjacket. Quarto. Discusses the beginning of written words, oracle bone inscriptions, the seal script, spirituality in Chinese calligraphy and magic scripts, a brief introduction to Chuan-k'e, the art of seal engraving, the clerical script, Li-shu, the regular script, Ts'ao-shu, the action script, Hsing-shu, calligraphy in the modern age and a brief account of writing tools. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 45928) ... more |
AU$160.00 |
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| Pan Shou.
LEONG WENG KAM AND LIM CHIN HONG. (TRANS.) Stock ID: 46725 Foreword by Professor Tommy Koh and Mr Lim Chee Onn. Black and white and colour plates showing calligraphy, one folding, 87pp, list of plates, text in English and Chinese, quarto, paperback. This catalogue from the Pan Shou exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum, shows Pan Shou's latest calligraphic works and a full range of his classical poetry. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 46725) ... more |
AU$55.00 |
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Mi Fu on Ink Stones.
GULIK, R.H. VAN. Stock ID: 118402 English with chinese characters, map, black and white illustrations, index, dustjacket. The original Chinese text of Mi Fu's Yen Shih first published in 1938 is reproduced, alongside the English translation. The great Song Dynasty poet and artist, Mi Fu (1051-1107), wrote treatises on painting and calligraphy, in addition to the present work on ink-stones, translated here by the eminent Dutch diplomat and Sinologist, Dr. R H van Gulik. In the case of the first two works, the subjects of Mi Fu's deliberations have long since disappeared. There remain, however, numerous surviving examples of ink-stones from the Song and earlier dynasties, enabling us to compare Mi Fu's words with the actual objects he describes. The importance of the ink-stone as an essential tool of the Chinese literati and thus the importance of our understanding its nature to our overall comprehension of Chinese brushwork, is but one aspect of the present work. The ink-stone is, in addition to a tool, a work of art in its own right, combining the skill and wit of the sculptor with the ancient Chinese tradition of appreciation of beautiful stones. In Mi Fu on Ink-stones, Dr van Gulik provides not only a guide to the connoisseurship of this essential treasure of the scholar's studio, but also an illuminating glimpse into the mind of this brilliant eleventh century artist. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 118402) ... more |
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The Chinese Scholar's Desk.
CAMERON, NIGEL. Stock ID: 63146 Pictorial endpapers, colour photographic illustrations, 103pp, octavo, dustjacket. To the Chinese scholar, the preparation for recording his thought was as important as the execution. On his desk lay the Four Treasures, the symbols of his calling: paper, brushes, inkslab and ink, so arranged as to inspire the best of his talent. His finely ground and watered ink was the medium for transmitting his message, his brush the conduit through which his spirit flowed on to carefully chosen paper. Calligraphy in China ranked on a par with painting and poetry, as hallmarks of a man of accomplishment and discriminating taste. This book takes the reader into the scholar?s study and seats him at that desk. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 63146) ... more |
AU$44.95 |
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The Chinese Scholar's Desk.
CAMERON, NIGEL. Stock ID: 127944 Black and white and colour photographic illustrations, 103pp, dustjacket. To the Chinese scholar, the preparation for recording his thought was as important as the execution. On his desk lay the Four Treasures, the symbols of his calling: paper, brushes, inkslab and ink, so arranged as to inspire the best of his talent. His finely ground and watered ink was the medium for transmitting his message, his brush the conduit through which his spirit flowed on to carefully chosen paper. Calligraphy in China ranked on a par with painting and poetry, as hallmarks of a man of accomplishment and discriminating taste. This book takes the reader into the scholar?s study and seats him at that desk. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 127944) ... more |
AU$44.95 |
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The Chinese Calligraphy Bible. The Essential Illustrated Guide to Over 300 Beautiful Characters.
YAT-MING CATHY HO. Stock ID: 100402 Colour illustrations, 256pp, resource list, index. Ring bound with board covers. Practise the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy with this step-by-step guide to rendering more than 300 individual characters for use in arts, crafts and design projects. With characters as beautifully decorative as they are meaningful, this elegant script can be used to embellish just about anything, and a single character can convey myriad thoughts and emotions. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 100402) ... more |
AU$39.95 |
| Chinese Calligraphers and Their Art.
CH'EN CHIH-MAI. Stock ID: 70065 Many illustrations, chronology, xx + 286pp, index, quarto, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, very good in price clipped and protected dustjacket. "This book deals with the great Chinese calligraphers, and with the aesthetics of their work. It is the first to study these masters of the brush from the European viewpoint. It is intended largely for those who do not read Chinese, but who do appreciate the baeuty of its characters. Dr Ch'en combines both Chinese and European scholarship. He begins with a detailed description of the various scripts of Chinese written language, from the earliest inscriptions on bronzes and oracle bones through the innovations of subsequent centuries. He identifies the major calligraphers from Wang His-chih to Yu Yu-jan (d.1964). He then discusses calligraphy as an art, as it is seen by the Chinese, and its relation to such theories of modern art as abstractionism, constructionism, and action painting. Eighty selected masterpieces of Chinese calligraphy are reproduced and discussed." (When referring to this item please quote stockid 70065) ... more |
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Chinese Calligraphy.
YEE, CHIANG. Stock ID: 123576 Diagrams, script, 230pp, bibliography, index, hardback. "Besides being the highest form of Chinese art, calligraphy is in a sense the chief and most fundamental element in every branch of it. Chinese characters not only convey thought but also express in a peculiar visual way the beauty of the thought. If a student can understand the literal meaning of the words, so much the better, but one of my incentives in writing this book is to encourage an enjoyment of Chinese calligraphy without the labour of learning the language. I hope to share with my readers a simple appreciation of the beauty in the movement of strokes and the patterns of structures." Chiang Yee. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 123576) ... more |
AU$45.95 |
| China: Empire of the Written Symbol.
LINDQVIST, CECILIA. Stock ID: 56296 Maps, many black & white, line & colour photographic illustrations, ribbon placeholder, 423pp, index, bibliography, beige cloth-covered boards, little darkening to spine, light foxing to edges, a good, internally clean copy. Chinese calligraphy through the ages. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 56296) ... more |
AU$35.00 |