The Three Perfections: Chinese Painting, Poetry, and Calligraphy
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807614521 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 88 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Catherine's College, Oxford, is the author of The Arts of China, The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art, and Art and Artists of Twentieth Century China. About the Author Michael Sullivan, Emeritus Fellow of St
Catherine's College, Oxford, is the author of The Arts of China, The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art, and Art and Artists of Twentieth Century China. . Michael Sullivan, Emeritus Fellow of St
Three Cheers for "The Three Perfections" "The Three Perfections" is a thin little book and takes about an hour to read, but that's an hour very well-spent. Sullivan does a wonderful job of explaining to the western reader in an engagingly erudite manner why Chinese paintings, well, have writing on them. In the process he touches upon the history of this p. "An Englishman Who Can See What Many Chinese Artists Can't !" according to C. M. Lin. Even the whole book only has 6An Englishman Who Can See What Many Chinese Artists Can't ! C. M. Lin Even the whole book only has 64 pages in its earlier edition,this is a classic about the core spirit of Chinese arts,that poem, calligraphy can be organically integrated with painting,to present more than just painting itself.An Englishman Who Can See What Many Chinese Artists Can't !That's a pleasant "surprise".. pages in its earlier edition,this is a classic about the core spirit of Chinese arts,that poem, calligraphy can be organically integrated with painting,to present more than just painting itself.An Englishman Who Can See What Many Chinese Artists Can't !That's a pleasant "surprise".. Lovely book sandra simpson Good book in great shape. I enjoyed the paintings and the poems. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in art.
Twenty-six luminous reproductions of celebrated works of art illustrate key aspects of this superb union of literature and the visual arts.. The fundamental unity of writing and painting is shown to be an ancient, though still valid, concept in China. What do the Chinese write on their paintings? Why do they write on them? In this newly revised volume--now illustrated in color--Michael Sullivan provides a lucid and engaging analysis of the intimate relationships among painting, poetry, and calligraphy in Chinese culture