Empty and full : the language of Chinese painting / François Cheng ; translated by Michael H. Kohn.
Empty and full : the language of Chinese painting / François Cheng ; translated by Michael H. Kohn.
Empty and full : the language of Chinese painting / François Cheng ; translated by Michael H. Kohn.
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Boston : Shambhala : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 1994.
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Date
1994.
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N759.951/13
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English
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Physical content
ix, 158 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Chinese Painting and the Notion of Emptiness --Introduction: Historical Background. 1. Emptiness in Chinese Philosophy. The Conception of Emptiness. Emptiness-Fullness and Yin-Yang. Emptiness in Human Life. 2. Emptiness in Chinese Painting. Brush-Ink. Yin-Yang (Darkness-Brightness). Mountain-...
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Boston : Shambhala : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 1994.
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1st ed.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
Focusing on the principle of emptiness, Francois Cheng uses semiotic analysis and textual explication to reveal the key themes and structures of Chinese aesthetics in the practice of pictorial art. Among the many Chinese writers, poets, and artists whose writings are quoted, he gives special emphasis to a great Ch'ing dynasty theoretician and paint...
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Empty and full : the language of Chinese painting / François Cheng ; translated by Michael H. Kohn.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158).
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N759.951/13
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0877739560 (acid-free paper) :
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759.951
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991022616369702626
