The art of calligraphy in modern China / Gordon S. Barrass.
The art of calligraphy in modern China / Gordon S. Barrass.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.
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NQ745.61/55
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English
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Physical content
288 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Contents
1. The Great Debate -- 2. The Changing World -- 3. The Grand Tradition: Shen Yinmo, Ye Gongchuo, Guo Moruo, Chen Yi, Deng Sanmu, Mao Zedong -- 4. Breaking the Mould: Zhang Zhengyu, Li Luogong -- 5. The Classicists: Sha Menghai, Lin Sanzhi, Qi Gong, Wang Shixiang -- 6. The Modernists: Wang Dongling,...
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Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"Calligraphy is a defining feature of Chinese culture, both a means of communication and a revered form of art. It has changed more dramatically during the half century since Mao Zedong established the People's Republic in 1949 than over the preceding 1,500 years. At first the traditional art of calligraphy was transformed into an instrument of pol...
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The art of calligraphy in modern China / Gordon S. Barrass.
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Published to accompany an exhibition held at the British Museum, Feb.-May, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references.
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c2002.
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NQ745.61/55
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74VvbbvP4ZGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbbvP4ZGA
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ISBN
0520234510 (alk. paper)
9780520234512 (alk. paper)
DDC
745.61995109045
MMS ID
991014943189702626
