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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Law, Sophia Suk-mun, author.
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Painting, Chinese -- Appreciation.
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Reading Chinese pain...
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Reading Chinese painting : beyond forms and colors, a comparative approach to art appreciation / by Sophia Suk-mun Law ; translated by Tony Blishen.
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Law, Sophia Suk-mun, author.
New York, NY : Better Link Press ; Shanghai, China, c2016.
Subjects
Painting, Chinese -- Appreciation.
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9781602200241 (hardcover) :
1602200246 (hardcover)
Description:
168 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Contents:
Innovation versus legacy -- True likeness versus painterly impression -- Figure paintings are not portraits -- Shanshui differ from landscapes -- The delicate world of birds and flowers -- The abstract qualities of Bimo -- The handscroll : a unique journey.
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"Applying a comparative approach to Chinese and Western art, this book examines the characteristics of traditional Chinese art and analyses the distinction between figure painting and portraiture [and other comparisons]"--Front jacket flap.
This book examines the characteristics of traditional Chinese art and analyses the distinction between figure painting and portraiture. It examines the scenery in Chinese landscape painting and the sense of poetry within the paintings of flowers and birds so that the reader comes to understand the unique aspects of Chinese art.
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Hawaii Kai Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
759.951 La
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Art, Music & Recreation
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Adult Nonfiction
759.951 Law
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