The Chinese eye: An interpretation of Chinese painting (A Midland book)
by Chiang Yee
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This book, first published in 1935, examines the world of Chinese painting: the background, styles, audience and reception, intentions and achievements. Written with a Western readership in mind, it intends to put Chinese visual art in the perspective of its history and culture, and clarify its ideas and meanings.Tags
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Chiang Yee (1903-1977) was born in Jiujiang, China and lived in London for several years before settling in the United States. A painter, calligrapher, poet, lecturer and travel writer, he wrote the classic textbook Chinese Calligraphy as well as the renowned Silent Traveller series, covering cities as diverse as Oxford, New York and Dublin
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- Original publication date
- 1964
- People/Characters
- Confucius; Yao, Chinese Emperor; Hsia Kuei; Hsieh Hê; Lao Tzu; Su Tung-P'o (show all 7); Wu Tao-Tzü
- Dedication
- To
MY BROTHER - First words
- PREFACE
When I went to see a production of my play in Dublin, I met a professor who asked me whether I wrote poetry and whether it was true that nearly everybody in China could write poetry.
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