Master artist, teacher and scholar traces historical development of techniques and styles from 14th century BC to present; analyzes aesthetic concepts, criteria, and schools associated with specific aesthetic qualities; and provides comprehensive, in-depth guide to materials, technical principles, and major brush strokes.

Table of Contents for Chinese Brushwork in Calligraphy and Painting: Its History, Aesthetics, and Techniques

List of Illustrations
Preface
Map of Ancient China
Part One THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART OF BRUSHWORK
CHAPTER ONE
Archaic Period
NEOLITHIC DESIGNS
HSIANG HSING WEN TZE OR IDEOGRAMS
CHAPTER TWO
Germinant Period
SHELL AND BONE STYLE
GREATER CHUAN
CHAPTER THREE
Ripening Period
LESSER CHUAN: SEAL STYLE
LI
CHANG TSAO
CHAPTER FOUR
Flourishing Period
KAI
HSING
TSAO OR GRASS
Part Two AESTHETICS OF BRUSHWORK
CHAPTER FIVE
Aesthetic Roots
TAOISM
CONFUCIANISM
BUDDHISM
CHAPTER SIX
Aesthetic Components
FORM
LINE
SPACE-CONSCIOUSNESS
COMPOSITION
CHAPTER SEVEN
Aesthetic Standards
CH'I YUEN
YA AND SU
SHENG AND SHU
CHIAO AND CHUO
SHU CHUAN CH'I OR LITERARY FLAVOR
CHUNG AND DA
BRUSHWORK AND INK
CHAPTER EIGHT
Styles in Painting and Calligraphy
PAINTING
CALLIGRAPHY
A SURVEY OF STYLES
Part Three THE TECHNIQUES OF CHINESE BRUSHWORK
CHAPTER NINE
The Tools of Brushwork
THE BRUSH
THE PAPER
THE INK
THE INKSTONE
THE STUDY
CHAPTER TEN
Holding the Brush
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Body Movement in Using the Brush
CHAPTER TWELVE
Three Fundamental Principles of Brushwork
MOISTURE
PRESSURE
SPEED
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Two Major Angles of the Brush
POSITION ANGLE
MOVING ANGLE
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Principal Brush Strokes and Their Application in Painting and Calligraphy
"CENTER BRUSH, CHUNG FENG"
"PULLING BRUSH, TUO PI"
"POINT BRUSH, CHIEN PI"
"SIDE BRUSH, PIAN FENG"
"DRY BRUSH, KU PI"
"SPLIT BRUSH, PO PI"
TURNING AND FOLDING BRUSH
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Principal Ways of Using the Ink
"SIDE-INK, PIE
PO'MO OR WASH
PO MO OR LAYERS OF INK
MO GU OR NON-BONE TREATMENT
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
"Pi Li, or Strength of the Line"
ELASTICITY
The Role of the Seal (Yin) in Painting and Calligraphy
Conclusion
Appendix: Chronological Charts
I. CHRONOLOGICAL PERIODS
II. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CALLIGRAPHIC STYLES
III. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF DOMINANT PAINTING SUBJECTS
Major Terms Found in the Text
Bibliography
Index

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