The Embodied image new perspectives on the beauty, offers power, and art of the written word in China. Containing many never-before-published masterpieces from the third century to the modern period, all from the premier John B. Elliott Collection, this volume accompanies the most comprehensive exhibition of Chinese calligraphy ever seen outside China. Whether brushed on silk, cast on bronze, or engraved in stone, Chinese calligraphy evokes the forces of nature, promotes social ideals, and asserts the creativity of ...
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The Embodied image new perspectives on the beauty, offers power, and art of the written word in China. Containing many never-before-published masterpieces from the third century to the modern period, all from the premier John B. Elliott Collection, this volume accompanies the most comprehensive exhibition of Chinese calligraphy ever seen outside China. Whether brushed on silk, cast on bronze, or engraved in stone, Chinese calligraphy evokes the forces of nature, promotes social ideals, and asserts the creativity of individual artists. Scholarly essays by distinguished Chinese and American scholars examine the complex relationships between calligraphy and religion, poetry, and literature. The Embodied Image makes a landmark contribution to the understanding of Chinese calligraphy and civilization.
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Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Clean pages. Minor loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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VG-. edge-wear, scuffs & scratches to covers. upper cover corner creased. pgs have moderate edge-toning. previous owners name to cover endpaper, otherwise, clean. Black, color illustrated wraps. 449 pp., profusely illustrated with 487 illustrations. 11 essays from various contributors, detailed catalogue, reference material. Prodigious amounts of scholarship on this collection, on Chinese calligraphy, and its role in Chinese culture. "Encompassing works of calligraphy from the fourth through the twentieth centuries, the collection illustrates the extraordinary variety of formats and styles that makes calligraphy one of the most exciting of all artistic traditions"
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1999, Art Museum, Princeton University in association with Harry N. Abrams
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Art Museum, Princeton University in association with Harry N. Abrams
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1999
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English
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Near Fine. Art Museum, Princeton University in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1999. Trade paperback edition, Near Fine. Trace of shelf rubbing to edges, otherwise fine. xx, 449pp., index, illus. Heavy book: NO international or priority orders. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall.
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Near fine. 487 illustrations, including 35 color plates and 79 in duotone. 449 pages. Thick 4to, matte pictorial wrappers. Princeton: The Art Museum at Princeton University, (1999). Paperback edition. A near fine copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name. With contributions by Qianshen Bai, Dora C.Y. Ching, Chuan-hsing Ho, Cary Y. Liu, Amy McNair, Zhixin Sun, and Jay Xu.
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NF in NF jacket. Quarto. Black cloth covered boards and spine with red lettering on the spine. The book itself has no discernable wear, but the spine has a very faint forward lean. Decorative tan endpapers covered with Kanji. Bidning almost straight and still very tight. Pages are clean, white, and crisp. 449 pages. Illustrated with a handsome gallery of photographs of the shu fa pieces in the John B. Elliott Collection of calligraphy. Dust Jacket-has just a trace of rubbing at the front corner of the tail of the spine and at the very tips of the four outside corners-otherwise clean, bright, and sharp. Large, heavy book will require additional postage for orders requesting International or Priority shipping service. A lovely book!
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Fine in Fine jacket. Folio First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abrams, 1999, first printing. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12 1/8", xx+449pp., 487 illustrations, including 35 plates in full color and 79 plates in duotone. Black cloth with red spine titles, cover embossed Chinese character, decorative end papers. Fine in fine dust jacket.
