Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to its Aesthetic and Technique)

By Yee Chiang, Chiang Yee, Chiang; Read Yee

Book Overview

Chiang Yee's Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique remains the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In eleven richly illustrated chapters, Chiang explores the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0010Y8P3Y
• Release Date: January 1966
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Best All-Round Book forUnderstanding the Chinese Aesthetic

The book deals with the traditional art of Calligraphy from both a philosophical and an aesthetic point of view and uses numerous examples for the serious student of Chinese Calligraphy. It is written in a lively and informed manner that will stimulate the reader's imagination and appreciation of the art of Calligraphy and its masters throughout history. It is the #1 book in the field.