Treasury of Chinese Design Motifs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

by Joseph D'Addetta

Book Overview

Chinese art and design are permeated by a connecting sense of the wholeness of all things. Its extensive vocabulary of design motifs is based on four timeless principles: spirit, rhythm, life, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048624167X
• Release Date: October 1981
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Very good!!

This book is a mine of good ideas! Arm yourselves of coloured pencils to prove the colour coupling and give free rein to your imagination!!

A classic book!

This book contains tons of beautiful Chinese designs -- usually from ceramics or embroidery. Whenever I need a Chinese motif, I can find it here.Like most Dover books, there's no real text to explain where the images came from or their significance. But for sheer volume of visual material, this book is a winner.