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Art of Calligraphy in Modern China

Art of Calligraphy in Modern China


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Calligraphy is a defining feature of China's culture. Both a means of communication and a revered form of art, the dividing line is often vague, and this ambiguity has given it an important role in shaping the history of modern China since the creation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. After the Revolution the traditional art of calligraphy was quickly transformed into an instrument of political power and protest, wielded on an unprecedented scale, while over the last two decades a new modern genre of the traditional art form has also emerged. The author has personally interviewed many prominent calligraphers to focus on twenty-five individuals who have been key figures in this process and exemplify its main trends, bringing their distinct voices to a Western audience for the first time.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; 1 The Great Debate; 2 The Changing World; 3 The Grand Tradition: Shen Yinmo, Ye Gongchuo, Guo Moruo, Chen Yi, Deng Sanmu, Mao Zedong; 4 Breaking the Mould: Zhang Zhengyu, Li Luogong; 5 The Classicists: Sha Menghai, Lin Sanzhi, Qi Gong, Wang Shixiang; 6 The Art of Collecting: Yang Xianyi; 7 The Modernists: Wang Dongling, Huang Miaozi, Gu Gan; 8 The Neo-Classicists: Zhang Sen, Liu Zengfu, Han Yu, Sa Benjie; 9 The Avant-Garde: Zhang Dawo, Pu Lieping, Wei Ligang, Wang Nanming, Zhang Qiang Chinese character concordance of calligraphic inscriptions; Bibliography (English & Chinese-language); Index

About the Author :
Gordon S. Barrass served in the British Embassy in Beijing from 1970-72 and continued to be involved in Sino-British cultural relations for the next twenty years. Over the last decade he has made more than fifty visits to China, giving him the opportunity to continue his research and collecting of modern Chinese calligraphy.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780714124001
  • Publisher: British Museum Press
  • Publisher Imprint: British Museum Press
  • Height: 297 mm
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Width: 236 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0714124001
  • Publisher Date: 11 Mar 2002
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1820 gr


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