The other Kang Youwei : calligrapher, art activist and aesthetic reformer in modern China / by Aida Yuen Wong

Author(s): Wong, Aida Yuen,

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Main Title
The other Kang Youwei : calligrapher, art activist and aesthetic reformer in modern China
Author(s)
Wong, Aida Yuen,
Publisher
Leiden : Brill, 2016
Collation
xvii, 241 pages : illustrations
26 cm
ISBN
9789004299504
Dewey Class
709.2
Contents
Introduction -- Calligraphy theory, national strengthening, and Gongyang philosophy -- Kang-ti: "calligraphy not seen in a thousand years" -- East-West synthesis I: discourse on Gailiang -- East-West synthesis II: disjunctive portraiture as a modern aesthetic -- East-West synthesis III: Song revivalism and its "Japan factor" -- Conclusion.
Language
English
Subject
Calligraphers
Aesthetics, Chinese.
Kang, Youwei,
Reformation in art.
BRN
10789

Notes

  • The book touches upon Kang Youwei's legacy in the art world.

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