Raphaël Petrucci (1872-1917) : Chinese Painters, a critical study. (Brentano's , New York, 1920.) Free doc/pdf ebook, with twenty-five illustrations.
Chinese painting is governed by distinctive ideas. Born of a civilization vastly different from our own,...
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Raphaël Petrucci (1872-1917) : Chinese Painters, a critical study. (Brentano's , New York, 1920.) Free doc/pdf ebook, with twenty-five illustrations.
Chinese painting is governed by distinctive ideas. Born of a civilization vastly different from our own, it may at times appear in a guise that seems incomprehensible. It behooves us then to acquaint ourselves with these new aspects of the human soul. That is the justification for this little book.
TABLE : Part One. Technique : I. Equipment of the Painter. II. Representation of Forms. III. Division of Subjects. IV. Inspiration.
Part two. Evolution of Chinese painting : I. Origins. II. Before the Intervention of Buddhism. III. Intervention of Buddhism. IV. The T'ang Period. V. The Sung Period. VI. The Yüan Period VII. The Ming Period. VIII. The Ch'ing Period.Conclusion. Index of Painters.
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