{"product_id":"chinese-calligraphy-yee-chiang-9780674122260","title":"Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eChiang Yee's \u003ci\u003eChinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique\u003c\/i\u003e remains the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In eleven richly illustrated chapters, Chiang explores the aesthetics and the technique of this art in which rhythm, line, and structure are perfectly embodied. He measures the slow change from pictograph to stroke to the style and shape of written characters by the great calligraphers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to aesthetic considerations, the text deals with more practical subjects such as the origin and construction of the Chinese characters, styles, technique, strokes, composition, training, and the relations between calligraphy and other forms of Chinese art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChinese Calligraphy\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb appreciation of beauty in the movement of strokes and in the patterns of structure--and an inspiration to amateurs as well as professionals interested in the decorative arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yee Chiang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674122267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674122260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Yee Chiang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042814324991,"sku":"9780674122260","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b11134de-3b5e-479c-a3ac-aa4b0a61152a.jpg?v=1684963694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chinese-calligraphy-yee-chiang-9780674122260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}