About this title: Mi Fu was a prominent calligrapher in 11th-century China. This analysis of his work considers content and style, and examines his calligraphy within the framework of the artist's life, the Northern Song culture in which he lived and the literati theory of art he helped to formulate.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: orig. boards
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
Date Published: (1997)
Description: Textual illustrations. Minor rubbing. VG. 24x15cm, xi, 276 pp. Contents: Introduction: Rare Views from the Studio of Oceans & Mountains: Style & the Chinese Artist; "Ideas" and Northern Song Calligraphy; The Style of a Connoisseur; Styles In and Out of Office; The Pingdan Aesthetic; Naturalness; Great Symbiosis; Lingering Winds: The Legacy of Mad Mi. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997
Description: Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 276pp. index. B&W illustrations. Mi Fu, one of the most celebrated figures in the history of Chinese art, was a prominent calligrapher in eleventh-century China. A member of the educated elite, or literati, he also contributed a great deal to discussions of theoretical issues of function and style in calligraphy, the primary means of graphic expression for the literati. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale Universtiy Press, New Haven, CT and London
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780300065695ISBN:0300065698
Description: Octavo in red cloth boards with DJ, VG/VG, DJ spine is purple with white and pale purple text: some shelfwear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine. DJ protected by Brodart. Binding strong and text clean. ISBN 10: 0300065698; ISBN 13: 9780300065695. Shelve Art History/Theory Arts. 9-13-1136157. read more
Description: New Haven: Yale U. P., 1997. FIRST EDITION. Numerous b/w illustrations. 276 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Maroon paper covered boards. Lovely copy in like d.j. Very good+/Very good+. read more
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