Chinese Painting Style: Media, Methods, And Principles Of Form
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Minor chip to back of cover.
Few artistic traditions carry the philosophical weight and technical sophistication of classical Chinese painting, and Chinese Painting Style: Media, Methods, and Principles of Form stands as one of the most authoritative guides to understanding it. Jerome Silbergeld presents a rigorous and illuminating study of the foundational elements that define Chinese pictorial art — from the physical properties of brush, ink, and silk, to the formal principles that govern composition, line, and spatial organisation — offering readers an intellectually rich framework for analysing works that have shaped East Asian visual culture for centuries. Silbergeld argues that style in Chinese painting is never merely aesthetic, but is deeply intertwined with cultural identity, philosophical thought, and artistic lineage. Drawing on a vast range of classical and scholarly sources, his writing is precise yet accessible, making complex art-historical concepts comprehensible without sacrificing depth. This landmark text remains essential reading for students, scholars, and collectors seeking to understand not just what Chinese painting looks like, but why it looks the way it does — and what that reveals about the civilisation that produced it.
Author: Jerome Silbergeld
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Minor chip to back of cover.
Few artistic traditions carry the philosophical weight and technical sophistication of classical Chinese painting, and Chinese Painting Style: Media, Methods, and Principles of Form stands as one of the most authoritative guides to understanding it. Jerome Silbergeld presents a rigorous and illuminating study of the foundational elements that define Chinese pictorial art — from the physical properties of brush, ink, and silk, to the formal principles that govern composition, line, and spatial organisation — offering readers an intellectually rich framework for analysing works that have shaped East Asian visual culture for centuries. Silbergeld argues that style in Chinese painting is never merely aesthetic, but is deeply intertwined with cultural identity, philosophical thought, and artistic lineage. Drawing on a vast range of classical and scholarly sources, his writing is precise yet accessible, making complex art-historical concepts comprehensible without sacrificing depth. This landmark text remains essential reading for students, scholars, and collectors seeking to understand not just what Chinese painting looks like, but why it looks the way it does — and what that reveals about the civilisation that produced it.