The Mirror of Writing

Kang Youwei's Curriculum for Chinese Calligraphy Art

Yuli Wang

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English

New Academia Publishing/ The Spring
16 January 2017

Oriental art; Asian history; Lettering & calligraphy

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"This book is an annotated and illustrated translation from The Mirror of Writing, by Kang Youwei (1889). It contributes to the study of modern Chinese art and culture, and to an understanding of the history and aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy. It contains more than 150 reproductions of the original illustrations.

For a long time Chinese calligraphy was neglected by art historians in the West. In the United States, the cultural, scholarly, and artistic importance of the art of Chinese calligraphy has been featured in only three traveling exhibitions, which have focused on the pre-Modern period. However, modern Chinese calligraphy, like modern Chinese painting, has gone through its own kind of transformation and demonstrated the vitality of the calligraphic traditions as well as the potential for renewal of these traditions.

In all the editions of The Mirror of Writing published since 1889, no illustrations have been given. By translating Book III ""Buying Stone Rubbings,"" with reproductions of more than 150 originally illustations, Yuli Wang provides a concise introduction to the art of Chinese calligraphy."

By: Yuli Wang
Imprint: New Academia Publishing/ The Spring
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.197kg
ISBN: 9780997496260
ISBN 10: 0997496266
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 16 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active