The system of script -- Casting bronze the complicated way -- A magic army for the emperor -- Factory art -- Building blocks, brackets, and beams -- The world in print -- The bureaucracy of hell -- Freedom of the brush?
Summary
"Originally presented as a series of Mellon lectures at the National Gallery of Art, Ten Thousand Things combines aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations to make a new statement about Chinese art and society."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-251) and index
Credits
Designed and edited by Brian D. Hotchkiss, Vernon Press, Inc
Frontispiece Fu Shen (born 1937), Wanwu (Ten Thousand Things), March 1997. Calligraphy
Notes
Text in English
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