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The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China
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The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China Hardcover - 2002

by Barrass, Gordon S

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Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Glossy red and color-illustrated dust jacket with white and black lettering. 288 pp. 180 color and 20 BW illustrations. "Calligraphy is a defining feature of Chinese culture, both a means of communication and a revered form of art. It has changed more dramatically during the half century since Mao Zedong established the People's Republic in 1949 than over the preceding 1,500 years. At first the traditional art of calligraphy was transformed into an instrument of political power and protest, wielded on an unprecedented scale. Over the past three decades it has emerged as a more visually exciting modern genre, which now offers fascinating insights into the people of modern China." "The author has personally interviewed many prominent calligraphers to focus on twenty-five individuals who have been key figures in this process and exemplify its main trends, from the grand tradition to the avant-garde. In this lavishly illustrated book he charts their development and makes their distinct voices accessible to Western readers for the first time."--Jacket.
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  • Title The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China
  • Author Barrass, Gordon S
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - VG/VG
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
  • Date 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 170124
  • ISBN 9780520234512 / 0520234510
  • Weight 3.99 lbs (1.81 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.76 x 9.26 x 1.14 in (29.87 x 23.52 x 2.90 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Calligraphy, Chinese - History - 20th century, Calligraphers - China
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001058516
  • Dewey Decimal Code 745.619

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Gordon S. Barrass served in the British Embassy in Beijing from 1970 to 1972 and then at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London, where he spent the next two years developing Sino-British cultural exchanges. He continued to be involved with Sino-British relations over the next twenty years. During the past decade he has made more than fifty visits to China, giving him the opportunity to continue his research and collecting of modern Chinese calligraphy.

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