Chinese Calligraphy: Its History and Aesthetic Motivation

by William Willetts

Examines the relationship between calligraphy and other traditional Chinese artforms in addition to painting, such as architecture and sculpture. The author unfolds for the reader the origin and historical development of this calligraphy, throwing new and revealing light on this very special form of Asian art.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195804783
• ISBN13: 9780195804782
• Release Date: December 1981
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 278 Pages