Chinese Brush Painting

Chinese Brush Painting
Author: Ning Yeh
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2022-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780961830588

A second addition, also known as Ning Yeh's "Gold Edition" updates his original guide of step-by-step instructions for Chinese Brush Painting.

Peach Blossom Spring

Peach Blossom Spring
Author: Richard M. Barnhart
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1983
Genre: Flowers in art
ISBN: 0870993585

Chinese Flower Arrangement

Chinese Flower Arrangement
Author: H. L. Li
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2002-12-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780486423166

Illustrated history of Chinese floral art provides practical suggestions for applying traditional methods to modern settings, including selecting flowers for symbolic qualities and beauty. Forty-two illustrations span centuries of Chinese paintings, prints, tapestries, and porcelains.

Chinese Brush Painted Flowers

Chinese Brush Painted Flowers
Author: Joan Lok
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09
Genre: Flowers in art
ISBN: 9781782211013

Many Chinese brush-painting instruction books only focus on painting a few species of flowers, such as lotus, peony, and plum blossom, because these flowers symbolise various ideals in the Chinese culture. This book introduces painters to a variety of brushwork and floral painting techniques, and shows how to apply them to a diverse collection of flowers.

Chinese Art in Detail

Chinese Art in Detail
Author: Carol Michaelson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780674023895

Drawing on the British Museum's extensive collection, this book explores the traditional hierarchy of materials and techniques reaching back as far as the Han Dynasty in the third century BC. In the history and character of the works under scrutiny, this sumptuously illustrated book conveys an understanding of Chinese art in all its great variety.

How to Read Chinese Paintings

How to Read Chinese Paintings
Author: Maxwell K. Hearn
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1588392813

"Together the text and illustrations gradually reveal many of the major themes and characteristics of Chinese painting. To "read" these works is to enter a dialogue with the past. Slowly perusing a scroll or album, one shares an intimate experience that has been repeated over the centuries. And it is through such readings that meaning is gradually revealed."--BOOK JACKET.

Oriental Flowers

Oriental Flowers
Author: Cai Sufan
Publisher: Cypi Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Botanical illustration
ISBN: 9781908175151

The aesthetic and symbolic properties of plants and gardens are enjoyed the world over, but this book focuses on 200 of the plants which enjoy particularly high esteem in The Orient. Oriental Plants presents these specimens by means of beautifully hand-drawn plates. It may come as a surprise to many peoplethat the majority of the cultivated plants and trees we are so fond of here in the western world originally hailed from China and the Orient. The Chinese revere the plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum as the four gentlemen, believing that they possess incomparably noble qualities; and for the Japanese, cherry blossoms symbolize love and hope. This has led to a longstanding tradition of painting plants that developed into a significant style of painting. The book is firmly rooted in this tradition, and of particular importance is the way in which it has been produced; printed on paper scroll which is as thin as silk, it is bound using traditional methods.

Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art

Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art
Author: Jing Pei Fang
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This work catalogues hundreds of symbols in Chinese artistry, and describes each of their meanings. It explains why a depiction of a bat can mean happiness, and why some beautiful images, such as sparrows and pears, are rarely seen.

The Art of Chinese Flower Arrangement

The Art of Chinese Flower Arrangement
Author: Cai Zhongjuan
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2017-04-18
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781602200265

This colorful flower arranging book features instructions and designs from one of the world's greatest living masters. Asian flower arranging originated in ancient China where it then spread to Japan, Korea and beyond. As influenced by the philosophy of "harmony between man and nature," Chinese flower arrangement advocates for nature to represent life, emphasizes composition to display vividness, and focuses on connotation to exhibit artistic concepts. Gradually, these become the characteristics of Chinese flower arrangement—the beauty of nature and composition which are entirely different from the beauty of western decorative styles. This book records the origin and development of Chinese flower arrangement. Besides the principle of composition, techniques of modeling, and configuration of flowers and materials, you will also discover the methods of production and ten actual flower arrangement projects. You can either follow the lessons step by step or capture the ideas and be inspired to develop your own flower arrangement artwork.

Chinese Brush Painting

Chinese Brush Painting
Author: Ming Ren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780984291502

This richly illustrated book is for artists and people with no prior painting experience who want to learn the art classical Chinese brush painting using traditional materials. It follows the free form or "boneless" painting style of brush painting rather than the meticulous style. Each chapter begins with clear, step-by-step instructions to master the elements. Special sections--Practice Tips, Artistic Touch, Setup Guides, and Color Guides--provide essential information at a glance. Over 250 color illustrations show closeup details, errors to avoid, and full paintings. Photographs show brush handling techniques and examples of each flower subject as it grows in nature. Chinese symbolism and philosophy are integrated into the text. The Troubleshooting Guide at the end addresses problems encountered by painters new to this medium.