hackney louise wallace (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Boston, 1929; blue buckram covered boards; rebound in library binding; mild edge and corner wear; gold spine title; stamp on bottom edges of text block; 4to, 9 3/4" to 12" tall; Ex-library with typical stamps and markings; tide mark at bottom corners; interior is clean and unmarked; 221 pages.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. General shelf wear to cover/spine/binding. Pages are clean. Good reading copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1927. Quarto. Hardcover without a dust jacket. First edition. Spine is faded. Previous owner's gift inscription to the first end paper. A few pages within the text block have light marginalia in pencil. Good.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Guide-Posts to Chinese Painting' serves as an illuminating introduction to the profound world of Chinese visual arts. Written with the intent to bridge the gap between Western audiences and Eastern aesthetics, Louise Wallace Hackney provides a comprehensive overview of the spiritual and philosophical foundations that define Chinese painting. The work explores the various schools of thought, the evolution of styles across dynasties, and the symbolic significance of nature, particularly in landscape art.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Guide-Posts to Chinese Painting' serves as an illuminating introduction to the profound world of Chinese visual arts. Written with the intent to bridge the gap between Western audiences and Eastern aesthetics, Louise Wallace Hackney provides a comprehensive overview of the spiritual and philosophical foundations that define Chinese painting. The work explores the various schools of thought, the evolution of styles across dynasties, and the symbolic significance of nature, particularly in landscape art.The book delves into the technical mastery required of the Chinese artist, emphasizing the importance of calligraphy, ink work, and the unique concept of 'chi' or rhythmic vitality. By examining the works of master painters and the cultural contexts in which they flourished, Hackney offers readers a deeper appreciation for the meditative and poetic qualities inherent in the medium. This study remains a significant resource for students of art history and anyone seeking to understand the enduring legacy of Chinese artistic expression. Through its accessible yet scholarly approach, 'Guide-Posts to Chinese Painting' continues to provide essential insights into one of the world's most sophisticated creative traditions.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library. Complete with illustrations.

Original Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. XVI+279pp. Numerous plates , some folding LARGE FOLIO. Insignificant wear to head and tail of spine. A VERY GOOD , CLEAN AND FRESH COPY. Heavy item.

Hardcover. Zustand: g+ to vg. First edition. Folio (15 1/4 x 12"). XVI, 279, [1]pp (Text), [56] leaves (Plates); 10pp (Supplement). Original gilt-stamped olive cloth, with gold lettering to spine. Title page with printed Chinese seal in red. A printed 10-page supplement published in 1941 laid in at rear. "The volume begins with an Introduction and a general description of the collection. These are followed by a description of each painting and the translation of its seals and inscriptions. At the end of the book is a chapter on seals, their carving and use, together with the photographic reproduction of 115 seals and a key with their translation and the identification of their owners, and Biographical Notes on the painters, commentators, poets, and seal-owners connected with the paintings. There are also an Index of Chinese names, words, terms and seals, with their Chinese characters, and English Indexes of proper names, seals (in translation), and miscellanea, covering such subjects as calligraphy, its styles and use as an art form; discussion of paper and silk, and of signatures; duties of officials, legends and stories connected with the paintings; paintings, ancestral, animals, birds, flowers and plants, religious subjects, and their use on special occasions and for special purposes, symbols and symbolism; technique, brush strokes, materials used and preparation of, and methods used for Buddhist paintings, buildings, flowers, etc, and by individual painters" (from the publishers). Of the 56 collotype plates featured in this work, 48 deal with paintings and are composed of 36 full-page monochrome plates, 3 full-page color plates, 7 manifold monochrome plates, and 2 manifold color plates. The remaining plates are composed of 5 full-page plates of calligraphy, and 3 full-page plates of seals. The paintings in the collection date from pre-T'ang times to the Ch'ing Dynasty, some of them among the greatest Chinese paintings known. Among them are the great landscape by Hsia Küei, and such recorded paintings as "An Assembly of Birds on a Willow Bank," attributed to Huang Ch'üan; "Snow, River, and Returning Boat," by Emperor Hui Tsung; "An Orchid in Autumn," by Chêng Ssu-hsiao; "Mountains and Water," by Mi Fei; "A White Prunus in Blossom," by Wang Mien, etc. Minor to moderate shelf wear. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.