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- catalog abstract "Chinese painting might be called "philosophy in action," for it is one of the highest expressions of Chinese spirituality. Both a medium for contemplation leading to self-transcendence and a microcosm embodying universal principles and primal forces, it is a means for making manifest the Chinese worldview. At the heart of this worldview is the notion of emptiness, the dynamic principle of transformation. Only through emptiness can things attain their full measure and human beings approach the universe at the level of totality. Focusing on the principle of emptiness, Francois Cheng uses semiotic analysis and textual explication to reveal the key themes and structures of Chinese aesthetics in the practice of pictorial art. Among the many Chinese writers, poets, and artists whose writings are quoted, he gives special emphasis to a great Ch'ing dynasty theoretician and painter, Shih-t'ao. Twenty-seven reproductions of the words of Shih-t'ao and other masters illustrate the interpretive commentary.".
- catalog alternative "Vide et plein. English".
- catalog contributor b7088806.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "Chinese painting might be called "philosophy in action," for it is one of the highest expressions of Chinese spirituality. Both a medium for contemplation leading to self-transcendence and a microcosm embodying universal principles and primal forces, it is a means for making manifest the Chinese worldview. At the heart of this worldview is the notion of emptiness, the dynamic principle of transformation.".
- catalog description "Focusing on the principle of emptiness, Francois Cheng uses semiotic analysis and textual explication to reveal the key themes and structures of Chinese aesthetics in the practice of pictorial art. Among the many Chinese writers, poets, and artists whose writings are quoted, he gives special emphasis to a great Ch'ing dynasty theoretician and painter, Shih-t'ao. Twenty-seven reproductions of the words of Shih-t'ao and other masters illustrate the interpretive commentary.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158).".
- catalog description "Only through emptiness can things attain their full measure and human beings approach the universe at the level of totality.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Chinese Painting and the Notion of Emptiness -- Introduction: Historical Background. 1. Emptiness in Chinese Philosophy. The Conception of Emptiness. Emptiness-Fullness and Yin-Yang. Emptiness in Human Life. 2. Emptiness in Chinese Painting. Brush-Ink. Yin-Yang (Darkness-Brightness). Mountain-Water. Man-Heaven. The Fifth Dimension. 3. Technical Terms -- pt. 2. Chinese Pictorial Art in the Work of Shih-t'ao.".
- catalog extent "ix, 158 p., [24] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Empty and full.".
- catalog identifier "0877739560 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Empty and full.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Shambhala : Distributed in the United States by Random House,".
- catalog relation "Empty and full.".
- catalog subject "759.951 20".
- catalog subject "ND1040 .C559613 1994".
- catalog subject "Painting Technique.".
- catalog subject "Painting, Chinese Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Shitao, active 17th century-18th century Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Chinese Painting and the Notion of Emptiness -- Introduction: Historical Background. 1. Emptiness in Chinese Philosophy. The Conception of Emptiness. Emptiness-Fullness and Yin-Yang. Emptiness in Human Life. 2. Emptiness in Chinese Painting. Brush-Ink. Yin-Yang (Darkness-Brightness). Mountain-Water. Man-Heaven. The Fifth Dimension. 3. Technical Terms -- pt. 2. Chinese Pictorial Art in the Work of Shih-t'ao.".
- catalog title "Empty and full : the language of Chinese painting / François Cheng ; translated by Michael H. Kohn.".
- catalog title "Vide et plein. English".
- catalog type "text".