The upright brush : Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy and Song literati politics /
In the history of Chinese calligraphy, few are more famous than the eighth-century statesman Yan Zhenqing (709-785). His style is still taught today as a standard, and Chinese bookstores the world over stock inexpensive reproductions of his works for sale as copybooks. Yet Yan's style cannot be...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawai'i Press
1998.
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| Serie: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accesso online: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wqwmw |
Sommario:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Politics of Calligraphy
- 2. Yan Zhenqing's Illustrious Background and Early Career
- 3. "The Nest Tipped and the Eggs Overturned": The An 3. Lushan Rebellion
- 4. Partisan Politics at the Postrebellion Court
- 5. From Daoist Inscriptions to Daoist Immortal
- 6. Buddhist Companions and Commemoration
- 7. The Late Style of Yan Zhenqing
- 8. Confucian Martyrdom
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author