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The other Kang Youwei : calligrapher, art activist and aesthetic reformer in modern China
- Title
- The other Kang Youwei : calligrapher, art activist and aesthetic reformer in modern China / Aida Yuen Wong.
- Author
- Wong, Aida Yuen, 1968-
- Publication
- Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2016.
- ©2016
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- Description
- xvii, 241 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
- Summary
- This book is the first in-depth study of the art historical importance of Kang Youwei (1858-1927). The most prominent constitutional monarchist who served as advisor to Emperor Guangxu, he is discussed in previous scholarship largely as a political figure. Less well known are his achievements in calligraphy and calligraphy theory (he wrote the most comprehensive and widely-read guide to the Stele School in his day), and in his efforts to make art a powerful instrument for national transformation. He advocated East-West synthesis, more specifically, the adoption of Renaissance plasticity and Song Dynasty verisimilitude. His impact on East-West syncretism (including Japanese art) in portraiture, horse painting, and bird-and-flower painting, was extensive, long-lasting, and controversial. Besides providing an objective assessment of Kang's legacy, this book offers a rare integrated study of Chinese calligraphy, painting, and art theory of the twentieth century.
- Series Statement
- Modern Asian Art and Visual Culture ; 4
- Uniform Title
- Modern Asian art and visual culture ; 4.
- Alternative Title
- Calligrapher, art activist and aesthetic reformer in modern China
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language (note)
- Text in English with some Chinese in main text, endnotes, and bibliography, also with Chinese parallel text in glossary.
- Contents
- Calligraphy theory, national strengthening, and Gongyang philosophy -- Kang-ti: "calligraphy not seen in a thousand years" -- East-west synthesis I: discourse on Gailiang -- East-west synthesis II: disjunctive portraiture as a modern aesthetic -- East-west synthesis III: Song revivalism and its 'Japan factor.'
- Call Number
- JQF 16-431
- ISBN
- 9789004299504
- 9004299505
- OCLC
- 921511604
- Author
- Wong, Aida Yuen, 1968- author.
- Title
- The other Kang Youwei : calligrapher, art activist and aesthetic reformer in modern China / Aida Yuen Wong.
- Publisher
- Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2016.
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Modern Asian Art and Visual Culture ; 4Modern Asian art and visual culture ; 4.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language
- Text in English with some Chinese in main text, endnotes, and bibliography, also with Chinese parallel text in glossary.
- Alternate Script for Subject
- 康有為, 1858-1927 Criticism and interpretation.
- Chronological Term
- 1644 - 1912
- Added Author
- Kang, Youwei, 1858-1927, artist.
- Alternate Script for Added Author
- 康有為, 1858-1927, artist.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 16-431