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The Tao of art : the inner meaning of Chinese art and philosophy

Title
The Tao of art : the inner meaning of Chinese art and philosophy / Ben Willis.
Author
Willis, Ben.
Publication
London : Century, 1987.

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Description
xvi, 175 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm.
Series Statement
  • Century paperbacks
  • Rider book
Uniform Title
  • Century paperbacks
  • Rider book
Subject
  • Taoist art > China
  • Art, Chinese
  • Taoist art
  • Kunst
  • Philosophie
  • China
Note
  • "Century paperbacks"--cover.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 169-172.
Contents
The Brush of Wu Chen -- Art and the Principles of Taoism -- The Rational and Intuitive Mind: The Power of Te -- Spirit and Character in Nature and Art: The Flow of Ch'i -- The Unification of Opposites: Yin-Yang and Wu Wei -- Creativity and its Art -- The Meditative Way: Integrity, Unity and Harmony -- The Artistic Way: The Realization of Spirit -- Spontaneity and Creative Intuition in Art and LIfe -- Toward a Universal Philosophy.
ISBN
  • 0712615687
  • 9780712615686
LCCN
87205041
OCLC
  • ocm18908600
  • 18908600
  • SCSB-1186165
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library