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Delight in One Thousand Characters

Download or Read eBook Delight in One Thousand Characters PDF written by Susan O'Leary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Delight in One Thousand Characters
Author : Susan O'Leary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Total Pages : 226
Release : 2022-08-30
ISBN-10 : 9780834844384
ISBN-13 : 0834844389
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)
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Book Synopsis Delight in One Thousand Characters by : Susan O'Leary

Book excerpt: A beautifully curated presentation of the Thousand Character Essay, a masterpiece of Chinese calligraphy that has served as the art form's classic manual for over 1,400 years. Sung to infants as a lullaby, used to teach reading and writing, and employed as library index codes, the Thousand Character Essay is China's most widely used and beloved calligraphy textbook. Composed by the literary giant Zhou Xingsi and handwritten by sixth-century Buddhist monk Zhiyong, this masterful work has endured for centuries as the standard guide for brush writing both in formal and cursive scripts. Delight in One Thousand Characters brings this sublime body of art-as-text to English-speaking readers through its translation and explanation by calligraphers and artists Kazuaki Tanahashi and Susan O'Leary. Preserving the renowned beauty of monk Zhiyong's only extant handwriting, the book visually depicts the traditional script through extensive imagery, including a full, one-hundred-strip edition of Zhiyong's calligraphy. All images also have corresponding commentary explaining the meaning of each character. Essays and appendices by Tanahashi and O'Leary detail the fascinating history, geographic range, and aesthetic nuance of the essay and of Zhiyong's rendering--essential material to be familiar with the history, thought, literature, and art of East Asian civilization. For calligraphers, Delight in One Thousand Characters can serve as an advanced primer for practicing both formal and cursive Chinese calligraphy.


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