Way of the Brush. Fritz van Briessen
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To
P'u Ch'üan
Teacher and Friend
List of Illustrations: page 10
Part 1
ELEMENTS, TECHNIQUES, AND PRINCIPLES
I. THE POSITION OF CHINESE PAINTING: 23
1. Painting and Magic: 23
2. Painting and Tao: 28
3. Painting and Technique: 31
II. THE ELEMENTS OF CHINESE PAINTING: 41
1. The Materials: 41
| THE BRUSE: 41 | THE INK: 41 | THE COLORS: 42 |
| THE PAINTING SURFACE: 43 | SEALS AND COLOPHON: 44 |
2. The Brush Stroke: 44
3. Mountains and Rocks: 48
| OUTLINES: 48 | SHAPING LINES: 49 | DOTS: 56 | WASHES: 58 |
4. Trees and Bamboo: 59
5. Water, Rain, Snow, and Clouds: 63
6. The Human Form: 103
7. Color: 105
III. THE TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES OF CHINESE PAINTING: 109
1. The Six Principles of Hsieh Ho: 109
2. Boneless Painting: 112
3. Gold-Line and Broken-Ink Styles: 114
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SCHOOLS: 114
THE GOLD-LINE AND THE BLUE-GREEN STYLES: 116
| BRIKEN INK: 118 | SPLASHED INK: 118 | FLYING WHITE: 120 |
| TWO EXAMPLES ANALYZED: 121 | WATERED SHAPING LINES: 122 |
MORE EXAMPLES OF BROKEN INK: 123
4. Perspective: 125
5. Composition: 129
| DRAGON VEINS: 130 | HOST AND GUEST: 131 |
| HEAVEN AND EARTH: 131 | OPENING AND CLOSING: 132 |
THE ENSEMBLE: 177
6. Brush Usage and Ink Usage: 177
7. The Careful and the Spontaneous Styles: 179
8. The Painting Surface: 182
| UNSIZED PAPER: 183 | SIZED PAPER: 183 |
| CONTRASTED DETAILS: 184 | SILK: 188 |
Part 2
1. Introduction: 191
2. Writing and Painting: 192
3. Abstract and Concrete: 197
4. East and West: 199
5. China and Japan: 200
6. Genuine or False: 251
7. Original or Copy: 255
8. Mood: 256
9. Finger, Brushless, and Ruler Painting: 257
10. Similar Motifs and Different Periods: 259
11. Tun Huang and the Origins of Chinese Painting: 260
WALL AND BANNER PAINTINGS: 261 PROVINCIALISM: 263
TUN HUANG COPIES: 263
12. Themes, Motifs, and Periods: 267
| BUDDHIST MOTIFS: 267 | CHARACTERIZATIONS: 268 | BIRDS: 270 |
| SYMBOL AND REBUS: 272 |
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