Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art: Figures, Bugs, Beasts, and Flowers.
by Fang Jing Pei, Jing Pei Fang
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Ten Speed Press, 2003. First Printing. Paperback. Like New. NICE BOOK! NO SPINE CREASES & MILD WEAR ON COVER. CLEAN PAGES, NO MARKINGS. Description: Almost every early culture once had a system of symbols that was eventually replaced with a spoken and then written language. In Chinese culture, the evolution of symbols and their meanings took a slightly different and unique path. Rather than the visual symbols being replaced by the written language, in China, the symbols themselves evolved into the written language. In SYMBOLS AND REBUSES IN CHINESE ART, author Fang Jing Pei catalogs the hundreds of symbols in Chinese artistry, and describes each of their meanings. (A rebus is a pictorial representation of a word or syllable.) He explains, for instance, why a depiction of a bat can mean happiness, and why some beautiful images, such as sparrows and pears, are rarely seen. Using myths, folklore, history, and religion to explore the significance of each symbol, Fang presents a comprehensive understanding of the important role symbolism has played, and continues to play, in Chinese culture.An A-to-Z catalog of the hundreds of symbols represented in the Chinese arts, with images and text to explore their meanings.Includes more than 200 color and black-and-white images of ceramics, porcelains, carvings, lacquers, embroidery, paintings, and wood blocks depicting the various symbols.
Synopsis
FANG JING PEI is a psychiatrist, writer, collector, and freelance curator. He has collected Chinese art for the last 30 years and is the curator of an upcoming exhibit on foot binding. He lives in the Boston, Massachusetts, area.
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- Title
- Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art: Figures, Bugs, Beasts, and Flowers.
- Author
- Fang Jing Pei, Jing Pei Fang
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1580085512
- ISBN 13
- 9781580085519
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 2003
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