THE UPRIGHT BRUSH: YAN ZHENQING`S CALLIGRAPHY AND SONG LITERATI POLITICS JAPANESE GARDEN and scores of Holy Roman

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The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern Japanese architects

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This informative and visually dynamic book will be accessible and appealing to artists

THE UPRIGHT BRUSH: YAN ZHENQING`S CALLIGRAPHY AND SONG LITERATI POLITICS JAPANESE GARDEN and scores of Holy RomanIn the history of Chinese calligraphy, few are more famous than the eighth century statesman Yan Zhenqing (709 785). His style is still taught today as a standard, and Chinese bookstores the world over stock inexpensive reproductions of his works for sale as copybooks. Yet Yan's style cannot be called conventionally attractive. "Correct," "severe," "serious," "forceful" are terms habitually applied to describe his writing rarely has his calligraphy