Taction : the drama of the chisel, stylus, brush in oriental calligraphy / Ishikawa Kyuyoh ; translated by Waku Miller.

By:

Ishikawa, Kyūyō, 1945-

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: LTCB international library selection ; no. 29.Publication details: Tokyo : International House of Japan, 2011.Edition: 1st English edDescription: xviii, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9784924971318
4924971316

Other title:

Taction : the drama of the stylus in oriental calligraphy [Added title page title]

Uniform titles:

Sho : hisshoku no uchū o yomitoku. English

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

NK3634.A2 I8513 2011

Contents:

Taction : the wellspring of calligraphic expression -- Reciprocity : the yin and yang of calligraphy -- Verticality : calligraphy's spiritual orientation -- Melody : regularity, irregularity, and both -- Storytelling : plot development through taction -- Rhythm : meterless and stepped taction -- Communication : the modes of expression -- Brush dynamics : upright and sideways, jabbing and caressing, pushing and pulling -- Architecture : how characters come together -- Dance : movement seen and motion sensed -- Protoscripts : calligraphy and design -- Margin : calligraphy's larger context.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Carlos P. Romulo Library	General Collection	ND 1456 I8 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	G04113

At head of title: LTCB International Library Trust/International House of Japan.

Translation of: Sho : hisshoku no uchū o yomitoku (Tokyo : Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2005).