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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: 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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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).

Includes index.

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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