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To the Chinese scholar, the preparation for recording his thought on paper was as important as the execution. On his desk lay the Four Treasures, the symbols of his calling: paper, brushes, inkslab and ink, so arranged as to inspire the best of his talent. Calligraphy in China ranked on a par with painting and poetry, as hallmarks of a man of accomplishment and discriminating taste. This book takes the reader into the scholar's study and seats him at that desk.
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About the Author:
Nigel Cameron, historian and art critic, has written extensively on Asian civilisations and their art. Among his numerous books are Barbarians and Mandarins, and an Illustrated History of Hong Kong published be the Oxford University Press. For over twenty years he was Art Critic for the South China Morning Post. During his more than forty years of living in Hong Kong he has sourced and curated over 100 exhibitions drawn from the arts of Asia and many countries round the world.
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- PublisherFormasia Books Ltd
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 988982695X
- ISBN 13 9789889826956
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages104
- EditorJenny Choi
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