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Book SynopsisPresents an English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the "Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan" (original, 1679-1701). This title includes annotations of the texts of instructions, discussions of the fundamentals of painting, notes on the preparation of colors, and chief editorial prefaces.
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Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Publisher's Note, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii*Traditional Chronology, pg. viii*Introduction, pg. ix*Preface to the Shanghai (1887-88) Edition, pg. 1*Preface to the First (1679) Edition, pg. 11*The Fundamentals of Painting, pg. 15*Book of Trees, pg. 51*Book of Rocks, pg. 127*Book of Jen-wu, pg. 219*Preface to Parts II and III of the First Complete Edition (1701), pg. 317*Book of the Orchid, pg. 321*Book of the Bamboo, pg. 359*Book of the Plum, pg. 397*Book of the Chrysanthemum, pg. 433*Book of Grasses, Insects, and Flowering Plants, pg. 465*Book of Feathers-and-Fur and Flowering Plants, pg. 523*Concluding Notes on the Preparation of Colors, pg. 579*Summary of the Chieh TAUzu Yuan Hua Chuan, pg. 589*Appendix: Analysis of Basic Terms, pg. 609*Index, pg. 623
