The Visual Poetry of Chinese Bamboo: Some Notes on Traditional Chinese Xieyi Painting

Chinese painting (Huo Hua) which dates back to the Han Dynasty (25 A.D.-135 A.D.) has two traditions: the Xieyi and the Gong Pi. Xieyi means "writing the meaning down" and its practitioners are literati artists who execute expressionistic and gestural strokes. Gong Pi painting is known for...

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Main Author: Maningning C. Miclat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Philippines 2000-06-01
Series:Humanities Diliman
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Online Access:http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/humanitiesdiliman/article/view/10