Originally published as Volume 2 of The Tao of Painting, this is the first English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the "Chieh Tzu Yan Hua Chuan" (original, 1679-1701). Mai-mai Sze has translated and ann...

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Originally published as Volume 2 of The Tao of Painting, this is the first English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the "Chieh Tzu Yan Hua Chuan" (original, 1679-1701). Mai-mai Sze has translated and annotated the texts of instructions, discussions of the fundamentals of painting, notes on the preparation of colors, and chief editorial prefaces.



  • authentic Chinese sumi ink painting
  • black & white composition; essential line, sometimes mass
  • scholarly yet simple
  • historic technique
  • authentic Chinese sumi ink painting
  • black & white composition; essential line, sometimes mass
  • scholarly yet simple
  • historic technique

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