Indian sculpture and painting, illustrated by typical masterpieces, with an explanation of their motives and ideals (1908)
Havell, E. B. (Ernest Binfield), 1861-1934 · London, J. Murray · leaf 363
rrent. In China the invention ofdrawing as one of the six branches of calligraphyis referred by tradition to the legendary monarch,Fa-hi, who is supposed to have reigned from2852 to 2737 B.C. The style of the handwriting of a languageinfluenced greatly the style of the artists drafts-manship. For… … CALLIGRAPHY AND DRAWING 207 strokes in Chinese and Japanese ideographs hasgiven an immense fluency and variety to theoutline-drawings of the artists of those countries,so much so that in Japan ten different styles ofline-drawing are recognised, each style representinga special character or mode of…
Sculpture · Painting
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