| Miscellaneous Works of Master Qi Gong Contributor(s): Gong, Qi (Author), Wang, Jihui (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1911033263 ISBN-13: 9781911033264 Publisher: Chartridge Books Oxford OUR PRICE: $120.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - Calligraphy - Art | Techniques - Painting |
| Series: Selected Works by Master Qi Gong |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.82 lbs) 138 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The third and final volume in a series of books focusing on the paintings, calligraphy, and literary thought of Qi Gong, Miscellaneous Works of Master Qi Gong presents miscellaneous work and calligraphy from the master, with captions translated by WANG Jihui. The book presents over one-hundred beautiful images, and is published in English for the first time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wang, Jihui: - Jihui WANG is Professor of English at Peking University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in the USA. His articles have appeared in journals such as Foreign Literatures, the Journal of Peking University and Foreign Literatures Quarterly. He has also published volumes of translation from Chinese into English, and is currently serving as Chairman of the Boya Translation Culture Salon, and as Editor-in-Chief for Translation World.Gong, Qi: - Qi Gong (1912-2005), named Yuan Bai, and also known as YuanBo, was born in Beijing on July 26th, 1912. From childhood, Qi Gong underwent a strict enlightenment education and was exposed to positive moral influences. In 1933, through the introduction of Fu Zengxiang, he met with the president of Fu Jen University, Mr. Chen Yuan. Mr. Chen had a sharp eye, and seeing his great potential, recommended him to Fu Jen secondary school as a Chinese teacher, later offering him a teaching post in the Department of Fine Arts, and the Mandarin Department, at Fu Jen University. After the founding of new China, he taught classic literature at Beijing Normal University. During his 70 years' of teaching, he cultivated a large number of classical literature professionals, and became a highly-respected senior educator. Qi Gong loved painting and calligraphy from a very early age. His paintings have characteristics such as: 'Searching out the emotions of the painting with scenery; with new and interesting scenery, as well as a natural style, it opens to a large space and is worthy of long-term appreciation.' His calligraphy has a unique style and was praised by the calligraphy community as, 'the calligraphy of scholars, of poets, with elegance and ancient rhyme'. Qi Gong was also a contemporary poet with his own unique style, who sought to, 'express his own feeling with his hands'. Many of his calligraphic works and paintings contain his own poems and writing, the greatest of the 'Three Contemporary Excellences'. He was also skilled in identifying painting and calligraphy. Before the liberation, he was among the members of the National Palace Museum special committee, which was responsible for the review and identification of cultural relics at the Literature Museum. He was a deeply knowledgeable cultural relics identification expert. He served as member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC, director of the National Cultural Relics appraisal committee, director of the Central Literature and History Research Institute, consultant of the Jiu San Society, chairman and honorary chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, consultant of the Chinese Buddhist Association, the National Palace Museum, the National Museum, and as the director of Xiling Printing Society. He published many books, such as the Works of Qi Gong, Ancient Font on the Draft, Poetry and Sutras on the Draft, A Collection of Qi Gong's Rhymes, Record of Qi Gong's Lectures, Qi Gong's Oral History, Letters by Qi Gong, Qi Gong Painting and Calligraphy Collection, Qi Gong Calligraphy and Painting Inscriptions Postscript, Calligraphy Model by Qi Gong, and etc. |