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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154701519 Title: Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery Author: Patricia Bjaaland Welch Publisher: North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Pub., ©2008. ISBN/ISSN: 9780804838641 080483864X 9780804843164 0804843163 OCLC:154701519

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Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery

Author:	Patricia Bjaaland Welch
Publisher:	North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Pub., ©2008.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	"Chinese Art examines the meanings behind the hundreds of common motifs and symbols found in all forms of Chinese art, exposing their linguistic, metaphoric or historic origins, common usage, and diverse applications. Plants, flowers, real and imaginary animals and birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians, colors, numbers, and a myriad of inanimate images and personages communicate auspicious and benevolent messages in Read more...
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Subjects	Symbolism in art. Decoration and ornament -- China. Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms -- China. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Overzichten (vorm)
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
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ISBN:	9780804838641 080483864X 9780804843164 0804843163
OCLC Number:	154701519
Description:	288 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents:	Part 1. Symbolism from nature: Flowers and plants. Fruits, vegetables, kernels, and seeds. Minerals. Real and imaginary birds. Insects, reptiles, fish, and amphibians. Real and imaginary animals -- Part 2. Mortals and religious beings: Children. Single male figures. Group figures. Buddhist deities and figures. Female figures -- Part 3. Inanimate objects: Borders and other repeated patterns. Chinese characters. Colors. Numbers. Religious images and symbols. Inanimate objects.
Responsibility:	Patricia Bjaaland Welch.
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