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101 S.; farb. Illustr.; 28 cm. Originalleinen mit transparentem Schutzumschlag.

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Gutes Ex.; hinteres Vorsatz mit kl. Gekritzel (Besitzvermerk?) u. kl. Stempel. - Chinesisch und Englisch. - Vorwort von Chiang Fu-tsung. - The art of weaving was invented extremely early in China; its products may take many forms, for example pongee, fuille, raw silk, cotton, satin, chiffon, brocade, organza, gauze, and crepe de Chine. Although the weaving method is different for each material, a common factor is that the weft threads run across the entire width of the warp threads, criss-crossing from selvedge to selvedge. During the southern Sung dynasty (1127-1279) Uighur tribesmen on the north-west frontier of China introduced the art of tapestry, the method of weaving of which differed from previously known techniques. The mysteries of this art were explained by Chuang Ch'o of the Sung dynasty in the Chi-le-pien: "The silk tapestry woven in Ting-chou does not use a large frame. The warp of dyed silk is hung on a wooden frame; any required pattern of flowers, animals, of birds was then depicted with weft threads using a small shuttle. Finally the design would be completed with varicoloured thread upon the warp and weft. Since the weft threads are not connected, it is possible to see a small gap between different parts of the design. This gap gives a carved effect, and, as a result, tapestry is sometimes called "cut silk." It takes a year to make a set of women's clothes. However many times a similar design is attempted, it is impossible to produce an exact facsimile because the shuttle carrying the weft threads does not pass all the way across the tapestry's width.' It is at once apparent that this last sentence contains the key to the difference between tapestry technique and other traditional Chinese weaving techniques. The value of tapestry as an art form is high. For this reason, many tapestries of calligraphy or painting are of no less worth than an original calligraphy or painting. The textile collection of the National Palace Museum is devoted exclusively to silk tapestry, an indication of its high aesthetic value. Embroidery has long been a highly-prized art in China and has been practised by women since earliest times. Apart from its use for adorning clothes, from the Sung and Yuan dynasties onwards calligraphy and painting began to be embroidered. Many greatly pleasing pieces were produced and are now in the collection of the National Palace Museum. ? (Vorwort) // ILLUSTRATIONEN : Accumulating Counters in an Immortal Abode, ---- Sung dynasty (960-1279) ---- Pictorial Rendering of the Spirit of the Verse ---- "Autumn Mountains", by Shen Tzu-fan, ---- Sung dynasty ---- Pied Wagtail, by Chu K'o-jou, Sung dynasty ---- Peach Blossoms and Thrush, by Chu K'o-jou, ---- Sung dynasty ---- Flowers and Birds, Sung dynasty ---- Peacocks, Sung dynasty ---- Pure Fruit of Immortality, Sung dynasty ---- Assembly of Immortals, Sung dynasty ---- The Tathagata Buddha, Sung dynasty ---- A Metered Quatrain, after Calligraphy ---- by Mi Fei, Sung dynasty ---- The Verse "Early Morning Court", ---- after Calligraphy by Chao Meng-fu, ---- Yuan dynasty (1277-1368) ---- Camellia, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) ---- Butterflies and Flowers, Ming dynasty ---- Narcissus and Bamboo by a Stone, Ming dynasty ---- Two Birds and Camellia Blossoms, Ming dynasty ---- After an Immortal Holding a Long Life Peach ---- by Shen Chou, by Wu Ch'i, Ming dynasty ---- Passage of Cursive Writing, after Calligraphy ---- by Chu Yiin-ming, Ming dynasty ---- After "Flowers" by Ts'ui Po, Ming dynasty ---- Children at Play, Ming dynasty ---- Blessings from the Urn of Immortality, ---- Ming dynasty ---- Immortal Maidens Bearing Auspicious Offerings, ---- Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1911) ---- Landscape, Ch'ing dynasty, Ch'ien-lung period ---- Landscape, Ch'ing dynasty, Ch'ien-lung period ---- Flowers and Birds, Ch'ing dynasty, ---- Ch'ien-lung period ---- Crab-apple, after a Poem by the Ch'ien-lung ---- Emperor, Ch'ing dynasty ---- Fragrant Floral World, Ch'ing dynasty ---- Symbols of Fulfillment of One's Wishes at the ---- Beginning of Spring, after an Original Painting ---- by the Ch'ien-lung Emperor, Ch'ing dynasty, ---- Ch'ien-lung period ---- (u.v.a.)