Chinese Knotting: Creative Designs That are Easy and Fun - Hardcover

Chen, Lydia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804833990 ISBN 13: 9780804833998

Verlag: Tuttle Publishing, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Knotting, "the joining of two cords," is an old and revered art form in China

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Reseña del editor

Chinese Knotting traces the origins, history, and symbolism of this fascinating craft. The reader is taken through the fundamental elements necessary for tying Chinese decorative knots: the materials, implements, and main processes. Detailed instructions, clear diagrams, and colour photographs, combined with an exciting assortment of creative applications, will help readers discover the relaxation, artistic satisfaction, and beautifully personalised ornamentation that Chinese knotting can offer.

Biografía del autor

Lydia Chen, a leading authority on traditional Chinese decorative knotting, was born in Loching, Chekiang, in 1940. Her interest in knotting began when her father-in-law, a deputy curator at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, arranged for her to learn simple knots from an elderly museum custodian. From this modest beginning, she went on to figure out how knots were formed from the antique pieces she collected, and even invented some designs of her own. She has taught knotting at colleges, held several exhibitions of her work both at home and abroad, and authored a number of books on the art.

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• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0804833990
• ISBN 13: 9780804833998
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 116