The Beauty of Painting
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- General readers interested in traditional Chinese literati painting but unsure how to approach it
- Humanities students seeking to understand traditional art through aesthetics and philosophy
- Readers who enjoy slow, attentive reading and quiet immersion in paintings and text
- Enthusiasts who want background preparation before visiting art museums
Not a good fit for
- Specialist learners in need of a systematic history of painting or technical manuals
- Readers who prefer fast-paced narrative and want to finish a book in one sitting
- Those entirely unfamiliar with classical inscriptions and art concepts who are unwilling to read slowly
Reading tips
- Read in the order of painter units; look at the paintings first, then read the text, forming your own first impressions.
- Slow down at passages on inscriptions; compare them with the images to sense how text and brushwork echo each other.
- Keep a notebook and jot down lines that move you and questions that arise, for later rereading.
- Read alongside art albums or high-resolution images, rather than focusing on text alone and neglecting the paintings themselves.
About the publisher
Founded in 1984, Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional literary and art publisher. Its collection of 389 titles spans classic works, essays and miscellaneous writings, Eastern philosophy, folk literature, classical literature and design. Representative books include Lao She's Camel Xiangzi, Laozi's Dao De Jing, Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the Shakespeare drama collection featuring Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth and Othello, with Zhu Shenghao's translations adding luster to the series. Its author resources range from classic Chinese and foreign writers such as Lao She, Laozi, Luo Guanzhong and William Shakespeare to translators and authors including Zhu Shenghao, Li Chensen and Liang Sicheng. The publisher is characterized by its balance of Chinese and foreign literary classics with traditional culture titles, combining scholarly value with popular reading. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books in the collection.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 导语
- 黄公望的快雪时晴
- 春雪的吟唱：九峰雪霁图轴
- 雪中的“快”意：快雪时晴图卷
- 生命的意兴：剡溪访戴图轴
- 吴镇的渔父情结
- 大钓者不钓：洞庭渔隐图轴
- 无家者的歌：芦花寒雁图轴
- 与群鸥往来 烟云上下：秋江渔隐图轴
- 倪瓒的林亭远岫
- 乾坤一草亭：容膝斋图轴
- 永恒的寂寞：渔庄秋霁图轴
- 一枝留得后人看：竹枝图卷
- 五株烟树空陂上：云林春霁图轴
- 沈周的落花风雨
- 落花风雨又伤春：落花图卷
- 江畔的温情：京江送别图卷
- 静中窥出端倪：夜坐图轴
- 心与物游：耕息轩图
- 文徵明的一榻松风
- 自我的发现：中庭步月图轴
- 寓意于物：真赏斋图
- 老木苍藤古藓香：古木寒泉图轴
- 唐寅的红叶题诗
- 不逐炎凉：秋风纨扇图轴
- 槛外长江空自流：落霞孤鹜图轴
- 有情总被无情误：红叶题诗图轴
- 梦入清净地：桐阴清梦图轴
- 陈道复的云间偷活
- 一身清僻米家风：云山图卷
- 波面出仙妆：商尊白莲图轴
- 静听玄蝉起夕阳：枯荷知了图
- 徐渭的独啸晚风
- 雪中芭蕉绿：蕉石牡丹图轴
- 徐渭的自画像：葡萄图轴
- 陈洪绶的蕉林酌酒
- 高古幽淡说人生：蕉林酌酒图轴
- 作万古吟啸：吟梅图轴
- 人人有个灵山塔：婴戏图轴
- 人自怜花人谁怜：拈花图轴
- 董其昌的泉光云影
- 山色有无中：秋山高士图
- 一片清光：泉光云影图轴
- 龚贤的清凉世界
- 无上清凉世界：村居图页
- 荒乱中的娉婷：荒柳图
- 生命的不在场：老树荒亭图
- 八大山人的独鸟盘空
- 佛祖拈花 迦叶微笑：水仙图页
- 无言的对话：巨石小花图
- 一只慈柔的小鸡：鸡雏图
- 独坐大雄峰：孤鸟图轴
- 吴历的静深秋晓
- 浑厚华滋气独全：湖山秋晓图卷
- 静水深流：静深秋晓图轴
- 恽寿平的夜月梨花
- 乡关之恋：古木寒鸦图
- 朱栏白雪夜香浮：九兰图卷
- 石涛的狂壑晴岚
- 宝剑出匣：搜尽奇峰打草稿图卷
- 心静手闲中的躁动：泛舟图
- 纤细中作舒卷派：古木垂阴图轴
- 金农的江路野梅
- 吾生如寄欲何归：寄人篱下图
- 白了人头是此声：短墙芭蕉图
- 耻向春风开好花：古梅图
- 风来四面卧当中：荷风四面图
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About the author
Zhu Liangzhi was born in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, in 1955. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University, director of the university's Center for Aesthetics and Aesthetic Education, and former dean of the School of Literature at Anhui Normal University. He has long engaged in research on traditional Chinese aesthetics and the philosophy of art, and is the author of more than twenty books, including The Life Spirit of Chinese Art, Studies on Shitao, Studies on Bada Shanren, Sixteen Views of Southern Painting, and True Water Has No Fragrance. His writings center on Chinese painting and calligraphy, literati art, and lived experience, often moving from specific works to the philosophical meanings and aesthetic sensibilities behind artistic form. His style combines scholarly depth with readability. The collection includes nineteen of his works, spanning art theory, general aesthetics, literary appreciation, and social culture; these range from specialized monographs for researchers to accessible books on aesthetic education for general readers, forming a natural bridge between academic inquiry and public education in the arts.
