Chinese Tangka--oral Histories of Chinese Folk arts and Crafts

Language:English

Publishing Date: 2012

Pages: 269

Size: 16 K

Colorful printing

ISBN: 9787511713124

 This book described a traditional art style-Tangka.As we all known,China had a long history especially in the arts.It is famous all over the world.The value of Tangka art lies in its unique postion.This book will take you into the Tibetan Tangka world.You must feel the mysterious coloring paiting.

 Content:

Brief Introduction of Xihedao(Tibetan: Chagdor)

Chapter One Impression on Regong

Overview

Section One My Deep Love for the Mountains and Rivers in the Regong Area

Section Two The Village Event: The June Gatherings

Section Three Regong Art and Regong Lha-bzo(Tibetan Buddhism artists in the Regong area)

Summary

Chapter Two Xihedao's experience of apprenticeship

Overview

Section One From Wutun Village to Labrang Monastery: My childhood Impression

Section Two Back to Wutun Village

Section Three The Wandering Regong Lha-bzo

Section Four Youth: My Memoryin the Army

Section Five My Marriage Arranged by Heaven

Section Six The Station Buddha in the Xining Railway Section

Section Seven Second Return to Wutun Village

Summary

Chapter Three Traditional tools for Tangka painting

Overview

Section One The Main Tools for Tangka Painting and Their Functions

Section Two The Making of Tools for Painting

Summary

Chapter Four Painting process of Tangka and its related theories

Overview

Section One The Processing Skill of the Frame and Canvas

Section Two Grid-Constructing and Position Setting in Tangka Painting

Section Three Proportion and Line Drawing

Section Four The Basic Principles of Tangka-drawing Theory

Summary

Chapter Five The making of pigment and skill of coloring

Overview

Section One The Source and Making of the Five Commonly Used Pigments

Section Two The Process of Color Use-Coloring,Dyeing and Outlining

Section Three Taboo in the Process of Coloring

Section Four Gold Application

Section Five Artist's Unique Skills: Painting Facial Features of Buddha

Summary

Chapter Six Types of Tangka,its morunting and features of iconography

Overview

Section One Types of Tangka

Section Two Tangka-mounting

Section Three The Features of Iconography and the Consecration

Summary

Chapter Sevren Xihedao and Regong art

Overview

Section One Xihedao's View on Regong Art

Section Two Xihedao's Exclusive Techniques of Tangka Painting

Section Three Regong Artists' Various Painting Approaches

Section Four The Preservation,Inheritance,and Development of Regong Tangka

Section Five The Custom of Honoring the Master and the Requirement for the Apprentice's Moral Character

Summary

Chapter Eight Life in Wutun Village

Overview

Section One Xihedao in Others' Eyes

Section Two Xihedao's Understanding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Section Three Major Works by Xihedao

Summary

Xihedao Chronology

Postscripts