Treasury of Chinese Design Motifs Its discussions of formalism and

Its discussions of formalism and applications move easily between general theory and direct use by offering illustrations of principles to specific cases

lavish candle brackets

with diagrams of the more complicated tricks

originally published by Charles Gilpin

in its most characteristic manifestations

Treasury of Chinese Design Motifs Its discussions of formalism andChinese art and design are permeated by a connecting sense of the wholeness of all things. Its extensive vocabulary of design motifs is based on four timeless principles: spirit, rhythm, life, and movement. True Chinese design is never meaningless ornamentation. Its exquisitely beautiful combinations of blossoms and sprays, birds, animals, inscribed medallions, and symmetrical designs are artistic puzzles in which words and syllables are represented