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- Han-Gul, Sukulam, Korea's folk painting, Korean treasures
- Call Number: DS902.4 .H3 1988x
Publication information: Seoul, Korea : Korea Film Production, [ca. 1988]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (116 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Introduces the Korean alphabet. Shows how it was invented and how it is different from Chinese and Japanese (1st work). Tours Sukulam Shrine, which holds the most famous and outstanding Buddha in Korea (2nd work). Examines different kinds of Korean folk painting, dealing with long life, good luck, and protection from evil (3rd work). Traces various Korean cultural treasures, from the earliest age to modern times, through the examination of excavated items (4th work)
- Oriental brushwork
- Call Number: ND1040 .O7 1954x
Publication information: [Chicago, Ill. : released by] Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, [1956], c1954
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (16 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Presents a historical sketch of Chinese art, stresses its symbolism and expressiveness, emphasizes the purity and restraint of Chinese brushwork, and explains that oriental artists seek to convey mood and emotion rather than a literal representation. Describes different kinds of brushes and paper used by ancient and modern artists. Shows Tyrus Wong and Chiura Obata at work. Includes pictures of oriental paintings on display at the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C
- A Day on the Grand Canal with the emperor of China, or, Surface is illusion but so is depth
- Call Number: ND 1043.5 .D3 1988
Publication information: New York, N.Y. : Milestone Film & Video, 1988
Physical description: 1 videocassette (46 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Discusses the Kangxi emperor's southern inspection tour, a 72-foot-long scroll by Wang Hui, and compares it with a later scroll by Xu Yang and a painting by Canaletto
- The illustrated handscroll tale of Genji
- Call Number: ND1059.6.G4 I448 1993
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Presents and describes the 12th century handscroll version of Genji monogartari (The tale of Genji), an 11th century Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu
- Calligraphy demonstration with Professor Kun Chuan Ho
- Call Number: ND1457 .C5 1994
Publication information: College of DuPage, 1980
Physical description: 1 cassette (30 min) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Visiting Taiwanese Professor Kun Chuan Ho demonstrates the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy and ink painting
- East and West, painting/poems by Sheila Isham
- Call Number: ND 1457 .C56 I832 1981
Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Britannica [distributor], 1981
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (6 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide
Description: Actualizes examples of Isham's painting/poems through video and musical interpretations. Explains calligraphy as an art form and means of cultural expression
- Chinese brush painting;an introduction
- Call Number: ND2068 .C4 1989
Publication information: W. Long Branch, NJ : White Star, c1989
Physical description: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Explore the exciting possibilities of Chinese brush painting by observing the artist painting flowers, animals, and landscapes
- Les jardins du paradis;Khamseh ou les cinq livres de Nezami XIe siecle manuscrit persan Ispahan 1619-1624
- Call Number: ND3241 .J373 2003
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003
Physical description: 1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Focuses on an outstanding representative work of Persian miniature Five Poems by the 12th-century poet, Nezâmi, as interpreted in the 17th century by Haydar Qoli Naqqâsh, a painter of the Safavide School, and calligrapher, Abd al Djabbâr
26 June 2007
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