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James Cahill (1926-2014): an art historian, curator, collector, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was considered one of the world's top authorities on Chinese art.
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Preface
One: Adjusting Our Image of the Chinese Artists
Two: The Painter's livelihood
Three: The Painter's Studio
Four: The Painter's Hand
Notes
Bibliography (Works in English)
Illustrations
Index
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在宋末(13世纪晚期)以后,绘画理论中的雄辩言辞,以及用于评价画家成就的正面术语,大部分都适用于业余爱好者,而没有发展起真正相应评价专业画家的方法。
至少在有教养的中国人中间,存在着一种坚决主张,认为在所有体面的事务范围内,必须区分开业余兴趣和职业化行为,并且绝对地偏好前者。隐藏在这一“业余理想”背后的论点是,业余受好者经过修养的心性,会不期然地或根据儒家的正确原则做出超出专门技能之上的决定,同时还会免受物质利益低级动机的干扰。
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