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Chine, l'empire du trait

China, empire of line
From march 16 to june 20 2004
Asian art
The selection of 130 Chinese works from the Vth to the XIXth centuries shown here show the undisassociated character of calligraphy and painting in the Chinese spirit. These two major art forms give out an expressive force which learned people have never ceased to explore.

Bibliothèque nationale de France, site François Mitterrand

Quai François Mauriac
75013 Paris - France

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Horaire(s) d'ouverturefrom 10 am to 7 pm
Sunday from 12 pm to 7 pm
Monday
Bank holidays
Admission :
Concessions : 4 €
Admission fee : 5 €
Calligraphy on colored paper from the Recueil des 24 lettres de Wang Xizhi, Shiquite, 8th c. © BnF Adagp 2003
MORE INFORMATION :
Related book : Chine, l'Empire du trait, calligraphies et dessins du Ve au XIXe siècle, Nathalie Monnet, 250 p., 150 ill., 45€, Editions : BnF