{"product_id":"9781946226563","title":"China","description":"Author: Jose Gelabert-Navia\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781946226563\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Saltway Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 25\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beauty of regional China captured with exquisite mastery in 23 original, exhibition-quality drawings by a leading architect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1915 and 1917 the Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev wrote a series of twenty piano pieces. While playing them for a gatheringof friends, the poet Konstantin Balmont wrote a sonnet which entitled Mimolyotnosti which Kira Nikolayevna would translate as Visions fugitives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by these dazzling miniatures, I have assembled a jewel box containing twenty individual felt-tip drawings on watercolor paper capturing fugitive visions of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a country that has of late been focused on the future, I have been fascinated by the search for a true contemporary regional language in traditional Chinese architecture and painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intricate and careful composition in relation to landscape and light has been a continual revelation, as evidenced by the Summer Palace on the outskirts of Beijing and vanishing water towns such as Zhujiajiao, known as the \u0026amp;#x27;Venice of Shanghai.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867121438878,"sku":"ADS-9781946226563","price":109.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781946226563.jpg?v=1779430428","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781946226563","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}