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Recapture the Splendor and Grace of China's Artistic Traditions
The elegance of Chinese design is based on four timeless principles: spirit, rhythm, life, and movement. This unparalleled treasury includes 313 traditional Chinese motifs, immortal embellishments rendered from genuine objets d'art found in the world's finest collections. Spanning some 3,000 years, from 1300 B.C. to the late nineteenth century, these remarkable designs — taken from textiles, ceramics, bronzes, furniture, and more — include
• Flowers and Plants
• Wave and Cloud Forms
• Medallions
• Animal Life
• Chinese Symbols
• Traditional Repeating Patterns
• Fascinating Symmetrical Designs, and more!
Rich with enduring cultural beauty, each royalty-free motif will offer today's artists and designers fresh creative insight and revitalized inspiration.

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From one of the world's richest artistic traditions comes this remarkable volume of elegant Chinese designs. Collected from authentic objets d'art, museums, and private collections, the motifs range from 1300 B.C. to the 19th century and include blossoms and sprays, birds, wildlife, medallions, dragons, and more. 313 black-and-white illustrations.

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