第104节

    curveandbecauseitisbalustraded.its

    spaaslonganditsbalustradesnotasusefulasthesteeltrussesofthe

    brooklynbridge,butnoonedenythatitsuggestslesshuncleveessand

    rebeauty.nsideralsothepagoda,andhothefact

    
    thatcurlupheslantingstrokesofeseing.nsideralsothe

    peenatpeiping.nothingisre

    strikingthanthebolofedhorizontallyacrossthetopon

    eaunparalleledinaudacityevenineseart.the

    pillarstheelveshaveaaybe,ithappensthat

    theintothe

    surfapleofnfuciusbear,too,thehe

    enthehedragonsbodyhelptobreakthe

    straightliive,apartfrotssyolicvalue.

    everyofnatureanditate

    itsirregularity.thespiritunderlyingitallisstillthespiritofanisncalligraphy.

    helinesofboopatte.

    onotonyofthe

    straightanyshapesasthesllcakesofe

    pastry,itatingabananaleaf,orapeaelonorafan.li

    liatistandepicure,rodugthebranlaid

    itions.theoutliheraight.alongthis

    outline,horoduhshapedcarving,togivetheeffectofaliving

    branhedacrosstheopartitions,bedpostsand

    othertypesoflatticely,theuseofrockeryisprobablytheclearest

    exaleofoureffortstointroduanarturethenaturalirregtdarlines

    ofnature.

    iureanefforttoseekrelief

    frhtlihroughsofularitysuggestiveofanilandplant

    for.thisleadstoaionoftheuseofsyolisthebat,forinstance,is

    verychusedasaderativetive,beurvedapableofso

    nyvariationsindesign,butalsobefoodluck,”the

    syolisthelanguageofthepritiveandthechildnd.itissothingthatevery

    eseanandchildderstand.

    butsyolisas,further,thevirtueofntaininghinafeionallines

    thethoughtoftheagesandthedreaoftheraaginationand

    leadsusintoarealfhought,liketherossorthesoviet

    haerandsiousthatwe

    inplicityandthen

    reachesthetopandlosesitselfinariotofbracketsandidbars,we

    liketoseethere,asandarinducksrasshopperoran

    inkslabandabrush.asandarinduckshalwaysgoinpairsin

    anslove,andastheinkslab

    andthebrush,sstudy.there,paintedingreenand

    blueandgoldarethegrasshoppersandtheketsandthendarinducks,anditis

    aschhappinessasofinthisearthlylife.

    sotisetiselife,

    forthesearethetesofesepainting.

    thedragonisthesthonouredanilinperor,

    ostusedinartasaderativetive,

    partlybecausethet,

    bininggraeaning,

    besideshavingthosebeautifulclaharealwayssouseful

    inbreakingnotony.thedragonrepresentsotherhe”fugitive”oryi

    principleentionedbefore,anditrepresentsgreattaoist,foritoften

    hidesitselfangrevealsitshegreat

    an.perfeandinpoself.

    heulddesountainpondsasheuldrisetotheclouds.

    behedarkersofthedeepporaceofhisexiste

    hehina

    arealoventsofthedragon,andsotis

    snofidstthunderandlightning,tearing

    uphouseroofsanduprootingoldbanyantrees.hen,shouldhe

    dragon,theeodintofpo

    but,then,thedragonisnotapurelythologicalorantediluviay.tothe

    anyofthewindingridgesof

    untainsountainsgraduallydesdand

    rgeintotheplainorthesea,the

    basisofancyisundeniablyasuperstition,it

    hasagreatspiritualandarturalvalue.itssuperstitionnsistsinthebeliefthat

    byplabsiifulsery,overlookingthon

    untainsandlionhills,oneans

    desdants.ifthelocationandthelandscapeseryaretrulyunique,if,forinstance,

    fivedragonsandfivetigersuniteinkinghogetotheto,itisalst

    iablethatonedesperialdynasty,oratleast

    beeapreer.

    butthebasisofthesuperstitionisapaientofiandscape3and

    gancysharpensoureyestobeauty.ountains

    andge

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