Composition
- Subtitle
- A series of exercises in art structure for the use of students and teachers
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1. Front matter2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS3. BEGINNINGS4. I. LINE—NOTAN—COLOR5. II.—JAPANESE MATERIALS AND BRUSH PRACTICE6. III.—WAYS OF CREATING HARMONY7. IV.—COMPOSITION IN SQUARES AND CIRCLES8. V.—COMPOSITION IN RECTANGLES—VARIATION9. VI.—LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION10. VII.—COMPOSITION IN REPRESENTATION11. NOTAN12. VIII.—HARMONY-BUILDING WITH DARK-AND-LIGHT13. IX.—TWO VALUES—VARIATIONS—DESIGN14. X.—TWO VALUES—LANDSCAPE AND PICTURES15. XI.—TWO VALUES—GOTHIC SCULPTURE JAPANESE DESIGN BOOKS. APPLICATIONS OF TWO VALUES16. XII.—THREE VALUES17. XIII.—MORE THAN THREE VALUES18. XIV.—COLOR THEORY19. XV.—COLOR DERIVED FROM NOTAN20. XVI.—COLOR SCHEMES FROM JAPANESE PRINTS AND FROM TEXTILES21. XVII.—IN DESIGN AND PAINTING22. CONCLUSION