The art of black and white: wei-ch'i in Chinese poetry. From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: October 1, 1997| Author: Chen, Zu-Yan | COPYRIGHT 1997 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

No game surpasses wei-ch'i in the interest it has evoked among major Chinese poets. Their fascination is explored in this paper through close analysis of a small but representative sampling of wei-ch'i poems. Decoding these seemingly frivolous poems reveals the richness of wei-ch'i as a source of artistic inspiration. China's great poets drew from wei-ch'i's patterns of opposition three broad metaphors: wei-ch'i approximates war, offers paradigms for social order, and teaches lessons about hu...

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