{"product_id":"master-of-five-excellences-9781883319038","title":"Master of Five Excellences","description":"Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing regarded a set of five disciplines--the \"five excellences\"--to be the mark of a well-rounded person: calligraphy, painting, poetry, t'ai chi, and medicine. Although he is best known for his teachings on the martial arts (in particular, his highly influential adaptation of t'ai chi), versatility was central to Cheng's philosophy of life, and he encourage his students to combine artistry with scholarship. This inspiring book is a commentary on and working compendium of Cheng's literary and pictorial interpretations of these subjects. Of interest to aficionados of Chinese art, culture, and history, \u003ci\u003eMaster of Five Excellences\u003c\/i\u003e also offers internal techniques for practitioners of the martial arts, as Hennessy provides an insight into the rarely-glimpsed creative side of Cheng Man-Ch'ing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frog in Well\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781883319038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.02w x 0.52d","brand":"Cheng Man-Ch'ing \u0026#193;.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600303784117,"sku":"9781883319038","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7a1a2f9c-d60c-44f0-8443-a04f5e30fc6f.jpg?v=1707207244","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/master-of-five-excellences-9781883319038","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}