Very Good Paperback Asian Art Museum, 2012. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. With Cd in back pouch. Clean, unopened pages. Oversize soft cover in its own deep flaps. Little tear at upper spine and back edge has been neatly repaired. . Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: The Character of Characters (2012/2013)—Xu Bing’s first animation, commissioned and generously lent by the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California—is a penetrating, often wry analysis of the Chinese through their calligraphy. Beautiful catalogue with enclosed DVD. Animated from thousands of hand-drawn sketches, the video depicts the roots of Chinese writing in nature and its role in education, spirituality, government... even the way that calligraphy shapes Chinese traffic patterns.