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propia de la mentalidad china. Northorp lo explica un poco más: “This characteristic [del
taoísmo] is the mysticism which the Westerner usually attributes to the Taoist doctrine. That it
is in a certain sense mystical cannot be denied. But it is a mysticism which is fundamentally
empirical, realistic, and positivistic; the mysticism arising out of the ineffability which attaches
to anything, such as a color or a sound or the all-embracing aesthetic continuum, which is
immediately apprehended.” 213
Existe un comentario de Han Zhuo (Zhe) en el famoso escrito Shanshui Zhun Chuan
Ji (Un estudio completo sobre paisaje) 214 -que se debe según algunos autores a Zhang Huai-
que encierra muchas de las conexiones básicas de la pintura de paisaje china con el taoísmo
más acérrimo,
Painting distinguishes the «black» of heaven from the «yellow»
of the earth, and discloses the secrets of the yin and yang of
creation… Whatever can be comprehended through the emblems and
numbers of the Book of Changes [I-ching] may be represented in their
physical forms… Since man is the most sentient of all the myriad
creatures, he alone is suited for painting. When a painter attains the
principles, he is able to describe the wonders of the things; but when
the principles are obscure, the truth of the things will be lost. Why is
this so? Because [painting] has to do with the heavenly nature [of
things] and its secret springs. This nature receives its physical forms
from heaven, and its secret springs may be operated by both men and
gods. Once the spring sets in motion, a myriad transformations will
take place. If a painter can grasp the principles and by following the
nature of things discern their wonderful subtleties, his mind will come
to meet and his spirit will become one [with the things]. Then, quietly
meditating movement or stillness with his painting brush, casting it
forward to depict the myriad emblematic forms, he will create both
213 NORTHORP F. S. C., The Meeting of East and West. An inquiry concerning world understanding.
Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. New York 1974, 5º ed., 1ª: Collier Books 1966, p.330 y 331: “Esta
característica [del taoísmo] es el misticismo que el occidental usualmente atribuye a la doctrina
taoísta. Que en cierto sentido es mística, no se puede negar. Pero es un misticismo que es
fundamentalmente empírico, realista, y positivista; el misticismo surgió de la inefabilidad que le
corresponde a cualquier cosa, como un color, o un sonido, o el estético continuo que todo lo abarca, el
cual es inmediatamente aprehendido.”
214 Escrito en 1121.También lo hemos encontrado referido como Shanshui Chunquan Ji, o traducido
como Acerca del paisaje.
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