Nicole Vandier-Nicolas (24 July 1906 – 1 March 1987), also known as Nicole Nicolas, was a French sinologist, professor and philosopher.[1] She was specialized in Chinese art and Buddhism.[2] She was the “first to suggest the connection between the verse written on the one side of the scroll and the pictures on the other side.”[3][4]
Biography edit
Nicole Vandier-Nicolas was born as Alberte Émilie Marie Nicole Zoé Vandier on 24 July 1906 in Paris, France. She was a professor of Chinese civilization at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations. She also taught the subject of Chinese art at the École du Louvre. She translated a number of literary works from Chinese to French.[5]
She died on 1 March 1987 in Marcilly-d'Azergues, France.
References edit
- ^ Mair, Victor H. (31 March 2019). Painting and Performance: Chinese Picture Recitation and Its Indian Genesis. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. x. ISBN 978-0-824-88114-6. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Liu, Jinbao (25 March 2022). The General Theory of Dunhuang Studies. London: Springer Nature. p. 128. ISBN 978-9-811-69073-0. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Hsiao, Li-ling (31 May 2007). The Eternal Present of the Past: Illustration, Theatre, and Reading in the Wanli Period, 1573–1619. Leiden, Netherlands: BRILL. p. 18. ISBN 978-9-047-41995-2. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Mair, Victor H. (1989). Tʼang Transformation Texts: A Study of the Buddhist Contribution to the Rise of Vernacular Fiction and Drama in China. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-674-86815-1. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Bush, Susan (1 November 2012). The Chinese Literati on Painting: Su Shih (1037–1101) to Tung Ch’i-ch’ang (1555–1636). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-9-888-13970-5. Retrieved 19 March 2023.