Nicole Vandier-Nicolas (24 July 1906 – 1 March 1987), also known as Nicole Nicolas, was a French sinologist, professor and philosopher. She was specialized in Chinese art and Buddhism. 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.”
Biography
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.
She died on 1 March 1987 in Marcilly-d'Azergues, France.
References
- 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.