its a derivation of Pound's assertion that you can tell the character of a culture by how thick the lines are in their paintings. This comes up a couple of times in his various prose works. I know this does not help you, but overall, it might be important for you to know that Ernest Fenollosa makes the same assertion in his "Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art."  He made it before Pound did, and was probably Pound's source for the idea.  I will look it up for you in "Epochs" if you have a need, and no "Epochs" handy. 
 
>>> "Steven G. Yao" <[log in to unmask]> 06/29 1:45 PM >>>
Fellow Poundians,
 
I am looking for the documentation for a quotation by EP that I am using in
a paper.  I recall that, somewhere, quoted admiringly the old Confucian
saw, "A man's character is known from his brushstrokes."  I've checked EP's
version of the Analects, and its not there. Perhaps GK?  Any help out there?
 
Steve Yao
 
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