Wu Daozi Wang Wei

Author: (Tang) Wu Daozi / (Tang) Wang Wei / Hong Huizhen
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Publishing Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Chinese painting art has a long history and is closely linked to our civilization. Since the Jin Dynasty's Gu Kaizhi, over a thousand years, various schools have emerged, with renowned masters appearing one after another. Unfortunately, we still lack a systematic and comprehensive work introducing the history of painting and painters. To fill this gap and allow readers to gain a more detailed understanding of Chinese painting civilization and painters, we have compiled this large-scale series. The series is divided into two parts: Ancient and Modern. The Ancient section includes painters from the Jin Dynasty's Gu Kaizhi to the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, totaling over 60 individuals, with each (or a few) painter having their own volume. The Modern section includes Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Pan Tianshou, Zhou Sichen, and others, totaling over 30 individuals, each with their own volume, edited by Lang Shaojun and Zhang Zhixin. This book is published in a large 32-page hardcover format, printed on copperplate paper in color. It includes the painters' biographies, artistic careers, painting styles, discussions on art, critiques from various scholars, chronologies, and catalogs of their works. It also features numerous photographs of the painters' lives and work, as well as nearly 200 of their paintings. The book is rich in detailed information, well-illustrated, and both academic rigor and readability, making it an invaluable resource for experts and scholars studying Chinese painters. (Especially the volumes on Li Liufang, Cheng Mengyang, Mei Qing, Chen Banding, and Tao Lengyue are works that fill gaps in art history.) It is also an excellent choice for young people and art enthusiasts to understand Chinese painting art. This book documents the artistic careers of the two masters, Wu Daozi and Wang Wei, and analyzes their artistic achievements.