Selected Scenes from the Life of Confucius

Author: (Qing) Gai Qi
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This album, with a width of only 42 cm and a height of about 30 cm, features characters as tall as 8-9 cm. Each piece includes at least sixteen or seventeen people, along with buildings, vehicles, umbrellas, tents, screens, furniture, landscapes, flowers, trees, animals, and utensils. Everything is rendered in a concise and elegant style, with fine lines that are lightly shaded with ink, creating an ancient and natural charm. The expressions and movements of the figures are perfectly captured, with flowing clothing patterns and meticulously detailed facial features, fingers, and palms. The brushwork is effortless yet full of vitality, truly a masterpiece.