One Hundred Confucian Scholars of China

Author: Wu Boheng Lu Yanguang
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Lu Yanguang's depictions of emperors, court ladies, monks, deities, and Confucian scholars truly represent the long-standing tradition of Chinese figure painting in its thematic scope. Ancient critics of painting distinguished between elegance and vulgarity. Elegance, they said, lies in refined matters, poetic charm, and scholarly aura; vulgarity, in meticulous craftsmanship and worldly concerns. Today, when we discuss painting, we naturally aim for appreciation by both the refined and the common. Lu Yanguang's five hundred illustrations not only embody the refined elegance of ancient masters but also capture the joy of contemporary trends and worldly affairs—what is called "transcending elegance and vulgarity." I believe this is also the extraordinary and miraculous essence of Lu Yanguang's five hundred illustrations series. The editor of this volume has selected and included 210 of Lu Yanguang's Confucian scholar illustrations, along with detailed explanations.