Xugu

Author: (Qing) Xugu
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Chinese painting art has a long history and is closely tied to our civilization. Since the Jin Dynasty's Gu Kaizhi, over a thousand years have passed, with numerous schools and renowned masters emerging. 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 series of books. The series is divided into two parts: Ancient and Modern. The ancient section includes painters from the Jin Dynasty's Gu Kaizhi to the Qing Dynasty's Wang Wei, totaling over 60 individuals, with each painter (or 2-3 painters in some cases) having their own volume. The modern section includes Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Pan Tianshou, Zhou Sichong, and others, totaling over 30 individuals, each with their own volume, edited by Lang Shaojun and Zhang Zhixin. This series is published in a large 32-page hardcover format, printed on copperplate paper with color illustrations. It includes biographies, artistic careers, painting styles, discussions on art, critiques from various scholars, chronologies, and catalogs of masterpieces. It also features numerous photographs of the painters' lives and work, as well as nearly 200 of their paintings. The content is detailed and richly illustrated, offering both high academic value and readability. It is an invaluable source for experts and scholars studying Chinese painters, and it is also an excellent work for young people and art enthusiasts to understand Chinese painting art. (Particularly, the volumes on Li Liufang, Cheng Mengyang, Mei Qing, Chen Banding, and Tao Lengyue are significant contributions to filling the gaps in art history.) This book presents the life and achievements of the master Xugu.