Zhang Zixiang Teaching Disciples Painting Sketches

Author: Zhang Zixiang (Illustrator)
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Publishing Date: July 1, 2003
Features: Zhang Xiong (1803–1886) was a Qing Dynasty painter, styled Zixiang, originally from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, later settling in Shanghai. He excelled in floral and bird paintings, as well as figure and landscape works, demonstrating considerable proficiency in seal carving. Together with Ren Xiong and Zhu Xiong, he was known as the "Three Pillars of Shanghai Painting." Zhang Xiong Teaching Students Painting Manuscripts was first published in 1924 and went through five printings by 1937. Printed in lithography on Xuan paper, bound in traditional style, the set consists of four volumes. Volume 1 features spring flowers, Volume 2 summer and autumn flowers, Volume 3 flowers from all seasons, and Volume 4 fish, birds, insects, feathers, scrolls, and leaves. This collection had a significant impact during its time and was widely circulated. To promote the development of traditional Chinese culture and to make it easier for modern learners of painting to appreciate and study, our publishing house will reissue and print Zhang Xiong Teaching Students Painting Manuscripts from the collection of Mr. Sanman,。