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Where the truth lies : the art of Qiu Ying
Title:
Where the truth lies : the art of Qiu Ying

Where the truth lies (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

Art of Qiu Ying
Author:
Little, Stephen, 1954- author.
ISBN:
9783791359137
Uniform Title:
Where the truth lies (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Physical Description:
239 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
General Note:
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, February 9-May 17, 2020.
Contents:
Art of Qiu Ying / Stephen Little -- A Wu school painter or not? : a reconsideration of Qiu Ying / Wan Kong -- The chameleon master adds snake legs : the art and reception of Qiu Ying / Einor Cervone.
Abstract:
"Few artists in Chinese history have proven as enigmatic as the great Ming dynasty painter Qiu Ying (c. 1494-c. 1552), whose life and art reveal a series of paradoxes. Though one of the most famous artists of the Ming period, almost nothing is known about his life. He is said to have been illiterate, yet surviving evidence demonstrates elegant writing. He is said to have had few followers, yet he was the most copied painter in Chinese history. Where the Truth Lies grapples with such issues as artists who cross social boundaries, literacy, and the importance of connoisseurship in determining quality and authenticity. This will be the first exhibition on Qiu Ying ever organized outside of Asia. In addition to masterworks by Qiu Ying, the exhibition will include works by his predecessors and teachers, his daughter Qiu Zhu, and followers from the early 16th through the mid-20th century." --publisher's website, accessed 20200303.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index.
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