A bushel of pearls : painting for sale in eighteenth-century Yangchow
"Painting in eighteenth-century Yangchow, a city that dominated the political and economic scene of mid-Ch'ing China, has traditionally been viewed as the product of a group of nonconformist, "eccentric" artists who were supported by wealthy merchants."
Print Book, English, ©2001
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., ©2001
History
xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780804732529, 0804732523
44517951
List of illustrations; 1. Introduction: painting as a commodity in eighteenth-century yangchow; 2. The two mas of yangchow: cultural expression of the wealthy and educated; 3. Fang Shih-shu: the last orthodox master in yangchow; 4. Huang Shen: the old master from fuchien; 5. Cheng Hsieh: a scholar-official painter; 6. Chin Nung: man of elegant and vulgar businesses; 7. Conclusion: a bushel of pearls; Character list; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.