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Shu Hua Shuo Ling

By: Shih-Hua Lu, Robert Hans Van Gulik (Translator)

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Paperback | 1 February 2018 | Edition Number 2

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100 Pages

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21.54 x 15.49 x 0.71

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The Shu Hua Shuo Ling-treatise on painting and forgery-was written in the eighteenth century by the relatively obscure Chinese scholar, Lu Shih-hua. It might have vanished from the landscape of Asian art history, had the eminent Sinologue, RH van Gulik, not recognized its essential value to our modern understanding of Chinese connoisseurship. Its worth lies in the intellectual honesty of the author in his description of the artist in traditional China, the artist's motivations and the means by which his work was evaluated. Of particular interest, with the emphasis, at times bordering on the paranoiac, that persists today on the issue of authenticity, is Lu's observations on this matter among connoisseurs of his time. One wonders what chance we have to determine the authenticity of a work now, when even those with profound knowledge of the artists, their styles and work in the eighteenth century were challenged to do likewise. One also leaves Lu's treatise wondering if authenticity, as we define it, matters as much as we might lead ourselves to believe. An important, provocative work of interest to all who wish to acquire a deeper understanding of Chinese painting. ". a collection of memoirs and advice to be relished." Joseph P. Love, Monumenta Nipponica 3 x b/w illustrations

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An important, provocative work of interest to all who wish to acquire a deeper understanding of Chinese painting and Chinese art in general. ‘Lu simply speaks out the truth, which others kept to themselves … to read the good old writings is truly refreshing.’ Tseng Yu-ho, Journal of Asian Studies

‘… a collection of memoirs and advice to be relished.’ Joseph P. Love, Monumenta Nipponica.

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