17th-Century Chinese Paintings from the Tsao Family Collection

A rare collection of Chinese paintings is magnificently presented in this book, which explores a politically turbulent yet creatively dynamic period in China's history. Comprising 130 paintings from the 17th century, the Tsao Family Collection is singularly comprehensive, including works by nearly all of the most important Chinese painters of the period. This book features 16 works by Dong Qichang, the most protean Chinese painter of the last...
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A rare collection of Chinese paintings is
magnificently presented in this book, which
explores a politically turbulent yet creatively
dynamic period in China's history. Comprising 130 paintings from the 17th century, the Tsao Family
Collection is singularly comprehensive, including works by
nearly all of the most important Chinese painters of the period.
This book features 16 works by Dong Qichang, the most protean
Chinese painter of the last 500 years; paintings by masters such
as Gong Xian, Hongren, Zhu Da, Daoji, Wang Hui, and Wang
Yuanqi; and extremely rare works by lesser-known artists,
scholars, officials, and Buddhist monks.