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Word: yangchow (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...triumph in space and contrasts. But T'ang Yin could not resist slyly mocking the mood of scholarly repose. On the painting he wrote: "Miss Li Tuan-tuan of the House of Shan Ho is indeed a walking flower. In spite of all the rich men in Yangchow, she has given her love to a poor scholar." The House of Shan Ho housed the prostitutes of the day. ¶ Ch'iu Ying worked mainly in the painstaking style that dates back to the T'ang Dynasty's General Li. He was scorned for his meticulous style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE ART | 5/6/1957 | See Source »

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