現代 謝稚柳 人物舟楫臨本 鏡片|Figure Studies, Two Figures in a Boat

Xie Zhiliu

Datable to the 1930s? · Drawing; ink on transparent paper · Asian Art

Here, Xie has created a pictorial lexicon of figure types by tracing images from earlier sources. This method of grouping similar motifs closely resembles the organizational approach of the famous seventeenth-century Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual.

Artist

Xie Zhiliu

Date

Datable to the 1930s?

Medium

Drawing; ink on transparent paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005