現代 謝稚柳 對稱雀鳥畫稿 鏡片|Mirror-images of a Bird

Xie Zhiliu

20th century · Two-sided drawing; pencil and ink on paper and ink on paper · Asian Art

Rather than draw the same image twice, Xie often began with a preliminary sketch and then folded the paper to trace it again, making the tentative lines of his original smoother and more assured and adding more details.

Artist

Xie Zhiliu

Date

20th century

Medium

Two-sided drawing; pencil and ink on paper and ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005