Old Masters Repainted: Wu Zhen (1280–1354), Prime Objects and Accretions

by Joan Stanley-Baker

This is the most serious monograph to date to present an effective methodology for the study of Chinese painting and calligraphy. Not stressing the biographical details of  artists' social environments, this study focusses on the nature and function of structure and brush-wielding that reveal the production period of each work and, in greater depth, specifics of an individual Masters' art. It is the first book ever to unearth successfully surviving originals amongst the myriad attributions bearing the name of a legendary master, and to provide a deeper look at the body and soul of these hitherto unappreciated genuine masterpieces.

562 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 1992