Lee Kwon Wing (1 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. City Hall Museum & Art Gallery, Hong Kong [Published Date: 1965]. Paper covers, [32] pp (unnumbere) black and white and color illustrations ; 26 cm. Bilingual text in Chinese and English. In good condition with light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of covers and light overall scuffing, aging and soiling with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Catalog published to accompany a retrospective exhibition of Su Liu-peng's work at the City Hall Museum and Art Gallery in 1965. Su Liu-peng (active ca. 1830 - 1856) was among the most important Cantonese painters of the 19th century, known for genre scenes, scholarly portraits, and Buddhist-themed subjects rendered with expressive brushwork. Essays by John Warner and Lee Kwok-wing (trans. James Watt) provide insight into his life, technique, and influence. Includes full-color and monochrome reproductions of 18 paintings with bilingual commentary.…