Jade : a study in Chinese archaeology and religion (1912)
Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago : Field Museum of Natural History · leaf 410
king (Fig. 189) holding a sword adorned with these ornaments. This picture has a special interest to us, as it is stated in the accompanying text that it is derived from the series of Virtuous Women (Lieh nii t‘u) of the famous painter Ku Ch‘ang-k‘ang, or Ku K‘ai-chih of the fourth century A. D.,… … here alluded to was first published in print in 1063 A. D., and republished in facsimile in four volumes at Yang-chou in 1825 (under the title Ku lieh nti chuan).2 There we find the same figure in the second volume No. 2, with the same designation; the king is engaged in conversation with the…
Jade -- China -- History
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