Manuals of Calligraphy and Paintings from the Peiwen Studio 佩文齋書畫譜一百卷 (1708)
1media/peiwenzhai_thumb.jpg2020-10-26T20:06:27-07:00Tang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc463099616This encyclopedia work, commissioned by the Kangxi 康熙 Emperor (1654-1722) of the Qing dynasty, consists of a comprehensive collection of quotations from classics, official histories, miscellanies, rare titles, and other works on painting and calligraphy. It draws on a wide variety of 1,844 textual sources held by the Palace Treasury (内府) and other places. The chief compiler was Wang Yuanqi 王原祁 (1642–1715), the youngest of the preeminent four Wang painters during the Qing dynasty. USC's copy was printed by Yangzhou Poetry Office (Yangzhou shiju 揚州詩局) under the authorization of the Kangxi Emperor (賜板通行). Yangzhou Poetry Office was founded by Cao Yin 曹寅, the grandfather of Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 who was the author of The Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong lou meng 紅樓夢), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/Edition: 1708 | 揚州詩局(曹寅)康熙四十七年刻本.plain2021-03-12T14:30:43-08:00Link to the catalog record in the USC LibrariesTang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc46