In the Aura of Masterpiece:"Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk"in the History of Art
From the point view of academic history,this essay makes new exploration on"Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk"(Dao Lian Tu),a controversial masterpiece both in its author and dating issue.Through investigations on the history of collecting,publishing and pictorial context of the handscroll,the essay outlines its ways to the modern art historiography and to be canonized.Instead of situating the handscroll in art context of the Tang Dynasty,the essay argues for viewing the painting in the context of the Song Dynasty,so that we can better understand the making of a Tang style textile producing picture in Song period.
Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk(Dao Lian Tu)Okakura KakuzoGao PeilanThe Ladies'Classic of Filial Piety(Nü Hsiao Ching)