A commemorative exhibition in memory of Michael Sullivan, leading scholar of Chinese art.
Though he studied modern art in France in the 1930s, Pang Xunqin (1906-1985) had always been greatly interested in, and dedicated to the study of traditional Chinese decorative patterns and techniques. He studied traditional decorative textiles and patterns extensively, especially those of minority ethnic groups, when he took refuge during the Second World War (1939-1945) in west China in the 1940s. This piece is among the series of traditional baimiao line drawings he made at that time, combining his studies of ancient costume and decorative patterns. There are four line drawings of Tang dancing girls by Pang Xunqin, including this one, [LI2022.112, LI2022.162, and LI2022.178] in Michael Sullivan’s (1916-2013) Collection, all given to him by the artist.
Sullivan, Michael, Modern Chinese Art: The Khoan and Michael Sullivan Collection, revised edn (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2009), no. 94 on p. 116, illus. p. 116 fig. II.94
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