Lady Guo's Spring Outing

"Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing: Moments in the Life of a Tang Dynasty Beauty" is an art historian Huang Xiaofeng's exploration of the renowned painting "Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing." Divided into ten chapters, the book progressively explores the historical and literary imagery of Lady Guoguo. By examining the formation of the title and the inheritance of the painting, the book leads readers to decipher the historical details embedded in the visual imagery of this work. The author focuses on both artistic and historical perspectives to unravel the mysteries surrounding this work: Who was Lady Guoguo? What is her relationship to "Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing"? Is "Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing" a faithful historical record or a vision of artistic imagination? What was the difficult journey of this national treasure? Does it contribute to our understanding of Tang dynasty history? What significance does it hold for our appreciation of Tang and Song dynasty art? This book offers new answers to these fascinating questions.
Professor Huang Xiaofeng led everyone "back to the art scene" through an unprecedentedly detailed reading of the images of the works, allowing them to feel the sense of history and aesthetic experience that ancient paintings give to modern people.
"Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing: Moments in the Life of a Tang Dynasty Beauty" is the latest volume in the "Understanding Chinese Painting" series published by Henan Fine Arts Publishing House.

2023-05-01

河南美术出版社

180

9787540162115