The forger's creed : reinventing art history in early modern China /

"In 1634, scholar-official Zhang Taijie (b. ca. 1588) published a book titled A Record of Treasured Paintings (C. Baohui lu), presenting an extensive catalog of a purportedly vast painting collection he claimed to have built. However, the entire book is Zhang's meticulously crafted forgery...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Park, J. P. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Zhang, Taijie, > jin shi 1619. Art, Modern > History. Art forgers > China > History. Painting, Chinese > Forgeries > China. Faussaires de l'art > Chine > Histoire. Peinture chinoise > Faux > Chine.

Table of Contents:

Prologue : James Cahill, Art historian and forger
Introduction : Zhang Taijie, the greatest art collector in Chinese history?
The literary making of the past : reading history from forged texts
To Deceive is to believe : paintings forged
Inventing traditions : fabricated art history
Conclusion : Zhang Taijie, Dong Qichang, and the carnival.