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Art Worlds: Artists, Images, and Audiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Shanghai Art Worlds Artists, Images, and Audiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Shanghai Roberta Wue This publication is made possible in part by a publication subsidy from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange in Taipei. For distribution in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand: Hong Kong University Press The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong www.hkupress.org ISBN 978-988-8208-46-3 (Hardback) For distribution outside Asia, Australia, and New Zealand: University of Hawai‘i Press 2840 Kolowalu Street Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 USA www.uhpress.hawaii.edu ISBN 978-0-8248-5138-5 (Hardback) © 2014 Hong Kong University Press All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wue, Roberta, author. Art worlds : artists, images, and audiences in late nineteenth-century Shanghai / Roberta Wue. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8248-5138-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Commercial art—China—Shanghai—19th century. 2. Artists—China—Shanghai—History— 19th century. 3. Painting, Chinese—China—Shanghai—19th century. 4. Art and popular culture— China—Shanghai—History—19th century. I. Title. NC998.6.C62S539 2014 709.51'13209034—dc23 2014035786 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound by Paramount Printing Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, China Contents List of Figures vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Shanghai Painted Fan: Form, Format, and Function 25 Chapter 2 The Shanghai Artist in Advertising and Mass Media 71 Chapter 3 Shanghai Illustrations: Images and Readers 109 Chapter 4 Picturing the Shanghai Artist: Subjects and Audiences 159 Epilogue 215 Notes 221 Glossary 251 Bibliography 257 Index 279 Figures i.1 Ren Bonian, Picture of Three Friends, 1884, hanging scroll, ink and color on 2 paper i.2 Jin Gui, Announcing the Newly Opened Jiuhuatang Letter-paper and Fan Shop, 16 lithograph advertisement, Dianshizhai huabao [Dianshizhai pictorial], 1888 1.1 Ren Bonian, Bulbul and Peach Blossoms, c. 1870s, folding fan, ink and color 25 on gold paper 1.2 Zhang Xiong, Autumn Flowers, 1850, folding fan, ink and color on gold 29 paper 1.3 Zhu Cheng, Peach Blossoms and Birds, c. 1870s, hanging scroll, ink and color 31 on paper 1.4 Zhu Cheng, Swallow and Pear Blossoms, 1870, folding fan, ink and color on 32 gold paper 1.5 Hu Gongshou, Bamboo and Rock, 1878, folding fan, ink and color on paper 33 1.6 Qian Hui’an, Listening to the Oriole, 1882, folding fan, ink and color on paper 35 1.7 “Pl. XXV: Éventails,” from Simon Kiong, Quelques mots sur la politesse 38 chinoise, 1906 1.8 Anonymous, Men in Garden, c. 1880s, photograph 40 1.9 Ren Bonian, Escaping the Summer Heat in the Shade of Banana Palms (Portrait 40 of Zhang Xiong), 1872 1.10 “Pl. XV: Habits de cérémonie d’un mandarin,” from Simon Kiong, Quelques 41 mots sur la politesse chinoise, 1906 1.11 Jin Shanxiang, A Monk Hires a Prostitute, lithograph illustration, Dianshizhai 44 huabao, 1884 1.12 He Mingfu, An Aggressive Driver, lithograph illustration, Dianshizhai huabao, 46 1891? viii Figures 1.13 Ren Bonian, Lotus and Mandarin Ducks, 1879, screen fan, ink and color on 52 silk 1.14 Ren Bonian, Su Wu Herding Sheep, from Ren Bonian huaji, Shanghai, 1887, 57 woodblock print 1.15 Ren Bonian, Hermit, from Ren Bonian huaji, Shanghai, 1887, woodblock 58 print 1.16 Ren Bonian, Butterfly and Plants, from Ren Bonian huaji, Shanghai, 1887, 58 woodblock print 1.17 Anonymous, Shanghai’s Xihongtang Letter-paper and Fan Shop, lithograph 67 advertisement, Dianshizhai huabao, 1884 2.1 Anonymous, Hunger and Cold Force Them to Hang Themselves from Rafters 87 and Throw Themselves in Rivers, from Pictures Reporting the Disaster in the Four Provinces, Shanghai, 1881, woodblock printed pamphlet 2.2 Wu Youru, The Shenbao Offices, from Wu Youru, Illustrations of Famous 102 Sights of Shanghai, 1884 3.1 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Mr. Renzhai at Age 58, woodblock, preface portrait 110 from Renzhai huasheng [Renzhai’s painting legacy], 1876 3.2 Hu Gongshou, preface from Renzhai huasheng, woodblock, 1876 114 3.3 Chen Yunsheng, Landscape with Woodcutter, woodblock, from Renzhai 116 huasheng, 1876 3.4 Chen Yunsheng, Scholars, woodblock, from Renzhai huasheng, 1876 117 3.5 Chen Yunsheng, Mixed Gathering, woodblock, from Renzhai huasheng, 1876 118 3.6 Chen Yunsheng, Scholar and Books, woodblock, from Renzhai huasheng, 119 1876 3.7 Chen Yunsheng, Books, woodblock, from Renzhai huasheng, 1876 120 3.8 Chen Yunsheng, Books, woodblock, from Renzhai huasheng, 1876 120 3.9 Chen Yunsheng, Landscape, woodblock, from Renzhai huasheng, 1876 122 3.10 Chen Yunsheng, Landscape with Pavilion, woodblock, from Renzhai huasheng, 122 1876 3.11 Price List of Dianshizhai’s Lithograph Books, Maps, Pictures, Rubbings and Ink 128 Treasures, lithograph advertisement, Dianshizhai huabao, 1884 3.12 Anonymous, Dianshizhai Announcement, lithograph advertisement, 130 Dianshizhai huabao, 1884 3.13 Wu Youru, Complete Record of Successful Candidates at the Jiangnan Provincial 132 Examinations, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai huabao, 1888? 3.14 Anonymous, Shanghai’s Zhongxi dayaofang, lithograph advertisement, 134 Dianshizhai huabao, 1892 3.15 Sha Fu, The Sound of Thunder on Earth, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai 138 huabao, 1885 Figures ix 3.16 Sha Fu, Children Performing Acrobatics, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai huabao, 138 1884 3.17 Sha Fu, The Cock’s Crow Reaches Heaven, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai 138 huabao, 1884 3.18 Shu Hao, Family, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai huabao, 1885? 139 3.19 Xugu, Frosty Woods and Ancient Pagoda, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai 141 huabao, 1891? 3.20 Xugu, Landscape with Pagoda, 1876, album leaf, ink and color on paper 141 3.21 Ren Bonian, An Outing, 1885, ink on paper 143 3.22 Ren Xun, Okapi, lithograph, Dianshizhai conghua [Collected images from 149 Dianshizhai], 1886 3.23 Ren Xun, Cat and Butterflies, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai huabao, 1885? 150 3.24 Ren Xun, Horse, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai huabao, 1884 151 3.25 Qian Hui’an, Stopping the Qin and Waiting for the Moon, lithograph, 153 Dianshizhai conghua, 1886 3.26 Ren Xun, Horse, lithograph, Dianshizhai conghua, 1886 154 3.27 Ren Xun, Horse, lithograph insert, Dianshizhai huabao, 1884 154 3.28 Ren Xun, Ferrying an Ox, lithograph, Dianshizhai conghua, 1886 155 3.29 Ren Xun, Deer, lithograph, Dianshizhai conghua, 1886 155 4.1 Ren Bonian and Hu Gongshou, Posthumous Portrait of Mr. Songyun, 1869, 160 hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 4.2 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Elder Lifu at Age 82, late 1880s, hanging scroll, ink 162 and color on paper 4.3 Ren Xiong, Self-portrait, early 1850s, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 169 4.4 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Sha Shancun at Age 39 (Portrait of Sha Fu), 1868, 170 hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 4.5 Fei Danxu, Portrait of Xia Ding, 1848, hanging scroll, ink and color on 171 paper 4.6 “Pl. II: Deux manières de s’asseoir. Salut Kong-cheou,” from Simon Kiong, 174 Quelques mots sur la politesse chinoise, 1906 4.7 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Wu Zhongying, 1881, hanging scroll, ink and color 176 on paper 4.8 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Zhao Xiaoyun, 1883, hanging scroll, ink and color 178 on paper 4.9 Ren Bonian, Portrait, c. 1870s, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 181 4.10 Ren Bonian, Mr. Yuelou Wears Coarse Clothes to Beat the Heat, 1885, ink and 181 color on paper 4.11 Ren Bonian, Portrait, c. 1870s, ink and color on paper 182 x Figures 4.12 Ren Bonian, Portrait of the Gentleman Feng Gengshan Reading Antique Poetry 184 Amidst the Sound of Rushing Water, 1877, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 4.13 Ren Bonian, Picture of Mr. Shitang Welcoming Guests, 1870, hanging scroll, 186 ink and color on paper 4.14 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Mr. Tongshi at Age 62, 1888, hanging scroll, ink and 186 color on paper 4.15 Ren Bonian, Picture of Transmitting Poetry, 1879, hanging scroll, ink and 188 color on paper 4.16 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Xugu at Age 65, 1888, hanging scroll, ink on paper 193 4.17 Ren Bonian, Enjoying the Shade of Banana Palms (Portrait of Wu Changshuo), 197 1888, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 4.18 Ren Xiong, Mu Xun, woodblock from Ren Xiong, Yu Yue xianxian xiang- 198 zhuan zan [Illustrated biographies of former worthies of Yue], 1856 4.19 Ren Bonian, Portrait of a Cold and Shabby Official (Portrait of Wu Changshuo), 200 1888, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 4.20 Lengjia shanmin (Gu Zengshou), Self-portrait, 1880, hanging scroll, ink on 203 paper 4.21 Ren Bonian, Portrait of Gao Yong, 1887, hanging scroll, ink and color on 205 paper 4.22 Ren Bonian, No Fragrant Flavors (Portrait of Dadian), 1889, hanging scroll, 208 ink and color on paper 4.23 Wu Changshuo, “Painting Slave” seal impression, 1886 210 4.24 Ren Bonian, Picture of Washing the Ear, c. 1895, hanging scroll, ink and 213 color on paper e.1 Ren Bonian, Picture of Mr. Jishi Admiring and Regarding Himself with Affection 216 (Portrait of Jin Erzhen), 1887, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copy- right material. The author apologizes for any errors or omissions and would be grateful for notification of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book.
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