A sequence of silent, origami-like decisions fed into the construction of this 1895 painting. Modest it may be, but I think of it as a little miracle — an efflorescence, a soft explosion of ...

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Along with his more traditional ink washes, Xu also created large-scale oil paintings in a European academic style that depicted classic Chinese scenes and portraits. Born on July 19, 1895 in Yixing, ...