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On Lacquer Painting
- Leonardo
- The MIT Press
- Volume 17, Number 1, January 1984
- pp. 24-26
- Article
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In this brief introduction to modern Chinese lacquer painting, Qiao Shi-guang describes this new form of an ancient fine art. Although the choice of colors available to lacquer painters is limited, a variety of materials and techniques can be used to produce striking effects not possible with other kinds of painting.