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Lady reading a scroll
Zhang Daqian Chinese
Not on view
One aspect of the Dunhuang murals that fascinated Zhang was the application of color, which differed from the traditions in which he had trained. The ancient murals, which featured bright, bold colors, required many layers of pigment to achieve the desired opacity. In his copies of the murals, and in Dunhuang-inspired paintings such as this one, Zhang displayed the knowledge he gained in the desert by applying colors laboriously and in layers, following the ancients.
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