This is an iconic photo of Cixi, the Empress Dowager of Qing China, in the early 1900s
Republic of China
How modern is this Chinese painting? Of course, it’s a trick question; it all depends on what you mean by "Chinese," or by "modern."
Wang Zhen, Buddhist Sage
Can a photograph be appreciated in the manner of a Chinese painting? "Father of Asian photography" Lang Jingshan asked this question nearly a century ago.
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