Chen Yi wei：A Research on Xu Hua Pin’s Editions

Abstract:Xu Hua Pin(《续画品》,A Sequel to Appraisals of Ancient Paintings), written by Yao Zui in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, is the second art appraisal book after Xie He’sGu Hua Pin Lu（《古画品录》）. It is of prime importance in Chinese art literature. However, for a long time, the bookXu Hua Pinhas been overshadowed by the Six Laws which were proposed by Xie He for evaluating paintings, and few scholars have conducted detailed textual criticism and research on it, resulting in the scarcity of satisfactory verified editions. Besides, without the sufficient understanding of the editions and sources ofXu Hua Pin, many scholars have mistakenly chosen inferior editions for their research, which leads to many errors. Therefore, by collecting and collating the existing editions ofXu Hua Pin, the author has clarified their relationship and finally verified the source of the edition ofXu Hua Pinpublished in Jiajing Period of the Ming Dynasty.

Keywords:Yao Zui;Xu Hua Pin; Editions

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