This talk starts with a journey of finding different editions of 18th Century Chinese Painter Hua Yan’s anthology Ligou Ji, including four different types of Hua’s manuscripts. The following is an overview of the major discoveries from those manuscripts, including some significant indications of his unknown early life.
Humanities Research Institute
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Levis Faculty Center, Suite 400
919 W Illinois St. MC 057
Urbana, IL 61801
Contact: info-HRI@illinois.edu