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| Keywords: Northern Western Wing 1 13.png fr Édition secrète de L'aile nord-ouest corrigée par M Zhang Shenzhi Illustrations de Chen Hongshou en The Yuan dynasty drama Story of the Western Wing by Wang Shifu is the finest dramatic work of traditional China It ranks with Tang Xianzu ™s Peony Pavilion Kong Shangren ™s Peach Blossom Fan and Hong Sheng ™s Palace of Everlasting Life as one of the four great classical dramas of pre-modern China and has had a far-reaching influence on the literature and theatrical history of China The plot of the drama is a reworking of the short work The Story of Yingying also titled Encounter with an Immortal by Yuan Zhen of the Tang dynasty The famous line from the play I hope that all under heaven who know love will be able to unite as husband and wife subsequently became the ultimate wish for pure love There have been many editions of Story of the Western Wing over the centuries The Ming dynasty Secret Edition of the Northern Western Wing Corrected by Mr Zhang Shenzhi published in the Chongzhen reign is especially celebrated for its woodblock illustrations The artist was the famous late-Ming painter Hong Shou The compositions are superb and show extraordinary creativity making this unique among the many illustrations of the tale The illustration Stealing a Look at the Letter is very faithful to the plot and conveys the spirit of the situation perfectly; it is a masterpiece of ancient woodblock illustration century 17 http //www wdl org/en/item/3022/ Creator Chen Hongshou Custom license marker 2013 01 26 PD-old Chen Hongshou Romance of the West Chamber Uploaded with UploadWizard National Library of China Images from the World Digital Library | ||||
