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Scroll painting by Yun-Fei Ji, Nine Women (mineral pigments and ink on mulberry paper, 24.5" x 54.5", 2006). The image illustrates a key body of work from throughout Yun-Fei Ji's career: his scroll paintings created in the traditions of the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, using ink, mineral pigments and brushes on rice and mulberry paper. Works such as this one demonstrate Ji's characteristic use of a wide range of marks derived from observations of nature—supple brushstrokes and line, mottled areas, abstract drips and precise evocations of rock, water, flora and fauna—and in compositional terms, his use of dissonant perspectives and shifts in scale that undercut the consistency of landscapes, narrative flow, or simple interpretations. This work was publicly exhibited in prominent exhibitions, discussed in major art journals and daily press publications.

Artist Yun-Fei Ji. Copyright held by the artist.

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating a key body of scroll paintings by Yun-Fei Ji, which he has produced from throughout his career. These works are created in the scroll-painting traditions of the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, using ink, mineral pigments and brushes on rice and mulberry paper. The paintings often have the weathered, crinkled and creased look of premature age, making a sense of the passage of time physically tangible. In these works, Ji draws upon personal, historical, cultural and political sources for inspiration: his memories of Maoist rule, classical and folk art, literature, and deep research into instances of human displacement and environmental destruction in the name of modernization. Because the article is about an artist and his work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to understand this fundamental body of work in his overall art, which brought Ji early recognition through exhibitions, coverage by major critics and publications and museum acquisitions. Ji's work of this type and this work itself is discussed in the article and by critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Yun-Fei Ji, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.