Chang Dai-chien's New Vision

     The flourishing market for painting and calligraphy had a profound impact on the production of art. Although such traditional forms of patronage, such as personal connections and making direct or indirect requests for art, still existed, it became increasingly common in late-Qing Shanghai to go to art shops and make a deal. These art shops even had a "profit scale" (price standards) for particular artists so that a customer could pick and choose a desired work at a set price. Consequently, the buyer did not have to meet the artist as art production became increasingly commercialized. In the late Qing, artists also often formed associations, some of which established a price list for cooperative works, thereby promoting the development of artistic collaboration. The selection of works in this section includes Wu Tao's "Scenes of Traveling in the Past," which represents traditional patronage, and Ren Yi's "Chen Ping Divides the Meat" done for the art market. Several collaborative paintings are also found here, such as "Going to the Peach Gathering of Immortals in Collaboration." Featuring eleven artists, this work is the one in the National Palace Museum with the most people involved in its production. Finally, Wu Changshi's "Red and White Chrysanthemums" was signed for a Japanese man named "Mr. Hashimoto," offering a glimpse at the overseas spread of Shanghai painting.