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Quote by Wu Chang-shuo
苦铁画气不画形
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The line contrasts “qi” with visible form. It says Ku Tie’s painting seeks to express a subject’s inner vitality or spirit, rather than simply reproduce its outward shape. The emphasis is on what gives the subject life and character, not only on how it looks.
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- 国务院参事室（Counsellors’ Office of the State Council）
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