Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Chronology of Chinese Dynasties xiii
5. Introduction: William Shakespeare, a Great Painter? 1
6. 1 Genre and Biography 27
7. 2 Words without Images 84
8. 3 Portraits of the Characteristic 120
9. 4 Icons of Love and Marginality 166
10. 5 The Art of Being Artistic 190
11. Coda: The Late Ming at the Crossroads 213
12. Appendix 1 Locations and Editions of Late Ming Painting Manuals 217
13. Appendix 2 Lost Manuals and Albums of the Ming Dynasty 223
14. Notes 225
15. Glossary 257
16. Bibliography 267
17. Index 293