Our discord server's theme for the month was Cyan, and there weren't many characters that came to mind, but the Jin faction from Dynasty Warriors was one of them so I thought I'd go ahead and render one of my favourite characters from that faction! I modded her DW8 outfit onto her DW9 model, as it's the outfit I prefer of the few she has as her mains, and I based the pose on an official anniversary artwork. The background probably could have been something better but I had zero ideas, trying to replicate the original artwork background didn't... really go well lmao. Thanks to @xbaebsae for the hair shader and other tips overall <3
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Figure 1: UWM Special Collections (cs 000049)
Figure 2: Zhang Yuanji’s Portrait
Figure 3: Detail from Figure 1.
Graduate Research: Chinese Scroll and Fan Work
Earlier I discussed the calligraphy of Chinese political reformer Kang Youwei. Today I present a couplet by Kang’s reformer colleague Zhang Yuanji (1867-1959, see Figure 2 ). The content of the couplet shown in Figure 1 reads, “how can I spend my day without the bamboos; and how regrettable that I cannot have ten years to study.” This is the lifelong dream for most traditional Chinese hermits and scholars---bamboo indicates the seclusive retirement and studying is the great enjoyment of their lives. The author Zhang Yuanji, who was the most prominent publisher in Chinese modern history, created this couplet in 1946. As the manager of The Commercial Press, he worked hard in his publishing career to develop educational material for the Chinese people. Dedicated to his publishing career, Zhang had little leisure time to enjoy seclusion, so this couplet symbolizes his ideal to be the hermit.
In 1898, Zhang was a leading figure of Hundred Days’ Reform (June 11 to September 22, 1898). During his private meetings with the Guang Xu Emperor, he expressed his passion to promote education reform, and introduce western culture to China. After the Hundred Days’ Reform was stymied, he transferred his political ambition to publishing. Though he was trained as a traditional Confucian scholar, he had a great liberal mind to embrace new ideas--- by publishing modern textbooks for different levels of education, and translating thousands of academic and literary works from oversees, he was committed to parlaying his publishing success into the rejuvenation and modernization of China. Under his leadership, his company The Commercial Press became the most well-known publishing company in the modern Chinese history.
The ink tonality of this couplet is pale. Its surface is covered with tiny spots, perhaps mildew, which diminished the luster of the ink (see Figure 3). The mildew might be a result of improper preservation, such as leaving the work in a damp corner, or hanging it in a humid environment.
This couplet is from the UWM Tse-Tsung Chow Collection (Zhou Cezong, 1916-2007) of Chinese scroll and fan work.
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-- Jingwei Zeng, Special Collections graduate researcher
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hello i am back with my jia chong x wang yuanji propaganda
i’ll colour this later
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Diao Chan would make a good relationship counselor; she’s even already dressed like one!
Diao Chan when you encounter Sima Zhao and Wang Yuanji as her during “Find the Beauties” in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends.
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Lianshi & Yuanji my Big Tiddy team. ̶D̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶m̶i̶n̶d̶ ̶K̶u̶n̶o̶i̶c̶h̶i̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶f̶i̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶s̶i̶z̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶s̶h̶o̶r̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶f̶l̶a̶t̶
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Sima Zhao: Good morning everyone! It is a beautiful day! I am so happy! How are you?
Sima Yi: Annoyed.
Zhang Chunhua: Tired.
Wang Yuanji: In disbelief at your attitude.
Jia Chong: Dead on the inside and outside.
Sima Zhao:
Sima Zhao: Guys, please don't ruin this moment for me.
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Open to: Frustrated, upset, or distressed muse.
Muse: Immortal in charge of the fates of humans
Stood there in white, Yuanji processed the words of the other. Bitter things they were, like herbs eaten straight without preparation. There wasn’t much to offer in her opinion, to counter such words would do little to nothing in the scheme of things.
“I see.” Voice quiet, calm, and the very edge of concern.
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