Knickknack Peddler, (120 x 400cm), photograph, Wang Qingsong, 2002

Packman, 25.5x70.4cm, Li Song, Song Dynasty

This is a horizontal scroll painting, which portrays countrywomen carrying their babies to look at the cute stuff a peddler sells. The figures are vividly described at the moment when the packman came to the countryside and attracted a lot of attention from children and women. It is full of life and imagination with strong lines accurately sketching honest figures. This painting is of importance because it paints people in the countryside as a subject of aesthetics and describes their vernacular life.

-- Abbreviated from China Encyclopedia Network.