Longyu,’s work is defined by its chinese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Tree Peonies in Full Bloom
Artist unknown (Chinese, early 20th century) Attributed in inscription to the "imperial brush"

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Articles of China
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800-1877

The Emperor Sailing from The Story of the Emperor of China
After a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648–1729) and others Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (codirectors, 1711–22) France, Beauvais

Design for a China Plate
Eugène Carrière French, 1849-1906

Painting Table
China

Great Walls: The Great Wall of China
Frederic Clay Bartlett (American, 1873–1953)

Portrait of Ellen Andrée
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

Boat-Shaped Dish
Wedgwood Manufactory England, founded 1759

Waiting
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

China Boy
Nicholas Africano American, born 1948

Teapot Stand
Wedgwood Manufactory England, founded 1759

Plate
Wedgwood Manufactory England, founded 1759

Articles of China on Four Shelves
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

Les Monuments de Chine (The Monuments of China) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) or Hippolyte Lebas (French, 1782–1867) Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843) Jouy-en-Josas, French

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin)
Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Empress Agrippina
Roman, minted in Rome

The Sea
Raoul Dufy French, 1877-1953

“If he has a gun — Don't stand in front of the china closet!”
Al Kaufman American, born 1917