01650nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100002500043245007300068856014500141300001200286490000600298520118700304022001301491                                       d1 aM. Furmanik-Kowalska00aWhich tradition is mine? Chinese women artists and cultural identity  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077529360&doi=10.1386%2fjcca_00009_1&partnerID=40&md5=ce3b44cf1ba8edef485968bf3ae48275  a305-3190 v63 aReferences to native culture are frequently in the foreground of works by Chinese women artists. When they make contact with different cultures, although not necessarily connected with leaving their place of birth thanks to the transfer of information and cultural heritage that has developed extremely efficiently in the era of globalization (Gordon Mathews), they see their own entanglement in the cultural tradition. In the process of constructing their identity they try to find answers to the following question: which part of the cultural tradition is mine? Which one do I identify with? In the case of Chinese women artists, is it the legacy of literati? Classic ink painting and calligraphy? Or perhaps women’s crafts that bear no name? Or perhaps a mixture of inspirations? Such questions about material heritage might also be augmented by others that consider aspects of the immaterial heritage of China. This article explores how Chinese women artists such as Chen Qingqing, Qin Yufen, Shi Hui, Wang Xiaohui, Cheng Caroline, Lin Tianmiao, Zhang Yanzi, Man Fung-yi, Liu Liyun, Peng Wei, Chen Lingyang, Chen Qiulin, Zhang Ou and Liu Ren refer to their cultural tradition.  a20517041