Six Masters of the early Qing period

Six Masters of the early Qing period

▪ Chinese artists
 Group of major Chinese artists who worked in the 17th and early 18th centuries (Qing dynasty). Also known as “orthodox masters,” they continued the tradition of the scholar-painter, following the injunctions of the artist-critic Dong Qichang late in the Ming dynasty.

      The Six Masters include the landscapists Wu Li and the Four Wangs—Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Yuanqi, and Wang Hui—as well as the flower painter Yun Shouping. The works of the Six Masters are generally conservative, cautious, subtle, and complex in contrast to the vigorous and vivid painting of their “individualist” contemporaries.

      The Four Wangs concentrated on the techniques of brushwork and application of ink long admired in the work of past artists. They seldom went outside to look at nature. Instead, they created their landscapes in the studio. The later paintings of the Four Wangs, however, were more formalized.

      Like the work of the other Six Masters, Wu's landscapes evolved from the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty. Instead of simply imitating his predecessors, he insisted that artists “get the gist of the painters of the past.” Compared with the Four Wangs, his brush and ink is more varied and more expressive of his personality.

      Yun's flower painting changed the ornate style of the court paintings of the Ming dynasty. He continued the “boneless” method initiated by Xu Chongsi in the Northern Song dynasty. After creating the shapes, he applied colour on wet paper to produce an elegant and natural image. His method of painting soon gained widespread popularity, and many artists acknowledged his influence.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Six Masters of the early Qing period — The Six Masters of the early Qing period was a group of major Chinese artists who worked in the 17th and early 18th centuries (Qing dynasty). Also known as orthodox masters, they continued the tradition of the scholar painter, following the… …   Wikipedia

  • Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty — The Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty is a name used to collectively describe the four Chinese painters Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, Ni Zan, Wang Meng active in the Yuan Dynasty. They worked during the Yuan period (1206–1368) and were revered during… …   Wikipedia

  • Qing dynasty — or Ch ing dynasty or Manchu dynasty (1644–1911/12) Last of the imperial dynasties in China. The name Qing was first applied to the dynasty established by the Manchu in 1636 in Manchuria and then applied by extension to their rule in China. During …   Universalium

  • Qing Dynasty — Not to be confused with the Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China. Qing redirects here. For other uses, see Qing (disambiguation). Great Qing 大清帝国, Dà Qīng Dìguó …   Wikipedia

  • Four Wangs — The Four Wangs were four Chinese landscape painters in the 17th century, all called Wang. They were Wang Shimin (1592 1680), Wang Jian (1598 1677), Wang Hui (1632 1717) and Wang Yuanqi (1642 1715). They were members of the group known as the Six… …   Wikipedia

  • Military history of the Netherlands — History of the Netherlands This article is part of a series Early History …   Wikipedia

  • Wang Yuanqi — (Chinese: 王原祁; pinyin: Wáng Yuánqí; 1642 1715) was a Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty. [ Wang Yuanqi: Wangchuan Villa (1977.80) . In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.… …   Wikipedia

  • Wang Jian (Ming) — Wáng Jiàn (Wang Jian, traditional: 王鑒, simplified: 王 鉴); ca. 1598 1677 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644 ndash;1912).Wang was born in Taicang in the Jiangsu provincecite web|url=http://www.china on… …   Wikipedia

  • Wu Li — Wú Lì (Wu Li, traditional: 吳歷, simplified: 吴历); ca. 1632 1718 was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (1644 ndash;1912).Wu was born in Changsu in the Jiangsu provincecite web|url=http://www.china on… …   Wikipedia

  • Wang Shimin — Wáng Shímǐn (Wang Shih min, traditional: 王時敏, simplified: 王时敏); ca. 1592 1680 cite web|url=http://www.npm.gov.tw/en/collection/selections 02.htm?docno=80 catno=15 pageno=5|title=Wang Shih min work at National Palace Museum, Taipei|accessdate=2008 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”