Complete Collection of Chinese Painting. 21, Qing Dynasty. Volume 3

Author: Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Appraisal Group
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a group of calligraphers emerged in Anhui, forming a powerful artistic trend. Unlike the orthodox calligraphers who blindly imitated the ancients, such as the "Four Wangs," the representatives of the Anhui calligraphy school, Hong Ren and his followers, refused to cooperate with the Qing regime after the fall of the Ming dynasty. They retreated into the mountains and forests, expressing their sentiments and ideals through calligraphy. The mystical landscapes of Huangshan and Baiyue, combined with the spirits and cultivation of the refugee calligraphers, transformed into elegant, cool, and detached yet naturally vivid ink works, creating a realm that was upright, rigorous, ethereal, and effortlessly graceful. This volume includes 204 works by Xiao Yuntu, Sun Yi, Hong Ren, Zha Shubi, Fang Hengxian, Zhu Chang, Dai Benxiao, Mei Qing, Yao Song, and other Anhui-style painters, totaling 268 illustrations.