Zheng Banqiao Painting Collection (Imitation Ancient Handmade Luxury Color Illustration Version, Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Zheng Banqiao
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: ★16-inch hardcover, copperplate printing ★Zheng Banqiao was a representative literati painter in the Qing Dynasty and one of the "Eight (Unconventional Characters) of Yangzhou" ★Full-color illustrations, with clear and bold style ★Each painting is annotated with name, date, size, and collection location ★Zheng Banqiao excelled in painting orchids and bamboos, with his poetry, calligraphy, and painting collectively known as the "Three Perfections"
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The Complete Collection of Paintings and Calligraphy by Zheng Banqiao is a 16-inch hardcover book with copperplate color printing. Zheng Banqiao was a representative literati painter in the Qing Dynasty, particularly skilled in painting flowers, trees, rocks, and especially orchids and bamboos. The book also features distinctive calligraphy, blending clerical and regular scripts, which he called the "Six-and-Half-Part Script," making him a key figure among the "Eight (Unconventional Characters) of Yangzhou." His poetry, calligraphy, and painting were collectively known as the "Three Perfections," making him an ideal model for art enthusiasts to study and create from.
Zheng Banqiao excelled in painting flowers, trees, rocks, with a special talent for orchids and bamboos. His technique for painting orchid leaves involved using thick ink to create bold strokes, inspired by the vertical strokes in cursive script. The strokes were neither too disorganized nor too sparse, breaking free from conventional styles and displaying exceptional elegance. His calligraphy was also distinctive, blending clerical and regular scripts, which he called the "Six-and-Half-Part Script." Occasionally, he incorporated painting techniques into his calligraphy. His seals had a rustic yet refined style, rivaling those of Wen Zhengming and He Jing.
Zheng Banqiao was a free-spirited individual, initially selected as a county magistrate but soon gave up his official post to pursue poetry and wine. Later, he was transferred to Weixian, where he petitioned for relief during a famine but clashed with higher authorities, leading to his dismissal. He returned to Yangzhou, where his reputation grew. He indulged in the beauty of nature, traveling with poets and monks in a drunken haze. He often sketched orchids and thin rocks in wine houses and temple walls, inscribing verses that left onlookers in awe. He compiled his complete works, which he personally wrote and published. His painting prices, or " (rungé)," were widely celebrated.
As one of the "Eight (Unconventional Characters) of Yangzhou," his poetry, calligraphy, and painting were collectively known as the "Three Perfections," and he excelled in painting orchids and bamboos. Throughout his life, Zheng Banqiao painted more orchids and bamboos than anything else, followed by rocks, though he also painted pines and chrysanthemums. He was a representative literati painter in the Qing Dynasty. Born on November 22, 1693, and died on January 22, 1765, at the age of 73.
Zheng Banqiao of the Qing Dynasty was a distinguished historical figure and a key representative of the "Eight (Unconventional Characters) of Yangzhou," renowned worldwide for his "Three Perfections" of poetry, calligraphy, and painting. His life can be divided into five stages: "reading and teaching," selling paintings in Yangzhou, "passing the imperial examinations as a jinshi," his official career, serving as a magistrate in Shandong, and returning to sell paintings in Yangzhou.