Complete Collection of Chinese Painting 15--(Ming Dynasty. 6)

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Features: Xu Wei's works are the focus of this volume. His turbulent life and unique personality endowed his paintings and calligraphy with strong subjective colors and innovative brushwork, giving literati painting deeper intellectual connotations and more distinctive aesthetic beauty, leaving a glorious mark in art history. In contrast, Zhou Zhiqian adopted a more rational approach, learning from Lu Zhi and Chen Daofu, creating the "Dot-and-Stipple Flower-and-Leaf Method," demonstrating remarkable skill. Sun Kehong, while serving as an official, excelled in painting, particularly flowers and birds, following a path similar to Zhou Zhiqian, and was regarded as elegant and refined. At this time, the Wu was gradually declining, while the Huating was on the rise. Song Xu, with his vigorous and archaic style, and Mo Shilong, with his elegant and refreshing brushwork, each displayed their unique talents. The collector Xiang Yuanbian matured his painting skills through the influence of ancient calligraphy and painting, achieving a refined and freehand style. Wu Bin, who did not emphasize imitation of the past but instead forged his own path, gave his brushwork a distinct sense of landscape and grandeur through his unique life experiences. In portraiture, Ding Yunpeng excelled in all painting disciplines, particularly in figures, with an elegant and refined temperament. He also contributed to the development of ancient woodblock illustrations through his book illustration work. Zeng Jing enriched traditional portraiture techniques with his outstanding realistic skills, earning widespread praise. Additionally, several female painters, skilled in depicting plum blossoms and orchids, displayed elegance, reflecting the flourishing state of painting during the Ming Dynasty. This volume features eighteen painters and sixty-three works.