Xiao Yuncong

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Reading in the snowy mountains . Xiao Yuncong, 1652. Ink and colors on paper,
124.8 × 47.7 cm.

Xiao Yuncong ( Chinese  蕭雲 從 , Pinyin Xiao Yuncong , also: Hsiao Yün-Ts'ung , Siao Yun-Ts'ong , nickname: Chimu - 尺 木, Xiao Mosi - 蕭 默思 Artist name: Wumen Daoren - 无 闷 道人; Zhongshan Laoren - 钟山 老人, born 1596 in Wuhu , Anhui ; died 1673 ) was a Chinese painter and poet of the 17th century.

Life

Xiao Yuncong was a poet and landscape painter who followed the style of Wu Zhen , Wang Meng and Ni Zan of the Yuan Dynasty . He created a regional school of Gu shu (ancient art) in Dangtu , Jiangsu Province , but it goes beyond mere imitation of the school of Wu. Xiao Yuncong also remained loyal to the Ming Dynasty and refused an official post at the Qing Dynasty court . He lived a secluded life, but was already highly valued during his lifetime.

Painting in the early years of the Qing Dynasty

A large number of early Qing artists did not belong to any particular painting school. Xiao Yuncong and Mei Qing (梅 清) (1623–1697) were important landscape painters with a particularly personal style. His landscapes, executed in a sober style, are most heavily influenced by Ni Zan.

He often depicted Mount Huang , as in the picture Reading in the Snowy Mountains . The picture is a scholarly image of a hermit. It shows a lonely scholar sitting at work in the little hut of his mountain hut. This human refuge is the only place where light splashes of color appear in the dark landscape. This highly charged composition is painted with fine, meticulous brushstrokes and the light ink successfully conveys the impression of the misty air of a snowy winter day.

Style and tradition

There was no insurmountable gap between professional painters, artisans and literary painters. They influenced one another, even if mutual disdain can occasionally be observed. When the style of literary painters became popular, it shaped not only court painters, but also many artisans. A number of literary painters and some of the best artisans deliberately brought the aesthetic qualities, themes and techniques of popular painting into their works. For example, like Chen Hongshou , Xiao made popular illustrations for woodblock prints .

and display information about the image
Pure tones between mountains and water . 1664. Scroll. Ink and colors on paper, 30.8 x 781.7 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art .

Works

  • Beijing ( Beijing Palace Museum ).
    • Reading in the snowy mountains. , Wall scroll, ink and colors on paper, 1652. (124.8 × 47.7 cm).
  • Cleveland ( Cleveland Museum of Art ):
    • Clear tones on hills and water , 1664, ink and colors on paper, vertical scroll, signed.
  • Los Angeles ( Los Angeles County Museum of Art ):
    • Pavilions and bridges in the shade of the tall pines between the broken rocks on the edge of the streams , 1669, vertical scroll, signed.
  • Nanjing  :
    • Scattered trees on the terrace and clouds , colors on paper, vertical scroll.
  • Paris Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet :
    • Berge , 1655, ink on a gold background, fan, signed.
  • Beijing (Palace Museum):
    • Rocks in steep terraces , 1644, signed.
    • Panoramic view of the river with steep cliffs and islets , ink and colors on paper, lengthways scroll.
    • Man reading in a gazebo under trees in the broken and snow-covered cliffs , colors on paper, painter's inscription.
  • Shanghai  :
    • Mountains and trees in the clouds , colors on paper, vertical scroll.

literature

  • Dictionnaire Bénézit : Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Vol 14, 775. éditions Gründ 1999: 13440. ISBN 2700030249
  • Yang Xin, Richard M. Barnhart, Nie Chongzheng, James Cahill, Lang Shaojun, Wu Hung: Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. Editions Philippe Picquier , transl. v. Nadine Perront 1997: 4, 02, 271, 289. ISBN 2877303411

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dictionnaire Bénézit 1999: 775.
  2. ^ A b Yang Xin, Richard M. Barnhart, Nie Chongzheng, James Cahill, Lang Shaojun, Wu Hung 1997: 271.
  3. ↑ Yang Xin, Richard M. Barnhart, Nie Chongzheng, James Cahill, Lang Shaojun, Wu Hung 1997: 289.
personal data
SURNAME Xiao Yuncong
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Xiao, Chimu; Wumendoren; Zhongshanlaoren; Xiao, Mosi; Hsiao, Ch'ih-mu; Wu-men-tao-jen; Chung-shan-lao-jen; Hsiao, Mo-ssu; 簫 雲 從 (Chinese) 萧云 丛; 萧云 从 (abbreviated spellings)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese poet and painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1596
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuhu , Anhui
DATE OF DEATH 1673