Detail from Xiao and Xiang Rivers, permanent collection at the Palace Museum. This painting is often considered to be one of Dong Yuan's greatest masterpieces, and it "illustrates the revolutionary impressionism" he had achieved by "means of broken ink washes and the elimination of the outline."[1]
He was known for both figure and landscape paintings, and exemplified the elegant style which would become the standard for brush painting in China for the next nine centuries. He and his pupil Juran (巨然) were the founders of the Southern style of landscape painting, known as the Jiangnan Landscape style. Together with Jing Hao and Guan Tong of the Northern style they constituted the four seminal painters of that time.
As with many artists in China, his profession was as an official, here he studied the existing styles of Li Sixun and Wang Wei. However, he added to these masters' techniques; he included more sophisticated perspective.
The Xiao and Xiang Rivers or Scenes along the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, a painting on silk (49.80 cm by 141.30 cm),[3] is one of his best-known masterpieces. It demonstrates his exquisite techniques, and his sense of composition. The clouds break the background mountains into a central pyramid composition and a secondary pyramid, by softening the mountain line, he makes the immobile effect more pronounced.
The inlet by breaking the landscape into groups makes the serenity of the foreground more pronounced, instead of simply being a border to the composition, it is a space of its own, into which the boat on the far right intrudes, even though it is tiny compared to the mountains. Left of center, he uses his unusual brush stroke techniques, later copied in countless paintings, to give a strong sense of foliage to the trees, which contrasts with the rounded waves of stone that make up the mountains themselves. This gives the painting a more distinct middle ground, and makes the mountains have an aura and distance which gives them greater grandeur and personality. He also used "face like" patterns in the mountain on the right. A painting attributed to Dong Yuan,[4]The Riverbank, is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and was a gift from New York financier Oscar Tang,[5] though some scholars believe it may be a modern forgery by Zhang Daqian.[6]
Gallery
Xiao and Xiang Rivers (潇湘图). Part of a handscroll, ink and color on silk, Palace Museum, Beijing.
Wintry Groves and Layered Banks, ca. 950. Hanging Scroll, ink and color on silk, Kurokawa Institute, Japan.
^JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI (May 25, 1997). "Landscapes Were Never The Same". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-10. Southern Tang Dynasty scholar Dong Yuan created the illusion of depth and distance ... the Metropolitan Museum of Art ... The Riverbank, ...it had been bought for the Met by the financier Oscar L. Tang.
^"Chinagate: Symposium at the Metropolitan Museum on Chinese Paintings Dec. 11, 1999".
References
Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会). Ci hai (辞海). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (上海辞书出版社), 1979.
External links
Dong Yuan and his painting gallery at China Online Museum
Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632-1717), an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Dong Yuan (see index)
"Riverbank", painting in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dong Yuan.
February 19, 2023
dong, yuan, confused, with, various, places, named, dongyuan, chinese, 董源, pinyin, dǒng, yuán, wade, giles, tung, yüan, dung3, ngion4, chinese, painter, detail, from, xiao, xiang, rivers, permanent, collection, palace, museum, this, painting, often, considered. Not to be confused with the various places named Dongyuan Dong Yuan Chinese 董源 pinyin Dǒng Yuan Wade Giles Tung Yuan Gan dung3 ngion4 c 934 c 962 was a Chinese painter Dong YuanDetail from Xiao and Xiang Rivers permanent collection at the Palace Museum This painting is often considered to be one of Dong Yuan s greatest masterpieces and it illustrates the revolutionary impressionism he had achieved by means of broken ink washes and the elimination of the outline 1 Bornc 932NanjingDiedc 962NationalityChineseKnown forPaintingMovementSouthern Tang Jiangnan styleIn this Chinese name the family name is Dong He was born in Zhongling 钟陵 present day Jinxian County Jiangxi Province 2 Dong Yuan was active in the Southern Tang Kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period He was from Nanjing which was a center for culture and the arts He was known for both figure and landscape paintings and exemplified the elegant style which would become the standard for brush painting in China for the next nine centuries He and his pupil Juran 巨然 were the founders of the Southern style of landscape painting known as the Jiangnan Landscape style Together with Jing Hao and Guan Tong of the Northern style they constituted the four seminal painters of that time As with many artists in China his profession was as an official here he studied the existing styles of Li Sixun and Wang Wei However he added to these masters techniques he included more sophisticated perspective Contents 1 Works 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksWorks EditThe Xiao and Xiang Rivers or Scenes along the Xiao and Xiang Rivers a painting on silk 49 80 cm by 141 30 cm 3 is one of his best known masterpieces It demonstrates his exquisite techniques and his sense of composition The clouds break the background mountains into a central pyramid composition and a secondary pyramid by softening the mountain line he makes the immobile effect more pronounced The inlet by breaking the landscape into groups makes the serenity of the foreground more pronounced instead of simply being a border to the composition it is a space of its own into which the boat on the far right intrudes even though it is tiny compared to the mountains Left of center he uses his unusual brush stroke techniques later copied in countless paintings to give a strong sense of foliage to the trees which contrasts with the rounded waves of stone that make up the mountains themselves This gives the painting a more distinct middle ground and makes the mountains have an aura and distance which gives them greater grandeur and personality He also used face like patterns in the mountain on the right A painting attributed to Dong Yuan 4 The Riverbank is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was a gift from New York financier Oscar Tang 5 though some scholars believe it may be a modern forgery by Zhang Daqian 6 Gallery Edit Xiao and Xiang Rivers 潇湘图 Part of a handscroll ink and color on silk Palace Museum Beijing Wintry Groves and Layered Banks ca 950 Hanging Scroll ink and color on silk Kurokawa Institute Japan Dongtian Mountain Hall 洞天山堂图 National Palace Museum Taipei Along the Riverbank or The Riverbank at the Metropolitan Museum of Art See also EditCulture of the Song Dynasty Chinese painting Chinese art Eight Views of Xiaoxiang History of Chinese art Xiaoxiang Xiaoxiang poetryNotes Edit Sullivan Michael 1999 The Arts of China University of California Press p 173 ISBN 0 520 21877 9 Cihai Page 599 The Huntington Archive Ohio State University Archived from the original on 2006 09 06 http www metmuseum org toah works of art L 1997 24 1 bare URL JUDITH H DOBRZYNSKI May 25 1997 Landscapes Were Never The Same The New York Times Retrieved 2010 01 10 Southern Tang Dynasty scholar Dong Yuan created the illusion of depth and distance the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Riverbank it had been bought for the Met by the financier Oscar L Tang Chinagate Symposium at the Metropolitan Museum on Chinese Paintings Dec 11 1999 References EditCi hai bian ji wei yuan hui 辞海编辑委员会 Ci hai 辞海 Shanghai Shanghai ci shu chu ban she 上海辞书出版社 1979 External links EditDong Yuan and his painting gallery at China Online Museum Landscapes Clear and Radiant The Art of Wang Hui 1632 1717 an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art fully available online as PDF which contains material on Dong Yuan see index Riverbank painting in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dong Yuan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dong Yuan amp oldid 1097519128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
