Travelers among Mountains and Streams, a large hanging scroll, is Fan Kuan's best known work, possibly his only surviving one,[4] and a seminal painting of the Northern Song school. It establishes an ideal in monumental landscape painting to which later painters were to return time and again for inspiration.[5] The classic Chinese perspective of three planes is evident - near, middle (represented by water and mist), and far. Unlike earlier examples of Chinese landscape art, the grandeur of nature is the main theme, rather than merely providing a backdrop.[3] A packhorse train can barely be seen emerging from a wood at the base of a towering precipice. The painting's style encompasses archaic conventions dating back to the Tang Dynasty.[6]
The historian Patricia Ebrey explains her view on the painting that the:
...foreground, presented at eye level, is executed in crisp, well-defined brush strokes. Jutting boulders, tough scrub trees, a mule train on the road, and a temple in the forest on the cliff are all vividly depicted. There is a suitable break between the foreground and the towering central peak behind, which is treated as if it were a backdrop, suspended and fitted into a slot behind the foreground. There are human figures in this scene, but it is easy to imagine them overpowered by the magnitude and mystery of their surroundings.[7]
Fan's masterpiece Travellers among Mountains and Streams bears a lost half-hidden signature rediscovered only in 1958.[6]
^ abConrad Schirokauer; Miranda Brown; David Lurie; Suzanne Gay (1 January 2012). A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations. Cengage Learning. p. 223. ISBN0-495-91322-7.
^ abMcIntire, Jennifer Noering. "Neo-Confucianism & Fan Kuan, Travelers by Streams and Mountains". Khan Academy. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
^Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, 162–163.
Referencesedit
Liu, Pingheng (1989). Shui mo yin yun, qi yun sheng dong de Zhongguo hui hua (水墨絪縕, 氣韻生動的中國繪畫) = Misty and Lively Chinese Painting. Taibei Shi: Guo li li shi bo wu guan (國立歷史博物館).
Ebrey, Patricia Buckley. The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fan Kuan.
Painting Gallery of Fan Kuan at China Online Museum
Other paintings by Fan Kuan at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Fan Kuan, A Bilingual Study of His Life & Works (English & Chinese)
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 Fan Kuan (see index)
October 27, 2023
kuan, this, chinese, name, family, name, zhongzheng, 1030, courtesy, name, zhongli, better, known, pseudonym, chinese, 范寬, pinyin, fàn, kuān, wade, giles, chinese, landscape, painter, song, dynasty, both, daoist, confucianist, travelers, among, mountains, stre. In this Chinese name the family name is Fan Fan Zhongzheng c 960 c 1030 3 1 courtesy name Zhongli better known by his pseudonym Fan Kuan Chinese 范寬 pinyin Fan Kuan Wade Giles Fan K uan was a Chinese landscape painter of the Song dynasty He was both a Daoist and a Neo Confucianist 4 Fan KuanTravelers among Mountains and Streams 谿山行旅 ink and slight color on silk dimensions of 6 ft x 2 ft 1 National Palace Museum Taipei 2 Bornc 960Hua yuan Today Yaozhou District Shaanxi ProvinceDiedc 1030NationalityChineseKnown forLandscapesMovementNorthern Landscape styleTravelers among Mountains and Streams a large hanging scroll is Fan Kuan s best known work possibly his only surviving one 4 and a seminal painting of the Northern Song school It establishes an ideal in monumental landscape painting to which later painters were to return time and again for inspiration 5 The classic Chinese perspective of three planes is evident near middle represented by water and mist and far Unlike earlier examples of Chinese landscape art the grandeur of nature is the main theme rather than merely providing a backdrop 3 A packhorse train can barely be seen emerging from a wood at the base of a towering precipice The painting s style encompasses archaic conventions dating back to the Tang Dynasty 6 The historian Patricia Ebrey explains her view on the painting that the foreground presented at eye level is executed in crisp well defined brush strokes Jutting boulders tough scrub trees a mule train on the road and a temple in the forest on the cliff are all vividly depicted There is a suitable break between the foreground and the towering central peak behind which is treated as if it were a backdrop suspended and fitted into a slot behind the foreground There are human figures in this scene but it is easy to imagine them overpowered by the magnitude and mystery of their surroundings 7 Fan s masterpiece Travellers among Mountains and Streams bears a lost half hidden signature rediscovered only in 1958 6 Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksSee also editCulture of the Song Dynasty Chinese Painting Chinese art History of Chinese artNotes edit a b Ebrey Cambridge Illustrated History of China 162 Liu 50 a b Conrad Schirokauer Miranda Brown David Lurie Suzanne Gay 1 January 2012 A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations Cengage Learning p 223 ISBN 0 495 91322 7 a b McIntire Jennifer Noering Neo Confucianism amp Fan Kuan Travelers by Streams and Mountains Khan Academy Retrieved 2023 06 03 Sullivan The Arts of China 179 a b Sullivan The Arts of China 180 Ebrey Cambridge Illustrated History of China 162 163 References editLiu Pingheng 1989 Shui mo yin yun qi yun sheng dong de Zhongguo hui hua 水墨絪縕 氣韻生動的中國繪畫 Misty and Lively Chinese Painting Taibei Shi Guo li li shi bo wu guan 國立歷史博物館 Ebrey Patricia Buckley The Cambridge Illustrated History of China Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fan Kuan Painting Gallery of Fan Kuan at China Online Museum Other paintings by Fan Kuan at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Fan Kuan A Bilingual Study of His Life amp Works English amp Chinese 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 Fan Kuan see index Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fan Kuan amp oldid 1158341667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
