Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain, 1300s. Aspiring to free and harmonious living in the natural world was a recurring theme in traditional Chinese landscapes, especially paintings by gentleman-scholars. The fisherman-hermit in this painting symbolizes the ideal of a humble rural life to escape the dusty world. The Confucian principle also demanded that artists have high moral character. To retreat from fame and pursue a simple, bucolic life was always a lofty dream. This painting was originally attributed to artist Zhao Yong, but has been recently reattributed to Wu Zhen. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/fishermen-hermits-in-stream-and-mountain-1300s-aspiring-to-free-and-harmonious-living-in-the-natural-world-was-a-recurring-theme-in-traditional-chinese-landscapes-especially-paintings-by-gentleman-scholars-the-fisherman-hermit-in-this-painting-symbolizes-the-ideal-of-a-humble-rural-life-to-escape-the-dusty-world-the-confucian-principle-also-demanded-that-artists-have-high-moral-character-to-retreat-from-fame-and-pursue-a-simple-bucolic-life-was-always-a-lofty-dream-this-painting-was-originally-attributed-to-artist-zhao-yong-but-has-been-recently-reattributed-to-wu-zhen-image330089347.html
RM2A50T97–Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain, 1300s. Aspiring to free and harmonious living in the natural world was a recurring theme in traditional Chinese landscapes, especially paintings by gentleman-scholars. The fisherman-hermit in this painting symbolizes the ideal of a humble rural life to escape the dusty world. The Confucian principle also demanded that artists have high moral character. To retreat from fame and pursue a simple, bucolic life was always a lofty dream. This painting was originally attributed to artist Zhao Yong, but has been recently reattributed to Wu Zhen.
Lady Xuanwen Giving Instruction on the Rites of Zhou, 1638. This extraordinary painting by Chen Hongshou depicts the story of Xuanwen Jun, or Lady of Literary Propagation, at a venerable age, instructing young scholars on the Confucian classics. It was painted for Chen's aunt on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Chen's painting style is archaic in the use of fine outlines and brilliant colouring with mineral pigments. In depicting the figures, he uses the "iron-wire" brush idioms (fine, even lines) with deliberate control. The faces are attenuated and exaggerated; the demeanors re Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/lady-xuanwen-giving-instruction-on-the-rites-of-zhou-1638-this-extraordinary-painting-by-chen-hongshou-depicts-the-story-of-xuanwen-jun-or-lady-of-literary-propagation-at-a-venerable-age-instructing-young-scholars-on-the-confucian-classics-it-was-painted-for-chens-aunt-on-the-occasion-of-her-60th-birthday-chens-painting-style-is-archaic-in-the-use-of-fine-outlines-and-brilliant-colouring-with-mineral-pigments-in-depicting-the-figures-he-uses-the-quotiron-wirequot-brush-idioms-fine-even-lines-with-deliberate-control-the-faces-are-attenuated-and-exaggerated-the-demeanors-re-image330101252.html
RM2A51BEC–Lady Xuanwen Giving Instruction on the Rites of Zhou, 1638. This extraordinary painting by Chen Hongshou depicts the story of Xuanwen Jun, or Lady of Literary Propagation, at a venerable age, instructing young scholars on the Confucian classics. It was painted for Chen's aunt on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Chen's painting style is archaic in the use of fine outlines and brilliant colouring with mineral pigments. In depicting the figures, he uses the "iron-wire" brush idioms (fine, even lines) with deliberate control. The faces are attenuated and exaggerated; the demeanors re
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