Wang Yuanqi

Wang Yuanqi

Wang Yuanqi was born in 1642, the 15th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, and died in 1715, the 54th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. He was born in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangnan province (now Taicang, Jiangsu Province), and the grandson of Wang Shimin. In the ninth year of Kangxi (1670), he was a Jinshi. He was an official of the Ministry of officials and an examiner of Shuntian township. Later, he was a magistrate of Shunde prefecture (now Renxian County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province). The water was flowing down the Jiuhe River, and the water in Zhangzhou was blocked for a long time. Yutian became a dirty Zhu, and geliuleibo became a disaster in ancient China.

According to the example of Huaiyang, the former Qi asked that the land should be free from water shortage for more than 3000 yuan, and the people should be trapped in the Soviet Union. For the rest, he built embankments to prevent water pollution, built bridges to connect waterways, killed thieves to protect people's lives, announced ceremonies in the Ming Dynasty, and sent warehouses to save people. Bingyin, who was ordered to take the remonstrance yuan, changed the Imperial Academy, tired officials and less farmers, died in the position, and was given a funeral. For example, in the 59th year of Kangxi, he became a famous official.

In the 44th year of Kangxi reign, he compiled peiwenzhai calligraphy and painting manual with Sun Yue and song Junye. In the 56th year, he presided over the painting of Wanshou grand ceremony to celebrate Emperor Kangxi's birthday. He is good at landscape painting, inherits the family law, and learns from the four schools of Yuan Dynasty. He takes Huang Gongwang as his master. He likes to use dry brush to focus ink, layer upon layer to brush and use pen calmly. He claims that there is a diamond pestle at the end of the pen. Together with Wang Shimin, Wang Jian and Wang Hui, they were called "four kings" and formed Loudong School of painting, which lasted for 300 years in Qing Dynasty and became the backbone of orthodox school. He was seventy-four years old.

His painting theory includes "rain window random brush" and "Lu Tai topic painting draft". He is good at poetry, and has three volumes of collection of painting buildings.

Qin zuyong, a representative of Loudong School of painting in the late Qing Dynasty, commented on Wang Yuanqi's painting style: "the middle age is beautiful, and the old age is dark." on his paintings, he said: "Shen Xiong's right is true, his vitality is full, and the words of Vajra and pestle are true."

See the draft of Qing Dynasty history, Qin zuyong's on the painting of intimidating shade.

brief account of the author's life

Wang Yuanqi inherited the learning of Dong Qichang and Wang Shimin, and was favored by the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty. The landscape pattern influenced later generations. He had many disciples and formed the Loudong school. Together with Wang Shimin, Wang Jian and Wang Hui, he was called the "four kings". In addition, Wu Li and Yun Shouping were also called the "six schools of the Qing Dynasty".

After entering the second place, he concentrated on painting. The landscape can follow the ancestor's method, especially in huanggongwang. Ripe is not sweet, raw is not astringent, light and thick, solid and clear, the atmosphere of the book is full of Chu ink. Among the "four kings", Wang Yuanqi is the youngest, but the most successful. When Wang Jian saw this, Shi Min said, "I and I should give way to each other." Shi Min said: "in the Yuan Dynasty, the four families first promoted Zijiu (Huang Gongwang), and Dong Sibai (Qichang) was the only one who got his spirit. I dare not let him who got his shape. If he got both the spirit and the shape, would my grandson be a commoner?" Take a deep look at it. At that time, Wang Hui of Yushan was famous both at home and abroad for his clear and beautiful style, while yuan Qi was famous for his high and broad style.

"Too familiar," he asked "Taisheng," he said Cover with unripe, unripe also from place. It's not in the ancient law, it's not in my hand, and it's not out of my hand. The end of the pen is a diamond pestle. It's taking off the habit. " You can see what you have said. In the Kangxi Dynasty, Qi offered his paintings to the inner court to identify the ancient and modern paintings. In 1705, he was promoted to a Bachelor of Arts, and then transferred to a Bachelor of Arts. He went to Zhinan study to be the editor of the calligraphy and painting genealogy of Wenzhai. Together with Wang Shimin, Wang Jian and Wang Hui, they are called "four kings".

Qi inherited Dong Qichang's theory and was favored by the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty. He exerted great influence on the landscape and led the masses. He formed Loudong school and became the backbone of orthodox school. He died seventy-four years ago.

Most of the later Loudong painting school blindly imitated the past, with poor ink, mediocre pattern, and no fresh atmosphere. Even in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, they suffered from the fate of being totally denied by the advocates of Westernization.

Handed down works

In 1696, he made the axis of "imitating the cloud mountain of Gaofang mountain", which is kept in Shanghai Museum;

In 1703, he made the axis of "imitating Huang Gongwang's landscape", which was collected in Shanghai Museum;

In 1700, he made the axis of the picture of summer mountain, which is kept in Guangdong Provincial Museum;

In 1701, he wrote the axis of Zijiu's painting intention, which was collected in Nanjing Museum;

In 1705, he wrote the axis of the picture of Qingxi circling the house, which was collected in Nanjing Museum;

In the summer of 1705, he wrote the axis of landscape painting, which was collected in yuanzhai, Gao Juhan, USA;

In 1709, he made the axis of "the painting of the autumn forest" and collected it in the Palace Museum;

In 1710, he wrote the volume of clouds and clouds in Xiling mountains, which was collected in Liaoning Provincial Museum;

In 1714, he made the axis of the picture of clear windows in autumn, which was stored in Liu Junliang's Xubaizhai, Hong Kong;

In 1714, he wrote the axis of the painting of imitating plum Taoist in autumn and mountain, and the axis of the painting of spring dawn in Jiangxiang, which was collected in Suzhou Museum;

In 1714, he imitated the landscape of the Imperial Palace Museum.

He is the author of "rain window random brush", "painting collection", "Lu Tai Title painting draft" and so on.

Painting style

Wang Yuanqi's paintings were mainly influenced by Huang Gongwang of Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). Painting like to use dry pen, first with pen, then with ink, from light to thick repeatedly halo dye, from sparse to dense, repeatedly Cun rub, dry and wet, the picture appears integrated.

Inheriting the learning of Dong Qichang and Wang Shimin, he was favored by the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty. He made great efforts in landscape and led the masses and influenced later generations. He formed the Loudong school (Wang Yuanqi was from Taicang, Jiangsu Province, which was also called Loudong). He became the backbone of the orthodox school in the painting circle for 300 years in the Qing Dynasty. It advocates that a good painting should be original, free from the constraints of the ancient law, mature but not sweet, raw but not astringent, light and thick, solid and clear, full of the spirit of the book, and out of the paper and ink.

Qin zuyong, the representative painter and painting theorist of Loudong painting school in the late Qing Dynasty, discussed Wang Yuanqi's painting in Tongyin: middle-aged, graceful, and old age.

Looking at Wang Yuanqi's painting style in his whole life, he followed his grandfather Wang Shimin in his early years. His landscape painting directly originated from his grandfather, with a stronger appearance and mellow ink smell. He devoted himself to imitating the ancient, with rich forms, but lacked the flavor of life and real feelings. His early works, such as the landscape painting of fangzijiu, were created when the author was 30 years old, imitating Huang Gongwang's style. The painting is simple and the style is ancient.

Wang Yuanqi's works in his middle age are out of the imitation of the ancients. The painting of Fuchun mountain is represented by beautiful scenery, elegant brushwork, light and mellow. Later, under the guidance of Wang Jian, he was able to draw at the age of 60. For example, when he was 70, he wrote the painting of Nanshan Jicui, which had a high level of ink and color. The style of his writing is vivid and illusory. It is true and has a high ancient meaning. He is familiar with the raw and astringent parts. It is the ultimate use and integration of light crimson and green techniques. In the picture, I can see the overlapping of the pen and the brush, the color and the hue, and the natural real interest.

Ups and downs of history

Since the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, because Chen Duxiu and Xu Beihong advocated the idea of Western painting and took a comprehensive negative attitude towards the classical painting represented by the four kings, historians did not give high evaluation to Wang Yuanqi and the price of the art market was low. Wang Yuanqi's works were sold by the two auction houses in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and the price was no more than 50000 US dollars. Generally speaking, the price of Wang Yuanqi's vertical axis near the ancient mountains and waters is between us $10000 and US $30000, and that of his fan is between us $5000 and US $10000.

In the 21st century, because of dissatisfaction with the impetuous and shallow style of contemporary Chinese painting, the painting circle has a new understanding of the classical painting and brush and ink achievements of Loudong school, and the market price has changed greatly

Wang Yuanqi Qiulin yuandaitu vertical axis 41.4 million 2012

Wang Yuanqi imitates Mei daoren, Xishan endless 8.28 million, 2012

Wang Yuanqi's copy of ancient mountains and waters 27.6 million 2011

Wang Yuanqi imitates 8.625 million of Huang He mountain

Wang Yuanqi Jimao (1699) 8.395 million 2011

Wang Yuanqi imitates Huang Gongwang's steep and gully dense forest

Wang Yuanqi's copy of ancient mountain water volume 9.072 million 2008

Wang Yuan lives in Qihu mountain for 8.39 million yuan

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