Fang Congyi

Fang Congyi

Fang Congyi (about 1302-1393), a famous Taoist painter in the late Yuan Dynasty, was born in Guixi, Jiangxi Province. No corner of the word, the number of square pot, also known as the Qing Dynasty Yushi, not mang Taoist, Jinmen badminton, Guigu mountain people. In his early years, he joined Taoism and studied with Jin Yueyan, a monk from Yongjia. He was a Taoist of the Zhengyi sect in the upper Qing palace of Longhu Mountain. After Jin Yueyan died, he left Longhu Mountain and traveled all over the country. He traveled to Dadu (today's Beijing) in the third year of Zhizheng (1343). He made friends with many literati, painters and dignitaries. Famous officials called him "the cross of the outside world", and painter Zhang Yanfu once painted for him The painting of Shengjing mountain was famous at that time. Because he didn't like to talk about current affairs, he was fond of painting and soon thought of returning to the south. However, this trip to the North opened his eyes and greatly promoted his painting.

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Fang Congyi is good at painting, as well as poetry and calligraphy. At the beginning of his painting, he learned from Dong Yuan, Ju ran and Mi Fu, and from Zhao Mengfu and Gao Kegong. His painting style is natural and unrestrained, the brushwork falls rock, the artistic conception is boundless, has no worldly atmosphere, takes the quiet as its painting characteristic. He is good at painting Yunshan ink opera. The scenery in his works is mostly cold, lonely, secluded, and rare places: high mountains, strange peaks, deep valleys, secluded streams, old trees, old houses, wild water, solitary boats, giving people a deep, strange and solemn feeling. In his early years, his paintings were rigorous, but in his later years, he was unrestrained and full of passion. There are not many handed down from generation to generation. Only when people ask for it with propriety can they produce one or two of them. Taste words: "Taihang, Juyong, the world's dangerous rock, its magnificent, all ancient paintings, I have seen today, but with my ambition, fill my exercise, I'm not as secular, but also to." It's not only invisible, but also visible. How can painting be like this? There are more than 40 pieces of his works recorded in the treasure book of painting, among which there are six in official collection and several in private collection: the picture of cloud and snow in the mountains is stored in the Taipei Palace Museum, the picture of cloud and mountain is stored in the Shanghai Museum, the picture of deep clouds is stored in the Shanghai Museum, the picture of Wuyi Fangpeng is stored in the Beijing Palace Museum, and the picture of gaogaoting and the picture of Shenyue qionglin are stored in the Taipei Palace Museum. Later generations think that his paintings are somewhat "heretical", so although his painting style is very high and his artistic attainments are profound, his influence is not as good as Huang Gongwang, Ni Zan and others because he pays too little attention to the similarity of shape.

Main works

A picture of the sacred mountain

[name] Yuan Fang Congyi God Yue qionglin picture [time] Yuan Dynasty [brief introduction] paper light color. It is 120.3 cm in length and 55.7 cm in width. Collected by the Palace Museum, Taipei. The painting of the sacred mountain and qionglin is one of Fang Congyi's works handed down from generation to generation. At the top of the picture are towering peaks, at the bottom of the mountain are gentle streams, small bridges connecting the banks, dense trees, and village houses. The mountain peaks on top of each other are long and smooth. They are Dong and JuFa in shape. The dense moss spots on rocks and dense leaves on clumps of trees show Mi's lingering charm. However, they have already seen dry brushwork, and the brushwork in the spots makes them more lush. Wang Meng and his contemporaries in his later years of even hook with Cun, with point, with rub, different song and work together. The Zhongshan stone in the picture is dyed with light ink layer by layer, with thick ink and strong texture. Yuan painting paper "dry brush Cun rub" pen and ink features, in the picture can be fully displayed. Fang Congyi's carefree and carefree style of writing is as good as Zhang Cao's, and his picture is full of ups and downs, which is obviously different from Rong Jingmu, the follower of the four schools of Yuan Dynasty. In the picture, he inscribed it with Zhang Cao: "on March 11, when he was in the great wilderness of Zhanmeng, fangfanghu, a man from Guigu mountain, painted a picture of the sacred mountain qionglin for Nanming.". Zhinai was written in 1366.

The picture of Wuyi

[name] Yuan Fang Congyi Wuyi fangfu map [time] Yuan Dynasty [brief introduction] paper, ink, vertical 74.4cm, horizontal 27.8cm. Collected by Beijing Palace Museum. This painting was painted in the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1359). It depicts the scenery of Wuyi Mountain. Wuyi Mountain is located in the southwest of Chongan County, Fujian Province. It stretches for more than 100 li. It has 36 peaks and 37 rocks. The water flows between them and is divided into nine curves. It is a scenic spot in southern China. In ancient times, Taoism called it the 16th cave, which is a concentrated area of Taoist activities. This picture was made by Fang Congyi for her colleague Zhou Jingjing. There is a high peak on the right side of the picture. A boat is rowing slowly in the water of the peak. The rocks on the bank are jagged and the trees are thick. The brushwork is thick and smooth, and the mountain is painted with long vertical lines to enhance its steep and towering feeling. The layout is peculiar, the writing method is changeable, and the ancient method is used for one's own, showing a unique artistic style. On the right, it is inscribed "Wuyi fangfu" in the four character official script, and on the left, it is also inscribed "respect the Duke of Zhou, pick orchids near Wuyi, fangfu Jiuqu, a year apart, which is very exciting. Because of the imitation of Juran's style, I send you this picture. Zhong Xuan was lucky to reach it. Zhizheng has been Haidong, fanghu contains Wushishan knowledge, and the seal of "fanghu Qingyin" is written in white. The seals are "Bian Lingzhi identification", "Shiqu Baoji", "Chen rentao", "Qianlong Yulan's treasure", "sanxitang Jingjian seal", "Yizi", "Xinshang", "Jinkui treasure Chen's rentao", "Qianlong appreciation", "Tan", "Jing" (Fang Lianzhu), "Xu an", "ancient Qian Chen Shaoshi's collection of famous works", "an's Yizhou calligraphy and painting chapter" and "Shigutang calligraphy" "Painting" and so on.

Cloud and snow in the mountains

[name] cloud and snow pictures of Congyi mountain in Yuan Dynasty [time] Yuan Dynasty [brief introduction] vertical scroll, paper version and ink. 6 cm, 25. 5 cm. Collected by the Palace Museum, Taipei. the picture shows the peaks protruding from the clouds, the cloud and mist on the mountainside, and the trees and springs at the foot of the mountain. The painters use ink to dye the rocks, add textured points, and leave blank to show the lingering clouds and unfused snow. The calligraphy is simple and easy, belonging to the MI Yunshan family. I know that "the clouds and snow in the mountains" and "the square pot of the Golden Gate Yuke imitates Gao Shangshu, which was written by the art master of Qin in Cangzhou Guanli".

Chinese PinYin : Fang Cong Yi