Blue-green shan shui

The blue-green shan shui (simplified Chinese: 青绿山水; traditional Chinese: 青綠山水; Pinyin: Qīng-Lǜ Shān-Shuǐ.), is a Chinese painting style of "Shan shui". It tends to refer a "ancient style" rather than modern ones. The main colour of the painting are blues and greens, and in the early period it was painted by mineral dyes. It's a said this style was first formulated by Li Sixun (simplified Chinese: 李思训; traditional Chinese: 李思訓; Pinyin: Lǐ Sī-Xùn ),[1] a general, politician and famous painter in Tang Dynasty.[2]

History and sub-styles

Emperor Minghuang's Journey to Sichuan; a blue-green shan shui painting depicting the flight of Emperor Xuanzong from Chang'an, a late Ming Dynasty painting after an original by Qiu Ying (1494-1552).

Similar styles were appeared before the Tang Dynasty, especially in the period of the Six Dynasties.[2] Many historic records show that Li father and sons - Li Sixun (father) and Li Zhaodao (son, Chinese: 李昭道; Pinyin: Lǐ Zhāo-Dào, son of Li Sixun), largely developed the painting techniques and formulated the style.[1]

There are mainly two styles of this painting:[2]

Schools

Tang Dynasty:

Late Northern Song Dynasty:

Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty:

Quotations

ZHANG Geng (simplified Chinese: 张庚; traditional Chinese: 張庚; Pinyin: Zhāng Gēng) in Qing Dynasty, said:

“ 畫，繪事也，古來無不設色，且多青綠。(simplified Chinese: “画，绘事也，古来无不设色，且多青绿”. English translation: Painting, drawing events, in ancient time was all in colour, mostly in blue and green) ”

TANG Hou (simplified Chinese: 汤垕; traditional Chinese: 湯垕; Pinyin: Tāng Hòu) in Yuan Dynasty, said:

“ 李思訓著色山水，用金碧輝映，自爲一家法。(simplified Chinese: “李思训著色山水，用金碧辉映，自为一家法”. English translation: Li Sixun painted shan shui in colour, using bright shining blue and green, developed his own techniques and formed his own school.) ”

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "李思训 (Li Sixun (Tang Dynasty general, politician and painter))" (in Chinese). Baidu.com Chinese Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "青绿山水 (Blue-green Shan Shui)" (in Chinese). Baidu.com Chinese Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "蓝瑛 (Lan Ying (painter))" (in Chinese). Baidu.com Chinese Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
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