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Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

A catalogue of the Ashmolean collection of Chinese paintings by Shelagh Vainker (published Oxford, 2000).

Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford by Shelagh Vainker

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Landscape in the style of Wang Meng

  • Literature notes

    Yang Tianbi is not recorded in much detail, but it is known that he was resident in Shangyuan (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) in the first half of the nineteenth century. He painted panoramas and historical subjects as well as landscapes and bamboo.
  • Description

    Yang Tianbi is known to have lived in Shangyuan (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu province) in the first half of the 19th century. He painted panoramas and historical subjects as well as landscapes and bamboo. According to the inscription, this painting is in the style of Wang Meng. Wang Meng (1301-1385), also known as Wang Shuming or Huanghe shanqiao, was among the Four Great Masters of the Yuan period (1271-1368). This work is typical of Wang Meng's landscape style, with the crowded composition and the furry texture achieved by various types of cun brushstrokes.

  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    October 1853
    Artist/maker
    Yang Tianbi (active 1796 - 1853) (artist)
    style of Wang Meng (1308 - 1385) (artist)
    Material and technique
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    119.38 x 40.64 cm (height x width)
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    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1962.
    Accession no.
    EA1962.123
  • Further reading

    Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 149 on p. 174, illus. p. 175 fig. 149

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