Monday, March 2, 2009

Featured works of China Calligraphy(1)-Ni Zan


Ni Zan(1306-1374) with a name of Yuanzhen and a nickname of Yuanlin,is a famous artist,peot, and one of the "Yuan four painters"in Yuan Dynasty in China.Ni Zan was born in Wuxi,Jiangshu province,China.He was good at calligraphy and watercolor painting.He learned mainly from three famous watercolor artists:Dong Yuan(?-962),Jing Hao(?-?) and Guan Tong(906-970).Most of his works orignated from the wonderful view of Taihu Lake.His works made a great influence on watercolor painters of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
More calligraphy works below:
  1. Ni Zan-Tsan
  2. Ni Zan-Six Gentlemen
  3. Ni Zan-Autumn Wind and Bamboo
  4. Ni Zan-Water and Bamboo Dwelling
  5. Ni Zan-Autumn wind in Gemstones trees
【simpled Chinese introduction of Ni Zan】

倪瓒 (1306-1374,一作1301-1374),书画家。无锡(今属江苏)人。初名珽,有晋人风度。善书画,书从隶入,擅长水墨山水,早年师法董源,参以荆浩、关仝技法,用笔方折,创“折带皴”,写山石。作品多取材太湖风光,意境清远萧疏,自谓“逸笔草工,不求形似”,以“简中寓繁”的风格,对明清文人水墨山水画产生重要影响。为元代四大画家之一。

Featured works of China Calligraphy(2)
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