Four Wangs
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The Four Wangs ({{zh|c=四王|w=Ssŭ Wang|p=Sì Wáng}}) were four Chinese landscape painters during the Qing dynasty in the 17th century, all with the surname Wang. They are best known for their accomplishments in shan shui painting.
The painters
They were Wang Shimin (1592–1680), Wang Jian (1598–1677), Wang Hui (1632–1717) and Wang Yuanqi (1642–1715).Cihai: Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会）. Ci hai （辞海）. Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she （上海辞书出版社）, 1979 Page 757. They were members of the group known as the Six Masters of the early Qing period.
Philosophy
The Four Wangs represented the so-called "orthodox school" of painting at the time. The school was based on the teachings of Dong Qichang (1555–1636). It was “orthodox” in the Confucian sense that it had continuing traditional modes, as they were in contrast to the "Individualist" painters such as Bada Shanren and Shitao.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/painting-four-wangs.php|title=Four Wangs {{!}} Chinese Painting {{!}} China Online Museum|website=www.chinaonlinemuseum.com|access-date=2019-12-23}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book | author=Fong, Wen C. | url=http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/88271/rec/1 |title=Landscapes clear and radiant: the art of Wang Hui (1632-1717) | location=New York | publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art | year=2008 | isbn=9781588392916|display-authors=etal}}
External links
- [http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/painting-four-wangs.php Four Wangs' Painting Galleries] at China Online Museum
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