| 内容简介（英文） | Wang Shih-min was a native of T’ai-ts’ang, Kiangsu province. His style name was Sun-chih, and his sobriquets were Hsi-lu lan-jen, Hsi-tien chu-jen, Ou-hsieh tso-jen and K’uei-ts’un lau-nung. He obtained, the chih-shih degree during the Wan-Li reign (1573-1620) of the Ming dynasty, but terminated his position as a scholar and became a recluse as China entered rule under the Manchus. Wang excelled at poetry, writing, painting and calligraphy, and possessed a particularly keen understanding of landscapes. In his youth, he studied principles of painting with Tung Ch’i-ch’ang and Ch’en Chi-ju, and his family were also collectors. Thus he was exposed to great ancient works. Eventually, he became the first of the six masters of the early Ch’ing dynasty. A water pavilion sits in solitude, hidden among trees in a dense forest, surrounded by undulating mountain peaks. This painting was executed with light ink wash and wet brush shading. Heavy ink and dry brushwork were further employed for greater emphasis. Leisurely, relaxed, clear, and distant, this work achieves an effect beyond mere rules of brush and ink. This painting is from the album, Five Landscape Painters of the Ch’ing Dynasty. |
