Chinese Painting: The Prosperity of Qing-dynasty Urban Culture –The Yuan School and the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
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Waterfall at Lushan (detail), By Yuan Yao, China, Qing dynasty, dated 1741 (Gift of Mr. Eda Yuji)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
May 14, 2019 (Tue) - June 23, 2019 (Sun)Yangzhou, located in central Jiangsu Province, prospered in the Qing dynasty as a center of trade for various goods, most notably salt. When the salt merchants, who made vast fortunes, committed themselves to the promotion of culture, a group of artists of the literati school gathered in Yangzhou to create works with refined yet light and breezy painting styles. They subsequently became known as the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou." Meanwhile, many large-scale landscape paintings were also produced to adorn the mansions of the wealthy merchants. These works were created by the Yuan school of professional painters. Through artworks by the Yuan school and the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, this exhibition introduces the urban culture that blossomed during the Qing dynasty.
Current exhibit includes:
Waterfall at Lushan, By Yuan Yao, China, Qing dynasty, dated 1741 (Gift of Mr. Eda Yuji)
Figures and Landscape, By Huang Shen, China, Qing dynasty, dated 1727 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujiro)
Willows in Autumn, By Huang Shen, China, Qing dynasty, dated 1735 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujiro)