Yun Shouping. Yun Shouping, also known as Nantian, was a Chinese calligrapher and painter.
He was a major artist of the early Chinese Qing dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Six Masters of the Qing period, together with the Four Wangs and Wú Lì. Yun was born to a prominent but impoverished family in Wujin, Jiangsu province.
He excelled in his classes and was expected to enter into the civil service, but his family could not afford it. Instead, he devoted himself to art; as early as the age of eight he was composing poetry on lotus blossoms. In his early life, he made a living painting landscapes.
As a young man, once he had the means, Yun traveled China and became acquainted with the art of Wang Hui and Zha Shibiao. On seeing Wang Hui's landscapes for the first time, Yun felt overawed and gasped, saying In this art, your learning and talent surpass all.
Try as I may, I can only rank second. Unwilling to rank second, Yun shifted his focus; he studied flowers, birds, insects, and bamboo. Yun imitated the 11th century artist Xu Xi's mogu method, an approach that tried to express art without rigidly defined outlines and forms. This style became a hallmark of the Yun family's artistic style, with Yun's daughter Bing continuing to develop the technique. Yun's style was vibrant and expressive; he attempted to display the inner vitality and spirit of his subjects in painting. Yun sought inspirat
He was a major artist of the early Chinese Qing dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Six Masters of the Qing period, together with the Four Wangs and Wú Lì. Yun was born to a prominent but impoverished family in Wujin, Jiangsu province.
He excelled in his classes and was expected to enter into the civil service, but his family could not afford it. Instead, he devoted himself to art; as early as the age of eight he was composing poetry on lotus blossoms. In his early life, he made a living painting landscapes.
As a young man, once he had the means, Yun traveled China and became acquainted with the art of Wang Hui and Zha Shibiao. On seeing Wang Hui's landscapes for the first time, Yun felt overawed and gasped, saying In this art, your learning and talent surpass all.
Try as I may, I can only rank second. Unwilling to rank second, Yun shifted his focus; he studied flowers, birds, insects, and bamboo. Yun imitated the 11th century artist Xu Xi's mogu method, an approach that tried to express art without rigidly defined outlines and forms. This style became a hallmark of the Yun family's artistic style, with Yun's daughter Bing continuing to develop the technique. Yun's style was vibrant and expressive; he attempted to display the inner vitality and spirit of his subjects in painting. Yun sought inspirat
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