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Yuan Landscape Painting

Type Object Region China Time 1279–1368

Yuan landscape painting is a Chinese painting school formed from the Song painting tradition and the changing identity of literati under Mongol rule,…

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  1. 1279–1290Jiangnan · JiangnanThe Southern Song academy style and literati painting tradition converged during the dynastic transition; loyalist remnant subjects and literati serving the Yuan expressed their aspirations through landscape; Zhao Mengfu advocated the theory of 'ancient intent,' laying the theoretical foundation for Yuan literati landscape.
  2. 1290–1310Jiangsu and Zhejiang · ZhejiangHuang Gongwang painted Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains; Ni Zan, Wu Zhen, and Wang Meng each created sparse and dense styles; Yuan landscape painting reached its zenith in the early 14th century, establishing the aesthetic paradigm of literati painting.
  3. 1310–1368China · ChinaThe painting styles of the late Yuan masters influenced Ming Wu School painters such as Shen Zhou and Wen Zhengming through colophons, collections, and disciples' lineages, and spread via Korea and Japan, becoming a shared source of East Asian literati painting.

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