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Yun Shouping 1633-1690 โ€” Yun Shouping, Bamboo and Rock
Yun Shouping 1633-1690

Yun Shouping, Bamboo and Rock

This fan leaf by Yun Shouping demonstrates the literati painting tradition of the Qing Dynasty, depicting bamboo and rock rendered in monochromatic ink with delicate brushwork. The composition reflects the scholar artist's mastery of the "four treasures of the study" and emphasizes the symbolic virtue of bamboo, which represents integrity and resilience in Chinese artistic convention. The work showcases Yun Shouping's refined technique and his contribution to the boneless color painting method, which he helped revitalize during the seventeenth century.

Medium
ink on paper, fan leaf

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

Painting and Calligraphy on fans from the Xiao Wan Liu Tang Collection ๆ‰‡ๆตทโ”€ๅฐ่ฌๆŸณๅ ‚่ˆŠ่—ๆ˜Žๆธ…ๆ›ธ็•ซๆ‰‡้ข

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $120,000 โ€“ $280,000

Lot 7095

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Yun Shouping 1633-1690, Yun Shouping, Bamboo and Rock

This fan leaf by Yun Shouping demonstrates the literati painting tradition of the Qing Dynasty, depicting bamboo and rock rendered in monochromatic ink with delicate brushwork. The composition reflects the scholar artist's mastery of the "four treasures of the study" and emphasizes the symbolic virtue of bamboo, which represents integrity and resilience in Chinese artistic convention. The work showcases Yun Shouping's refined technique and his contribution to the boneless color painting method, which he helped revitalize during the seventeenth century.

Medium
ink on paper, fan leaf
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ming-Qing transition, Bamboo and rock, Contemplative, Hanging Scroll, Ink and Color on Paper, Nature Study, Scholar Art, 17th Century, Literati Painting, Chinese

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