1. Yun Shouping, known as Nantian, was a Chinese calligrapher and painter.
10 Facts About Yun Shouping
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Yun Shouping was a major artist of the early Chinese Qing dynasty.
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Yun Shouping was born to an impoverished family in Wujin, Jiangsu province.
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Yun Shouping is the founder of the Ch'ang-chou school of painting, and he is credited with reviving the popularity of flower paintings.
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Yun Shouping was initially a landscape painter, but he was reportedly so impressed by the works of the artist Wang Hui that he abandoned his training in favor of flower, animal, and insect paintings.
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Yun Shouping has been mistakenly credited with influencing the works of Jiang Tingxi.
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Yun Shouping imitated the 11th-century artist Xu Xi's mogu method, an approach that tried to express art without rigidly defined outlines and forms.
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Yun Shouping's style was vibrant and expressive; he attempted to display the inner vitality and spirit of his subjects in painting.
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Yun Shouping sought inspiration from the past; his Flower and Fruit imitated the style of the masters of the Yuan dynasty.
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Yun Shouping used strong colors such as reds and purples, which had traditionally been considered gaudy and offensive by Chinese painters.