Shen Zhou: 138 Colour Plates

By Maria Peitcheva

Shen Zhou's paintings reveal a disciplined obedience to the styles of the Yuan dynasty, to China's history, and to the orthodox Confucianism that he embodied in his filial life. He is most famous for his landscapes and for his "boneless" renderings of flowers, which are meticulously created in the style of the Yuan masters. However, he did not always paint within strict boundaries. His inherited prosperity afforded him the luxury of painting independently of patrons, and he did so in a way that, while revealing his historical influence, was uniquely his own. Shen possessed a large collection of paintings from the late Yuan and early Ming, which he and his scholar-painter colleagues used as models in forging the revivalist approach of the Wu style. He frequently combined experimental elements with the more rigid styles of the Yuan masters. Much of his work was done in collaboration with others, combining painting, poetry, and calligraphy at gatherings with his literati friends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1537247301
• ISBN13: 9781537247304
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"