Defining Wang Su and Xinluo School Through the Studying of Figure Paintings

Author(s)

Yiwen Tang

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Department

Art and Art History

Abstract

The topic of my research is the Chinese artist, Wang Su (1794-1877) and the Xinluo School, which dated to the 17 th to 19 th centuries. While scholars have discussed both the Yangzhou School at the beginning of the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) and the Shanghai School at the end, there is a gap between these two schools. Wang Su and some of his contemporaries deserve more attention because they offer an alternative way for defining artists in the Qing dynasty. By categorizing these artists’ stylistic features, one actually can connect Yangzhou School and Shanghai School and so allow for a more comprehensive and coherent understanding of the history of Qing Dynasty art, which closely related to the politics at that time.

Wang Su is the main subject of my research, and I study his connection with the Xinluo School, which is founded by Hua Yan. Specifically, I will analyze figure paintings by these artists to address the connection between their styles, which will create a lineage of Xinluo School, and explain some possible causes for the lack of clear classification of that time. For example, I examine Wang Su’s painting of the legendary figure, Zhong Kui, and compare and contrast it with paintings by Hua Yan and Ni Tian in order to demonstrate the relationship among their styles, which can be considered as a development of Xinluo School. This study will illuminate a critical juncture of Chinese art during the Qing dynasty.

Faculty Mentor

Kristen Chiem

Funding Source or Research Program

Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Presentation Session

Session A

Location

BPC 188

Start Date

23-3-2018 4:45 PM

End Date

23-3-2018 5:00 PM

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Defining Wang Su and Xinluo School Through the Studying of Figure Paintings

BPC 188

The topic of my research is the Chinese artist, Wang Su (1794-1877) and the Xinluo School, which dated to the 17 th to 19 th centuries. While scholars have discussed both the Yangzhou School at the beginning of the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) and the Shanghai School at the end, there is a gap between these two schools. Wang Su and some of his contemporaries deserve more attention because they offer an alternative way for defining artists in the Qing dynasty. By categorizing these artists’ stylistic features, one actually can connect Yangzhou School and Shanghai School and so allow for a more comprehensive and coherent understanding of the history of Qing Dynasty art, which closely related to the politics at that time.

Wang Su is the main subject of my research, and I study his connection with the Xinluo School, which is founded by Hua Yan. Specifically, I will analyze figure paintings by these artists to address the connection between their styles, which will create a lineage of Xinluo School, and explain some possible causes for the lack of clear classification of that time. For example, I examine Wang Su’s painting of the legendary figure, Zhong Kui, and compare and contrast it with paintings by Hua Yan and Ni Tian in order to demonstrate the relationship among their styles, which can be considered as a development of Xinluo School. This study will illuminate a critical juncture of Chinese art during the Qing dynasty.