A Study of Shaping the Text and Images of “ Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden ” and Ma Yuan’s “ Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden ”
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Lin, Ting-yu
Abstract
In the subjects of the text and paintings of “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden,” this article wants to jump out of the questions of “Is it the true Elegant Gathering?” or “Is it the work of the master? ”concerned by other scholars. Instead, we sort out the development in accordance with the text and the paintings as well as the cultural phenomena of that time. We want to explore how did the cultural image of “The Painting of‘Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden’ by Li Gong-lin and Mi Fu’s ‘The Record’ of Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden” form from the shape of the history image.
This article divides in two parts. The first part discuss how did the cultural image of “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden” form. First of all, many of the portraits of Su Shi et al were popular in South Song. Among all, “The Painting Transmitting Antiquity” was the source of “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden” which depicting the five activities spreading in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The initial copy of “The Record” in Ming and Qing could be traced back to “The Record of the Painting Transmitting Antiquity” under the atmosphere of admiring Su Shi in the beginning of South Song. The name of the painting “Transmitting Antiquity” was then changed to “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden” in Yuan Dynasty. Affected by Yang Shi-chi in Ming Dynasty, people started to contract “The Record” with paintings; afterwards, as Dong Chi-chang promoted “The Record” by Mi Fu, The “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden” phenomena formed by “The Painting and The Record” was widely known.
The second part discusses “The Painting of Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden” by Ma Yuan of South Song. The style of this painting was quite different with the paintings describing five activities in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was the painting that depicting “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden” of Su Shi. Its importance stands out. In this section, we discuss the questions of the theme, features, and discontinued dynasty. Analyzed from every aspect, we can see that Ma Yuan held on with the traditional techniques of every school from Tang and North Song. The style was close to the initial works of Ma Yuan; therefore, this painting can be seen as the excellent work by Ma Yuan in the end of 12th century when the style was immature that he learned from the technique of every masters and his understanding toward “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden.”
Subjects
Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden
The paintings of “Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden
Li Gong-lin
Mi Fu
Ma Yuan
Yang Shi-chi
Dong Chi-chang
Type
thesis
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