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On November 25, “Liufang did not rest —— Ming and Qing Dynasties female painters works exhibition” in the Zhejiang Museum Wulin museum area and the audience, more than 30 female painters of the Ming and Qing dynasties a total of more than 60 pieces (group), let the audience feel the ancient women in the painting creation into the pen end delicate feelings.
Ancient Chinese painting has experienced thousands of years of development, through various generations of masters, only the footprints of female painters are often hidden.
Especially before the Ming Dynasty, whether from the history of painting records or from the spread of works, female painters are very rare.
In the Ming Dynasty, with the increasing development of handicraft industry, mainland commerce and overseas trade, the prosperity of urban economy led to, and the germination of capitalism appeared in the handicraft industry.
Under its influence, various academic thoughts are increasingly active, long bound by the feudal society and traditional culture of women germination of the requirements of personality liberation.
At the same time, lu Kun, Tang Xianzu, Yuan Hongdao and other literati with advanced ideas put forward new views of opposing traditional ethics and praising female intelligence to varying degrees on women’s issues, which caused the social re-examination of women’s value, and also made women’s self-awareness gradually enhanced, and women’s status could also be promoted.
Their talents have been recognized and praised to some extent.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are the center of the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta region, with a long cultural origin.
Lu Xun in the Three Kingdoms Period, Lu Ji in the Jin Dynasty, Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty, and Su Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty were all officials in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
After the Southern Song Dynasty moved the capital to Hangzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang gradually became a place of literati and an important cultural activity center in the south of the Yangtze River.
From the Ming Dynasty, it was a gathering place for important painters and literati of the time.
“Zhejiang” headed by Dai Jin, headed by shen zhou, Wen ZhengMing “wu door school”, with Yun Shouping inherit the northern song dynasty Xu Si with boneless “Changzhou school”, led by Chen Chun, headed by Chen Chun, Xu Wei etc leaf, etc., in this region has formed a large number of culture for the creation of the family and formed their own art system.
The concept of literati painting started in the Northern Song Dynasty gradually developed and penetrated into the education of general scholars, especially those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, in the continuous painting practice, or it was passed down from father to son and husband and wife.
The collection of painting and calligraphy and the observation of family members all subtly arouse women’s interest in the creation of painting and calligraphy.
Under the guidance and care of those who are good at painting, they use brush and ink in their leisure time, and express their inner feelings by painting and calligraphy creation.
Some collectors with considerable say, such as Wang andeng, Dong Qichang, Chen Jiru, Li Lihua, Wang Keybegan to pay attention to women’s painting art. They appreciate their works, and comment on their works, indicating that women have actively intervened in the field of poetry and painting creation during this period and gained recognition.
In the Qing Dynasty, female painting flourished on the basis of the Ming Dynasty.With one step of development, more and more female painters join the boudoir, actively carry out elegant writing gathering, and even teach art and sell paintings, so as to achieve economic independence.
The number of female painters in the Qing Dynasty and the number of works exceed the sum of the female painters in the past dynasties, and the use of painting techniques is far better than the female painters in the past dynasties.
This makes the attention and description of female painters and their art richer than in other periods.
Although in the painting world dominated by male painter, female painter in the cultural environment, living environment and feudal ethics factors under the restriction of mostly not form their own unique artistic style, on the painting language is not beyond the male painter, but they in the creation of female painter unique exquisite feelings, expand the general male painter rarely involved emotion of heaven and earth.
“Liufang did not rest —— Ming and Qing Dynasties female painters works exhibition” exhibition to December 24.
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