T'ang | Five dynasties
Sung | Chin dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Ming dynasty
Ch'ing dynasty
20th century





1 Cha Meng-fu
2 Kuan Tao-sheng
3 Ni Tsan
4 Wu Chen
5 Ma Wan
6 Chao Yuan
7 Lin Tzu-huan
8 Chuang Lin

Handscroll of Yuan Masterpieces
Eight masterpieces of landscape, bamboo and rock paintings by eight masters of the Yuan dynasty are compiled in this single handscroll. The painting styles with different atmospheres, such as the richness of Chao Meng-fu and Wu Chen, the refinement of Kuan Tao-sheng, Ni Tsan and Chuang Lin, and the simplicity of Ma Wan, Chao Yuan and Lin Tzu-huan, are all represented in this handscroll.

P33-2
Ma Wan: Clearing after the Rain in Spring Mountains
Ma Wan excelled at poetry, painting and calligraphy, and whenever he encountered a lovely scene he painted it and gave titles on his own paintings.

P33-3
Chao Yuan: Lu Yu Brewing Tea
A thatched hut in the hills by the water. A man sits alone as his boy attendant brews tea. Chao Yuan excelled in the painting of landscapes and bamboo.




P33-1
Handscroll of Yuan Masterpieces
Yuan dynasty
handscroll, 8 paintings /
ink or ink and color on paper
handscroll : 32.9 x 763.5cm
83,000yen




P33-2
Ma Wan:
Clearing after the Rain in Spring Mountains
Yuan dynasty
framed / ink on paper
artwork : 27.0 x 102.5cm
frame : 38.5 x 124.0cm
59,000yen




P33-3
Chao Yuan:
Lu Yu Brewing Tea
Yuan dynasty
framed / ink and color on paper
artwork : 27.0 x 78.0cm
frame : 35.5 x 97.5cm
53,000yen