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With the delicately unfolding lotus blossoms that inspired his poetic words and the lasting transformation of Chinese painting that his artistic genius produced, Yun Shouping stands out as a towering figure of the early Chinese Qing Dynasty. Born into a humble family in 1633, Yun Shouping hailed from Jiangsu Province and excelled in his education despite his family's financial obstacles. His inclination toward art was inevitable; his childhood was filled with poems about lotus flowers, a foretaste of the art he would later bring into the world.
Famous for his mastery of the "three perfections" - painting, poetry and calligraphy - Yun Shouping became the founder of the Ch'ang-chou school of painting. His crucial role in reviving the popularity of flower paintings cannot be underestimated, as well as his remarkable influence on the revival of the mogu bird-and-flower motif. Originally a landscape painter, Yun Shouping was so attracted to the works of artist Wang Hui that he shifted his focus entirely to painting flowers, animals and insects. The artistic work of Yun Shouping, whose art prints are available on our website, is characterized by his unique style based on the 11th century Mogu method. Called "boneless", this technique aims to express art without strictly defined outlines and shapes, which became Yun Shouping's trademark. His daughter Bing carried on this legacy and refined the technique.
Yun Shouping's painting style is vivid and expressive, striving to portray the inner vitality and spirit of his subjects on canvas. His works draw their inspiration from the past, with his flowers and fruits emulating the style of the Yuan Dynasty masters. With his bold use of vibrant colors such as red and purple, he broke with traditional notions of Chinese painting, which often found such colors garish and offensive. His works, now available as high-quality fine art prints, combine the depth of history with the vibrancy of artistic expression, offering a glimpse into the work of one of the "Six Masters" of the Qing period.
With the delicately unfolding lotus blossoms that inspired his poetic words and the lasting transformation of Chinese painting that his artistic genius produced, Yun Shouping stands out as a towering figure of the early Chinese Qing Dynasty. Born into a humble family in 1633, Yun Shouping hailed from Jiangsu Province and excelled in his education despite his family's financial obstacles. His inclination toward art was inevitable; his childhood was filled with poems about lotus flowers, a foretaste of the art he would later bring into the world.
Famous for his mastery of the "three perfections" - painting, poetry and calligraphy - Yun Shouping became the founder of the Ch'ang-chou school of painting. His crucial role in reviving the popularity of flower paintings cannot be underestimated, as well as his remarkable influence on the revival of the mogu bird-and-flower motif. Originally a landscape painter, Yun Shouping was so attracted to the works of artist Wang Hui that he shifted his focus entirely to painting flowers, animals and insects. The artistic work of Yun Shouping, whose art prints are available on our website, is characterized by his unique style based on the 11th century Mogu method. Called "boneless", this technique aims to express art without strictly defined outlines and shapes, which became Yun Shouping's trademark. His daughter Bing carried on this legacy and refined the technique.
Yun Shouping's painting style is vivid and expressive, striving to portray the inner vitality and spirit of his subjects on canvas. His works draw their inspiration from the past, with his flowers and fruits emulating the style of the Yuan Dynasty masters. With his bold use of vibrant colors such as red and purple, he broke with traditional notions of Chinese painting, which often found such colors garish and offensive. His works, now available as high-quality fine art prints, combine the depth of history with the vibrancy of artistic expression, offering a glimpse into the work of one of the "Six Masters" of the Qing period.