Xu Daoning Explained
Xu Daoning (c. 970–1051/53) was a Chinese painter of the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1279) from Chang'an (now Xi'an) or Hejian (河间 now Hebei).[1] He started out life by selling medicine prescriptions in Kaifeng. While selling prescriptions, he also began painting nature scenes in the style of Li Cheng.[1] After gaining popularity he took up painting murals for Chinese nobles. His most notable work is Fishermen's Evening Song (ca. 1049).[2]
See also
Notes
References
- Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (Chinese: 辞海编辑委员会). Ci hai (Chinese: 辞海). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (Chinese: 上海辞书出版社), 1979.
- Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press.
External links
- Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632-1717), an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Xu Daoning (see index)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004147/http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/CollectionDatabase.cfm?id=12243&theme=china
- http://www.artnet.com/library/09/0925/T092577.asp
Notes and References
- Cihai: Page 382.
- Barnhart: Page 119.
