Blue Ying Chengguan Atlas

[Blue Ying Chengguan Atlas]

Chengguan Atlas, Ming Dynasty, blue Ying painting, paper edition, color setting, 8 open, 42.5 cm vertical, 23.2 cm horizontal
The first paragraph is signed with the words “Guisi Qing Dynasty peace painting is presented to Weng Laozu, Tai Xuancan, Yan Min, Lan Ying, and the seal is” Blue “and” Ying “. The composition of this picture is flat and dangerous. On the right side of the picture are steep rocks and covered pines, and on the lower left corner is a fisherman sitting alone on the head of a boat
The 2nd opening paragraph is signed with “The cloud tree belongs to Yaying Painting” and stamped with “Uncle Tian”. The picture depicts the scene of jackdaws homing in the sunset
The third paragraph is signed with “Lan Ying of the West Lake Yanmin”, stamped with “Lan Ying” and “Tian Shu’s”. This painting imitates the boneless technique of Zhang Sengyao in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the bright colors highlight the thriving and colorful scenery of nature
The fourth paragraph is signed with “Blue Ying” and “Blue” and “Ying”. This picture shows the scene of snowy winter
Paragraph 5 is signed with “Blue Ying Painting” and sealed with “Blue Ying”. The picture shows that in late autumn, Gao Shice sticks to seek seclusion
The sixth paragraph is signed with “Gui Siqing and Lan Ying painted in the Liqiu Hall of Yundong”, and stamped with “Blue” and “Ying”. This painting is imitated by Ma Yuan of the Southern Song Dynasty, showing the beauty of the rugged mountains in the north
The 7th invoice is signed with “West Lake Lanying” and stamped with “Uncle Tian”. The picture shows that Gao Shi was wandering in a boat, as if sucking the fresh air after the early rain
The 8th opening paragraph is signed with “Yan Min Lan Ying’s painting is intended to introduce the mysterious charm of Zhao Laogong Zu Shuangtai”, with the seal of “Blue” and “Ying”. The picture depicts mountains, colorful clouds and peach blossoms, with warm and cold colors reflecting each other in the changing landscape
The ninth invoice is signed with “Blue Ying in the mountains and lakes” and stamped with “Uncle Tian”. The whole picture depicts the summer style of the water town with lakes and mountains and lush trees
The 10th paragraph is signed with “Blue Ying” and “Blue” and “Ying”. This picture vividly shows the rugged shape and hard stone of the mountains in the north in winter
The 11th paragraph is signed with “Yan Min Ying” and stamped with “Lan Ying”. This landscape setting is an S-shaped composition that Lan Ying was good at using in his later years. The complicated rocks, trees and houses are in order
The 12th paragraph is signed with “Xia Mu Zhuyin Blue Ying Painting”, with the seal of “Blue” and “Ying”. This picture shows the moist, lush and beautiful natural landscape of Jiangnan brooks and mountains
The phrase “Chengguan” comes from Zong Bing, a landscape painter and painting theorist of the Six Dynasties. Zong Bing believed that the function of landscape painting was to “clear the mind and view the Tao”, that is, to wash away the dirt in the heart and enter the noble realm of peace and selflessness by appreciating landscape painting, which is also the original intention of Lan Ying when he was 69 years old
Lan Ying has traveled extensively in his life. Han Ang of the Ming Dynasty recorded in the “continued compilation of the treasure book of painting” that he had visited Fujian, Guangdong, Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan and other places, and had a careful observation and deep understanding of the famous mountains and rivers in the north and south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, in this atlas, he accurately shows the beauty of Jiangnan water town and the magnificence of northern mountains by virtue of his profound artistic skills. Because the painter follows the creation principle of “learning from nature and getting the source of the heart”, and achieves the purpose of “clarifying the view” in the process of creation, no specific landscape corresponding to the nature can be found in this album. On the basis of learning from nature, Lan Ying has decomposed and reassembled some forms, structures and colors of natural landscapes, so as to turn them into his own “gullies in the chest” and then express them. This typical literati landscape painting creation method is quite different from the western landscape painting which pays attention to realism.

《澄观图》册之二《澄观图》册之三《澄观图》册之四《澄观图》册之五《澄观图》册之六《澄观图》册之七《澄观图》册之八《澄观图》册之九《澄观图》册之十《澄观图》册之十一《澄观图》册之十二