The Female Painter Guan Daosheng Studies

When we read the Chinese ancient art history, looking for afemale artist is really like look for a needle in the ocean, theirnumber is scarce, life is scarce, recorded the classic works andalso one can imagine. In ancient times, women’s artistic ability isnot sure not to be recognized, their names and the artisticcontribution is not what is not mentioned, even mention is alsoembellished. In the Song Dynasty before they were more references,but also often is a male artist name appears after, their artisticachievements and contributions can also serve as attached to themale can appear in historical records. Ancient female painter inpainting flowers and birds in the majority, Guan Daosheng is in thepainting famous, has also been recorded in the history of ancientand modern, become the pride of women.Guan Daosheng, Zhong Ji, and Yao Ji. Zhejiang Wuxing ( nowZhejiang Huzhou city) people. The Yuan Dynasty famouscalligrapher, painter, poetry, books, paintings at line Junkai; longbamboo, plum, orchid, and landscape, the Buddha; poems, articles,be equal to anything. The Yuan Dynasty famous calligrapher, painterZhao Mengtiao ’s wife, Yan You, was four years called Mrs. Wei Guo,who said," mrs.". Guan Daosheng’s father be endowed with bothbeauty and talent to the daughter special love, because the childless, to be clever and sensible Guan Daosheng when the son,who taught her to read. Guan Daosheng’s understanding, no matterwhat, a point is well versed in poetry, calligraphy and painting. Andpainting a marriage is doomed to the woman from Zhao Mengtiaoand the arts under the indissoluble bound. Two people agree inopinion, with painting and calligraphy regards, is it loving artistcouple pinned Acacia and love in a unique way. Zhao Mengtiao andGuan Daosheng live together day, they give mutual problem bookpicture is not a few, these works is that they learn artcrystallization, is a testimony of their love.Tubular lady art achievements, in addition to smart, directlyinfluenced by Zhao Mengtiao is inevitable. Art they each other,mutual influence, as Dong Qichang said:" Lady of letters with Ou Botube Xingkai public almost not argue with different, Wei Furenwithout a rival." Zhao Mengtiao ’s influence on Guan Daosheng,obviously in ink. Stroke strong Mei mellow, point method, controlmethod, etc with Zhao Fa. Therefore, they have in common is gentleand elegant calligraphy, beautiful smooth. But careful comparisonand analysis, can see Zhao Mengtiao’s calligraphy Yugangyurou,stable boy, testimonies, and rigorous dripping; Guan Daosheng’sbook rules were flat, many points is based on orthographic wordpotential need and make corresponding flexible processing, so thatthe word potential balance, showing her ingenuity and calligraphyability, it seems better than Zhao Mengtiao calligraphy morevariations. But in general, and feel better than Zhao Mengtiao andBibi with calligraphy, precise, and some slightly soft and smoothstrokes. Guan Daosheng especially liked painting, plum, orchid such fair plain images, paintings, plum, orchid, bamboo brush fresh. Butto make him a painting in the painting history is bamboo, bambootube’s paintings in the Yuan Dynasty are famous, Ni Yunlin hadinscribed. Ni Yunlin tube lady paintings of bamboo : "Mrs. Shannonbone for the loess, paper Xiao Xiao ink new; there off the Ou BoPavilion, mirror Bay shadow fragrant dust." Tube’s epitaph says,tube’s smart, good at painting, especially good at drawing bamboo.Guan Daosheng can be detached from the secular, but also bysocial history unanimously praise; can handle the ancient women infamily and society in the daily chores, and can get rid of the feudalshackles, greatly developed and demonstrated their comprehensiveand outstanding talent. She is worthy of the history of China is oneof the few great female one.