Wen Tong
Wen Tong (1019–1079) was a Northern Song painter born in Sichuan famous for his ink bamboo paintings. He was one of the paragons of "scholar's painting" (shi ren hua), which idealised spontaneity and painting without financial reward. • Illustration — Bamboo in Monochrome Ink. National Palace Museum, Taiwan He could hold two brushes in one hand and paint two different distanced bamboos simultaneously.
Also recorded as Shishi Xiansheng Yu-k'o · Xiaoxiao xiansheng · Wen Huzhou · Chin-chiang Tao-jen
Wen Tong
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- Died
- 1079. · Huzhou.
- Nationality
- Song dynasty.
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- painter, poet and historian.
- Languages
- Chinese.
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One Chinese idiom in relation to him goes "there are whole bamboos in his heart" (胸有成竹), meaning that one has a well-thought-out plan in his mind. An elegy written by him upon the death of one of his gibbons has been preserved in the collection of his works.
The authorities additionally record the headings Shishi Xiansheng Yu-k'o, Xiaoxiao xiansheng, Wen Huzhou, Chin-chiang Tao-jen and Shishi xiansheng. His recorded language was Chinese. He was the child of Wen Changhan. 3 children are recorded: Wen Chaoguang, Wen Baoguang and Wen Wuguang.
China; Handscroll; Paintings
Wen Tong · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
China; Handscroll; Paintings
Wen Tong · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
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1018
Wen Tong was born in 1018 at Yanting County.
1079
Wen Tong died in 1079 at Huzhou.
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Yanting County.
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- 1.image et son commentaire en anglais sur chinaonlinemuseum.
- 2.185.
- 3.Emmanuel Bénézit. Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. éditions Gründ. 10. 13440. 1999. 2700030184.
- 4.180.
- 5.181.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Yang Xin, Richard M. Barnhart, Nie Chongzheng, James Cahill, Lang Shaojun, Wu Hung. Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. Éditions Philippe Picquier. 1997. 2-87730-341-1.
- Nicole Vandier-Nicolas. Peinture chinoise et tradition lettrée. Éditions du Seuil. 1983. 2-02-006440-5.
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- Wen JiaAuthor
- Wen QimeiAuthor
- Wen TianxiangAuthor
- Wen TingyunAuthor
- Wen YiduoAuthor
- Wen ZhenhengAuthor
- Wenceslao AlpucheAuthor
- Wenceslao Fernández FlórezAuthor
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