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Asian Art. Drinking and Composing Poetry. Yao Shou Chinese. dated 1485. Not on view. Yao Shou left government service in 1468 and retired to Jiaxing, hometown of the Yuan artist Wu Zhen (1280–1354), to devote himself to self-cultivation and the arts.
Pillars of the Country. Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494. Yao Shou. Chinese, 1423-1495. Together with those of a riverscape, rocks, flowers, and branches of cedar and bamboo, the magpie is one of six images painted by Yao Shou along the length of this handscroll.
Yao Shou was a Chinese painter and calligrapher born in 1423 and active during the Ming Dynasty, a period that coincided with the European Renaissance. He is recognized for his contributions to the Wu School, an influential artistic movement known for its literati painting style, which emphasized personal expression and scholarly themes.
Chinese (culture or style) Asian art. China. 1423–1495. Return to Stone Lake 石湖歸棹圖, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1466. Shen Zhou. Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1441. Xia Chang. Daoist God Zhenwu (Perfected Warrior), Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven, Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ...
Yao Shou sprang from a wealthy family, studied hard and attained the highest degree possible in im- perial China, the jin-shi degree, in 1465. This quali- fied him for an official position as an investigative censor in the Liang Huai area, the largest and richest of the salt administrative units in the empire.
Yao Shou (1423–1495) was a Chinese painter and calligrapher during the Ming dynasty. He was associated with the Wu School, a group of literati artists known for their scholarly approach to painting and calligraphy, emphasizing personal expression and traditional techniques.
Yao Shou (Chinese, 1423-1495) This handscroll captures a goodbye. Along the riverbank, a boatman poised with paddle in hand stands tall in anticipation of launching. Nearby, scholars wearing black hats linger over their departure.
