Six Gentlemen
Ni Zan · 1345
Ni Zan
Yuan dynasty · 1301–1374
Ni Zan was a Chinese painter during the Yuan and early Ming periods. Along with Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, and Wang Meng, he is considered to be one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty. == Life == Ni Zan was born into a wealthy family in Wuxi. His courtesy name was Yuan Zhen (元鎮), and his art names were Yun Lin Zi (雲林子), Huan Xia Sheng (幻霞生), and Jing Man Min (荊蠻民). He was born after the death of the Kublai Khan, the Mongol ruler who defeated the Song and established dominance over all the areas that had traditionally been considered China.
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Six Gentlemen
Ni Zan · 1345
Shanghai Museum on People's Square
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Six Gentlemen
Ni Zan · 1345
Shanghai Museum on People's Square
Six Gentlemen is a landscape painting by the Yuan dynasty Chinese artist Ni Zan (1301 to 1374). The work portrays six trees along a riverbank, a metaphor for the principled seclusion of virtuous gentlemen in an era of violent upheaval and foreign occupation. As the first of Ni Zan’s paintings to demonstrate the stark, minimalist style for which he is known, Six Gentlemen marked a turning point in his artistic career.
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