A Study On The Paintings

Zha Shibiao was the representative individual of Xinan School. The Xinan School was also a strategic town of early Qing dynasty painting world. The landscapes painting of Xinan School gives off a naturally exquisite and aloof temperament, the style and abuttal was elegant and peacefully beauty. Zha Shibiao brought such a style into Yang Zhou while he expanding tne markets Tor nis art in Yang znou, he also impacted the earlv Qing dynasty painting world positively, as thus he became the first sign of Yang Zhou School. Except influence of Shi Tao’s rough bleak style, the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou^s stick style of Chinese ink painting also has_an interna] reiationsnip witn zna inioiaos aesenea ana com styie. me tigni tccentrics ot Yangzhou’s creative unconventional tendency was somehow influenced by Zha bnioiaos ciumsy ana Tantastic caingrapny. me poetry accompnsnment ana calligraphy and painting’s combination along with the elegance fashions ot poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal which Zha Shibiao inherited from the traditional also directly altered the aesthetic consciousness or these literati painters in Yangzhou market. The artistic spirit of Zha Shibiao’s landscapes still has its echo in our days.Zha Shibiao was associate with adherents ot former dynasty such as Jian Jang, Wang Zhirui, Gong Xian, Da Chongguang, Wang Hui, Shi Tao. They encourage each other by poem and literature. In the greatest changes between Ming and Qing Ding dynasty, tocus in poetry and painting was the Pest way to tacing the drastic changes ot cultural ecology and the Dest presentation ot cultural survival ot literati artist’s true conscience. Their unique style ot artistic ideals also demonstrated by these paintings, and furthermore, the discourse and genre system along with sense ot community were also formed by these. These literati artist in the drastic changes period s pluralism ana mumairecuonai cultural Zeitgeist not oniy marKed tneir cnoice and significance value cultural, but also to achieving the realm of freedom of artistic life by positive act or seclusion hideaway.I ms paper elaborated from tne Toiiowing aspects:l.ihis paper investigated zna bhiDiaos Tamiiv saga, bo Tar as the current research results, the investigation ot his family is still wanting. Some reliable clues hided in documents such as the Office of Emperor Qing Literature Officer Master Mei He’s Two Brief Biography of a Deceased Person of Zha Shibiao by his brother Zha Shimu; Posthumous Manuscript ot Zhonq5hu lanq by Zha Shibiao; Name and Family Documentation of Xiu Nina bv Cao Sixuan and KanaxiXiunina Countv about his tamiiv have tailed to arouse tne scnoiars attention, inese documents are the Tundamentai materials ot investigation Zha bhibiao’s biography.2,Summarized the Xin An School which Zha Shibiao participated in. Discoursed and analysised the relationship ot Sun Yi, Wang Zhirui jand Zha Shibiao which was named I nree Master ot Jan Jiang ot xin An, mgnngnted znas marked position in tne Xin An School. After the greatest changes between Ming and Qing Ding dynasty, Zha moved into Jin Ling with his family. Twenty Years later moved into Yang Zhou and had a wonderful afternoon life here. Most previous studies do not care about Zha’s track, especially in its two decades of Nanking. After investigated his artist activitis in Xin An tnis paper aiso investigated nis track in Jin Ling and ran znou. ran znqu was tne most important living area. His artist activitis in Yang Zhou not only manifestation in his painting market, but also significantly impacted early Qing’s Yang Zhou painting circle.3.Detailv analyzed in his oaintine inherited and stvle characteristic. Bv model himself after Dong Ju, Mie fathers and sons. The four masters of Yuan dynasty, Shen Zhou, Dong Qichang, Zha tracked along the stream retraces to find the essence of traditional literati landscape. He give his lifetime to focused on the "ancient ways", take "antique" as an important means to study painting. Because he model himself arter multiple master during tne learning times so tnat nis works contain witn a lot ot ancient meaning ana nas its own unique artistic creation.昢Preliminary researched his work’s concept and the connoisseurship and collection ot his work, in accordance with jiis paintings and his Posthumous Manuscript sucn as rostnumous ivianuscnpi oj/.nong snu long, roems ror paintings of Zhong Shu Tang inspected his collection, and discussed his collection interest and nib pdiruiriK curiLepuun.I here is a Chronicle ot Zha bhibiao and a work catalogue attached to this paper. This Chronicle take the painting works with calendar as the principal line, and cross-reterenced witn posthumous poem witn calendar and along with otner document literature, draw the outline ot his lite time activities, in the work catalogue of Zha Shibiao except the works with calendar, it also included the works without calendar along with the inscriptions and sealing on these works.