The Study Of Landscape Painting By Qian Xuan

Qian Xuan lived in the turn of Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty with the social background of foreign ethnic domination. He had changed from a relic people to a leisure man. He was also addicted to drinking. His painting style is closely related to the social background, personal experiences and his characters. Through continuing the Southern Song style, combining the painting skills from Northern Song Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, he had created his unique painting style with his own explanation and enrichment. This article tries to explore more thoroughly into Qian Xuan through the research of his painting style, the causes of his painting style, his aesthetics theory and some historical factors. Besides, this article will try to figure out Qian Xuan's heritage and innovation of the traditions and elaborate some personal understandings of its practical significance.