The Decline Of Traditional ‘Fine’ Brushwork Mogu Painting

Mogu painting is comprehended one of the most paramount branches of the Chinese painting,which stems from the Five Dynasties and passes down to the present time.We could put forward the notion of ‘fine brushwork’ and ‘freehand brushwork’ mogu paintings from the perspective of its representation.Fine brushwork mogu painting,the initial expression of mogu painting,is developed by Huang Quan in Five Dynasties,resting on the traditional fine brushwork painting.And it finds its place after the perfection of Xu Chongsi.Afterwards,the fine brushwork mogu painting turns out to be the fundamental painting in the imperial painting academy,and the mogu paintings of Zhao Cang and Qian Xuan all fall under the inheritance of the antecedent mogu painting.The fine brushwork mogu painting is termed as the chosen one and is of great promise for its fine surroundings in the imperial art academy and the very existence of the outstanding painters from the imperial art academy.And yet the fact stands in sharp contrast to the expectation,and the evolving fine brushwork mogu painting is tied to nothing in Yuan Dynasty.We could find no representatives of the fine brushwork mogu painting except for Qian Xuan.While the brushwork mogu painting comes into life again in Ming Dynasty,and mainly in the freehand brushwork mogu painting.Within the range of the mogu painting,we can trace the fact that the freehand brushwork mogu painting in Qing Dynasty evolves from those in Ming Dynasty,but the fine brushwork mogu painting is nowhere in sight.And what can account for the fact that from Ming Dynasty on,the fine brushwork mogu painting declines.And,that’s the very point of this paper.Within this paper what is at issue is the reason why the traditional fine brushwork mogu painting declines,and the specific account is cast in terms of the rise in the literati’aesthetic of the mogu painting and development of the fine brushwork painting,focusing mainly on the influential factors to the development of the fine brushwork mogu painting.