Co-sponsored by the National Art Museum of China and the Nanjing Museum, the "Mirror-like Photography of The Divine Form- The Exhibition of Ming and Qing Portraits from the Collection of the National Art Museum of China and the Nanjing Museum" was launched at the National Art Museum of China.
The exhibition selects more than 100 pieces (sets) of portrait works from the collections of the National Art Museum of China and the Nanjing Museum, and is divided into two parts, the Ming and Qing dynasties, in chronological order. The works in the exhibition present the different forms, functions and techniques of portraiture, showing the artistic achievements of the development of portrait painting in the Ming and Qing dynasties in China.
Wu Weishan, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, director of the National Art Museum of China and vice chairman of the China Artists Association, introduced that "traditional portrait painting reached its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties for its own reasons", "It is worth mentioning that the mutual learning between China and the West embodied in Ming and Qing portrait paintings is a process of absorption and acceptance based on local aesthetics." The painter's calmness and tolerance, self-consciousness and self-confidence in cultural attitude make this process 'Western' rather than 'Westernized', becoming an aesthetic transmutation based on active cultural choices."
Portraiture is a form of painting that records the physical appearance of a person, which is both functional and ornamental. Portrait painting in China has a long history, appearing as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, along with the development of the market economy and urban commerce, a number of outstanding painters such as Zeng Whale, Yu Zhiding and Xu Zhang emerged. On the basis of inheriting traditional techniques, they expanded the subject matter, forms of expression and creative techniques of portraiture.
It is reported that the exhibition will be exhibited in Halls 19, 20 and 21 of the National Art Museum of China and will be on display until January 16, 2022.
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Partial exhibits to enjoy
【Ming】Anon. "Image" Color on silk
167cm×95cm, National Art Museum of China
【Ming】 Chen Yihuang "Male Image" is colored on paper
142.8cm x 89.7cm collection of the National Art Museum of China
[Ming] Zeng Whale "Gu Sleepwalking Portrait" color on paper
105cm x 45cm from the Nanjing Museum
[Ming] Luo Xuanbai's "Wei Zhongxue Statue" is colored on paper
28cm x 97.8cm Collection of Nanjing Museum
【Ming】Qianfu "Portrait of Zhenke" Silk color
128.6 cm x 56.7 cm from Nanjing Museum
【Ming】The anon. "Portrait of Fan Zhongyan" is colored on paper
28.9cm×25.4cm collection of Nanjing Museum
【Ming】Anon. "Portrait of Li Taiyi" is colored on paper
45.4cm x 26.4cm from the Nanjing Museum
【Ming】Anon. "Portrait of Shen Du Leqin's Book" Color on silk
74cm x 112.6cm Collection of Nanjing Museum
【Ming】The anon. "Portrait of Xu Wei" is colored on silk
【Ming】Yu Zhiding's "QiaoLai Flower Rain Zazen Diagram" Color on paper
37.5cm x 29.5cm from the Collection of Nanjing Museum
【Qing】 Li Shu's "Portrait of Hua Qiuyue painted by the Four Teachings of Zhang Zhang" is colored on paper
101.4cm x 51.9cm from the Collection of Nanjing Museum
【Qing】Liu Minghuai's "Portrait of Wang Yi" is colored on paper
83cm x 30.5cm from the Nanjing Museum
【Qing】Ren Bonian "Portrait of Ren Kaoru" is colored on paper
117cm x 31.5cm collection of the National Art Museum of China
【Qing】 Ren Bonian's "Portrait of Mr. Wu Zhongying" is colored on paper
150.6cm x 64.8cm Collection of the National Art Museum of China
[Qing] Ren Bonian's "Portrait of Zhao Dechang and His Wife" is colored on paper
148.5cm x 80cm, National Art Museum of China
【Qing】Wu Xinming's "Portrait of Zeng Guofan" Colored on paper
121.2cm x 31.6cm Collection of Nanjing Museum
【Qing】The anon. "Portrait of the Monk of Faxi" is colored on paper
112.4cm x 57.7cm from nanjing museum
【Qing】Anon. "Portrait of Wang Jun" is colored on paper
161.6cm x 96.1cm, Collection of Nanjing Museum
Zheng Weibin, editor-in-chief of Chinese Painting Weekly
This article is selected from the T04 edition of Culture and Art Newspaper on December 25, 2021