Huang (1269- 1354) was one of the painters and calligraphers in China in the Yuan Dynasty. Formerly known as Lu Jian, also known as Jing Jian. Due to the adoption of the Huang family in Yongjia, Zhejiang Province, it was renamed Zi Jiu, named Yifeng, Yifeng Taoist, Dachi Taoist and Jingxi Old Man.
His name and the source of words are interesting. After Huang's father had a son, a friend came to congratulate him and said, "Huang has a child!" " Therefore, Huangfu named it "Wang Gong" with a long word.
People from Changshu, Jiangsu. A native of Pingyang, Zhejiang Province, was inscribed as "Huang, Pingyang, a big idiot Taoist" because of his Shan Jutu. He used to be a small official and was imprisoned for his participation. After he was released from prison, he lived in seclusion and joined Quanzhen Taoism.
He is good at calligraphy, poetry and Sanqu and has made great achievements. After the age of 50, he began to paint landscapes and studied under Zhao Mengfu, Dong Yuan, Ju Ran, Hao Jing, Guan Tong and Li Cheng. In his later years, he turned over a new leaf and got married. His paintings pay attention to imitating nature, and he often carries a pen and paper to describe the natural scenery such as Yushan, Sancha, Jiu Feng and Fuchun River. Calligraphy strokes have two sides: ink and wash, light crimson, simple and elegant brushwork, rich and broad style and great momentum. Huang's paintings had great influence in the late Yuan Dynasty, Ming and Qing Dynasties and even modern times, and he was called Zhenwu, Ni Zan and Wang Meng in the history of painting. He wrote "Landscape Tactics", expounding painting theory, painting method, layout and artistic conception. There are snowfall maps of Fuchun Shan Jutu and Jiu Feng, Yushu map of Ya Dan, stone wall map of Tianchi, Shan Yu intention of Xiaoxi, visit map of Tunxi and Daling map of Fuchun handed down from ancient times.
Many of Huang's landscape paintings were created after the age of 70. Fuchun Shan Jutu, written by Fuchun River, depicts autumn scenery of Fuchun River in southern China with ink and wash techniques. When he conceived, he traveled all over the riverside and painted for six or seven years. This painting shows a beautiful and elegant style, which is extraordinary.