Portrait of Wu Daozi
Wu Daozi's painters are profound and outstanding. Tang Xuanzong gave him a mysterious name. Why Wu Daozi? Wu Daozi is known as the first painter in the Tang Dynasty. Not only that, Wu Daozi is also known as the founder of China's landscape painting, and is honored as a "sage in painting" by later generations. Wu Daozi is good at painting Buddhism, Taoism and figures, and his painting style is inherited from Zhang Liang's monk You in the Southern Dynasties and later Zhang Xiaoshi. His pen is tall and straight, vigorous, vivid and full of three-dimensional sense. Wu Daozi painted figures, making good use of green leaf-like or vegetable-like lines to express his clothes, which has a tendency to flutter. Therefore, the portrait of Wu Daozi is known as "the wind in the Wu Dynasty" and "the best in the world". Wu Daozi often uses Jiao Mo to cross the line, slightly embellished with light colors, also known as "Wuzhuang". Not only that, Wu Daozi once produced more than 300 murals of Buddhism and Taoism in temples in Chang 'an and Luoyang, with different scenes. Folk painters and sculptors revere Wu Daozi as the "founder", and Taoism even calls him "Wu Daozhen Jun" and "Wu Zhenren".
Wu Daozi can become a master of China's ancient painting skills, not only because of his unique talent and solid foundation, but more importantly, he is eclectic and has the courage to break through and innovate. On the basis of his predecessors, he exerted his personal imagination and talent, paid attention to line drawing, used light colors, and had both form and spirit, giving people a three-dimensional sense and a sense of reality, which had a far-reaching impact on future generations.
What are Wu Daozi's representative works? Wu Daozi was an all-round painter in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty. He is good at drawing figures, ghosts and gods, landscapes, pavilions, flowers and trees, birds and animals, and is meticulous about everything. Wu Daozi was born in 680 AD. He first studied calligraphy with Zhang Xu and He, then turned to painting and became famous in his youth. During the young and middle-aged period, Wu Daozi entered the imperial court, and successively served as a doctor of worship, a doctor of internal education, and a special teacher. , loved by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, ordered him to "paint unless there is an imperial edict". So, what are Wu Daozi's representative works?
Part of One of Wu Daozi's Masterpieces "The Picture of Wang Jizi"
At present, Wu Daozi's recognized representative works include The Picture of the Heavenly King Sending a Son, The Volume of Eighty-seven Immortals, The Statue of Confucius, Bodhisattva, Ghost Bo and so on. Wu Daozi painted countless paintings in his life, including more than 300 murals. However, according to the book Xuan He Hua Pu compiled by Song Huizong at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were only more than 90 statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Heavenly King and Taoist immortals painted by Wu Daozi in the royal family at that time. Up to now, there are not many original works by Wu Daozi.
The existing known original works of Wu Daozi include the Buddha statue of Bogaro, the statue of Guan Gong, 100 ancient paintings, the original mural of Yunxing, the statue of Vimalakirti and Xianning of the World in Taiwan Province Province. There are also some original works of Wu Daozi, such as the Tathagata painting of Wu Daozi laurel leaf, Shaolin Guanyin, the true image of Daxiong and so on. In addition, there are some overseas works, such as 50 German Mo Bao and 6 Japanese Valley Maps.
Wu Daozi is a rare master of painting in Chinese history. He not only created a heroic painting style in the prosperous Tang Dynasty with his unique painting skills, but also opened up a brand-new painting realm and space for future generations with his unique landscape painting conception and mural attainments, which can be used for reference and learning by future generations.
Wu Daozi was originally named Wu Daozi, also known as Daoxuan, and his ancestral home was Yangzhai, Henan Province, which is now Yuzhou, Henan Province. He was a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, and he was known as a "painting saint" in history. Wu Daozi is not only an excellent painter, but also an all-around painter, who is omnipotent and meticulous about figures, ghosts and gods, landscapes, pavilions, flowers and trees, birds and animals.
Wu Daozi's painting
There are countless works in Wu Daozi's life, but few original works of Wu Daozi have been handed down. This is mainly due to two reasons. First, it was destroyed by war and chaos. Wu Daozi was appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and was called into the DPRK. "No painting is allowed unless it is an imperial decree." During the Anshi Rebellion, the rebels invaded Chang 'an, Xuanzong fled, countless famous royal paintings were damaged and lost, and many famous paintings were scattered among the people. Later, after the rise and fall of several dynasties and wars, the loss and destruction of calligraphy and painting were incalculable. In modern times, the Qing Dynasty was invaded by foreign countries, and a large number of paintings and calligraphy treasures were plundered by foreign enemies and lost overseas. The second is destroyed by the struggle against Buddhism. Because many of Wu Daozi's original paintings were religious murals in temples, which appeared in many dynasties, and the authorities ordered the destruction of Buddhism and Buddhist shrines, many murals in Wu Daozi disappeared with the destruction of Buddhist temples and Buddha statues in several actions to suppress Buddhism, and even a few were preserved.
According to Song Huizong Evonne, a painter in the Song Dynasty, there were 93 original paintings of Wu Daozi collected by the imperial court during the Song Dynasty. At present, the existing authentic works of Wu Daozi in China include the Eighty-Seven Immortals Volume donated by Mr. Xu Beihong's widow to the country, the Buddha statue of Bogaro, the statue of Guan Gong and the map of Bai Zi donated by Taiwan Province Province. The original murals include Sex and Rain, The Statue of Vimola, The World of Xianning, etc.
Wu Daozi calligraphy and painting price Wu Daozi is a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, who is good at painting Buddhism, Taoism, ghosts, figures, landscapes, birds and animals, plants, pavilions and so on. His paintings are especially good at Buddhism, Taoism, figures and murals, so he is honored as a painting saint. Wu Daozi's paintings were appreciated by Tang Xuanzong at that time. Tang Xuanzong called Wu Daozi to the court and painted according to the imperial edict of Tang Xuanzong. So, what is the price of Wu Daozi's calligraphy and painting?
Wu Daozi's Eighty-Seven Immortals Volume (Part)
Wu Daozi studied calligraphy as a teenager, then turned to painting, and based on Gong Sundaniang's sword-dancing, he learned to use a pen to form his own family, which was called "Wu Family" by the painting circle. Wu Daozi is good at innovation and constant thinking. Whether it is a landscape figure or a religious theme, he is unique, brave in innovation and creates a unique painting style and significance. He is good at grasping and grasping the essence of complex objects, expressing complex things in the form of "lines" and describing the character of objects in combination with their movements. Wu Daozi's lines are vivid and beautiful, and they are painted and rhythmic soul lines. Wu Daozi's painting style and art have a great influence on later generations. Until the Song and Yuan Dynasties, many painters were imitating and drawing lessons from Wu Daozi's works.
There is no clear and unified answer to the price of Wu Daozi calligraphy and painting. On the one hand, the price of calligraphy and painting itself is not clearly marked. Although Wu Daozi's paintings are not appreciated or valued, market changes and timing will affect the price of the works. On the other hand, Wu Daozi's paintings have been handed down from generation to generation, and the original paintings are even more rare. If there are Wu Daozi's original paintings, they can be said to be priceless. Even experienced professionals can hardly estimate the price of Wu Daozi's calligraphy and painting.
The King of Wu Daozi presented a painting by Wu Daozi, a master of Chinese painting, who was honored as a painting saint, and some folk painters honored him as the "founder". Wu Daozi is good at figure painting, mainly engaged in religious painting, and "The Prince of Wu sends a picture" is his classic.
Wu Daozi Tianwang sent a picture.
Wu Daozi's Born of Gautama Buddha is a handwritten paper scroll, with a length of 35.5 cm and a width of 338. 1 cm. Also called The Birth of Sakyamuni, it was painted by Wu Daozi according to the Buddhist sutra Ruiying Benqi Sutra. The manuscript has been lost, and now it is a copy of the Song Dynasty in Osaka City Art Museum, Japan.
Wu Daozi's Born of Gautama Buddha is divided into two parts. In the first part, the two gods ride on the beast god, and the king holds his knees in his hands and looks dignified. The maid behind him is serene and the military commander is nervous. In the second part, Sudoku King held the newborn Sakyamuni carefully, followed by the queen, who greeted him in panic. Although there are many characters in the painting, they have different expressions, relaxed demeanor and a sense of rhythm and narrative. Wu Daozi's detailed description of characters' identity, psychology and form is full of imagination and charm. The unique "Wu style" lines are ups and downs, flowing freely, vividly and aptly expressing characters and ghosts.
Born of Gautama Buddha is the full embodiment of Wu Daozi's painting style. He initiated the orchid leaf painting, and followed the principle of "painting with a muddy pen, painting freely, turning in circles and bumping in Fiona Fang". From Gong Sundaniang's sword dancing, he realized how to use a pen, focusing on the ups and downs of brushstrokes in painting, which showed his inner spiritual strength. Wu Daozi's paintings are simple in color, not even colored, and smack of expressionism.
Wu Daozi's portraits are very distinctive, which are quite different from those of Gu Kaizhi and Lu Tanwei. For example, his brushwork is poor but meaningful, and his likeness is not similar to his spirit. His brushwork is round and his clothes are fluttering, and he dances, forming the artistic style of "Five Dynasties prevailing", which is popular for a while and has a far-reaching impact on later generations.