What does Mi Pai do?

Mi Pai is one of the schools of landscape painting in Song Dynasty. It was created by Mi Fei, a famous ancient calligrapher, and his son Mi Youren inherited and developed it. It is characterized by depicting the scenery of mountains and rivers hidden by clouds with ink and wash, calling itself an ink play, known as the Mi's Yunshan in the world, or Mi Jiashan Water. The Chinese name Mi Pai, representing Mi Fei, was popular in the Song Dynasty and was one of the schools of landscape painting in the Song Dynasty.

The size of rice in the history of painting created the Mi Pai of Chinese painting and laid the foundation for later painting schools. In China's traditional landscape painting, most strokes are mainly lines, while in Mi Fei, horizontal strokes are used to form blocks, which is also commonly known as the eggplant falling method. This unique brushwork breaks the traditional line rules, and its main feature is the method of stippling with ink.

Characteristics of works

Are not tacky. In China's traditional landscape painting, lines are the main strokes, while in Mi Fei, horizontal strokes are used to block blocks, which is called "falling eggplant method", which breaks the rules of lines. It is characterized by its ethereal, ethereal, ethereal and fantastic scenery, and is known as the Yunshan of rice in the world. Youren passed down the tuxedo family, and was good at drawing rootless trees, with hazy clouds. Every time he likes to write his own theme, Hui Yuan plays with a pen.

Because both father and son live in Xiangyang and Zhenjiang, they are particularly intoxicated with the natural scenery of Xiaoxiang and Jiao Shan, so they can draw steaming and smoky fun. This school is a freehand brushwork style, which has a great influence on later generations.