Landscapes

Yi Bingshou Chinese

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After earning his jinshi degree in the civil-service examinations in 1779, Yi Bingshou served as governor of Huizhou and Yangzhou. He is best known for his distinctive calligraphy in seal, clerical, and regular scripts, but he also dabbled in painting.

In this album Yi carefully modulated his brushline and used the calligraphic effects of dry and wet ink to render landscapes in the styles of earlier masters. The style of his weighty strokes points in the direction taken later in the nineteenth century by Wu Dacheng (1835–1902) and He Weipu (1844–1925).

Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China

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Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754–1815), Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China

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