Lingering charm of a southern painting school captures National Art Museum
China DailyA Landscape and Study from Dong Yuan, by Yun Shouping. Changzhou in Jiangsu province, located in a prosperous region along the Yangtze River, witnessed a boom in artistic creation in the Qing Dynasty. The rich cultural atmosphere promoted the birth of several art groups, including the Changzhou School of Painting, which was founded by Yun Nantian, who hailed from a prominent local family. His style went on to influence many artists such as Qian Weicheng and Jiang Tingxi, the two renowned Qing court painters. Lingering Appeal of Changzhou Painting School, now running at the National Art Museum of China through Dec 5, brings together iconic paintings from Yun's oeuvre from the collections of National Art Museum and Nanjing Museum, in Nanjing, Jiangsu, as well as works by other painters from the school.