Classic Chinese Paintings: Tang Dynasty (618–907)


 

Wang Wei (701–761) 王維


Wang Wei (simplified Chinese: 王维; traditional Chinese: 王維; pinyin: Wáng Wéi; Wade–Giles: Wang Wei) (699-759) and also known by other names such as Wang Youcheng, was a Tang Dynasty Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman. He was one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his time. Many of his poems are preserved, and twenty-nine were included in the highly influential 18th century anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems. (Wikipedia)

 

A portrait of Fu Sheng (伏生授經圖)

A portrait of Fu Sheng (伏生授經圖)

#1: A portrait of Fu Sheng (伏生授經圖)

Snow and River (雪溪圖)

Snow and River (雪溪圖)

#2: Snow and River (雪溪圖)


 

Wangchuan villa (輞川圖)

Wangchuan villa (輞川圖)

#3: Wangchuan villa (輞川圖)

Snowscapes along Yangtze river (長江積雪圖)

Snowscapes along Yangtze river (長江積雪圖)

#4: Snowscapes along Yangtze river (長江積雪圖)