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WANG MIAN
AS CATALOGUED IN

SHIQU BAOJI

SNOW PLUM BLOSSOMS

The poet, painter and scholar Wang Mian not only set the style for paintings of plum
blossoms in later periods but he also was established the ideal character of the creator
of such images.Myriad and delicate blossoms growing from boldly painted ink branches created
paintings that expressed both beauty and resilience. Wang typically accentuated the glowing white
of the blossoms by frst painting the background with light ink wash and leaving the unpainted
paper for the blossoms. An accomplished poet, Wang Mian fused the arts of poetry, painting, and
calligraphy in his paintings of plum blossoms. Working during the Yuan dynasty when many scholars
avoided public life, stories of Wang Mian’s integrity and eccentricity led to his reputation as an ideal
gentleman for later generations.

文人畫家王冕擅詩精畫，晚年畫梅花風格獨特出色，給畫梅這個主題和畫者都賦予完美個性。用濃墨寫的
粗黑樹枝之上，伸展出繁盛而精緻的花朵，表現了美麗和靈巧。 王冕用淡墨洗滌背景，注意留下空白部分，
加強梅花的潔白。王冕寫梅手法精練，揉合了詩、書、畫的藝術。 元朝時期，許多士人學者選擇退隱生活，
王冕的忠心和正直是後世文人所追隨的典範。

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