Significance – Painter was a loyal artist aka "yimin" which means leftover subjects from the Song Dynasty Chinese. Member of the Song Imperial family. Pine, plum blossom, and bamboo are able to survive in the winter (resembles resistance).
Title – Autumn Colors of the Qiao and Hua Mountains
Artist – Zhao Mengu
Period/Dynasty – Yuan Dyansty
Century – 1296
Significance – Zhao Mengu painted this painting for Zhou Mi to show him his homeland. Mengu created a "mind landscape" or memory landscape.
Title – Zhang Guo Having an Audience with Emperor Minghuang
Artist – Ren Renfa
Period/Dynasty – Yuan Dynasty
Century – 13th-14th Century
Significance – Figure Painting. The painter is a court official. Zhang Guo is a Daoist magician that shrinks horses and enlarges them when he needs them. Composition in mirror.
Title – Waiting for the Ferry on an Autumn River
Artist – Sheng Mao
Period/Dynasty – Yuan Dyansty
Century – 1351
Significance – Sheng Mao studied the scholarly style and was part of a family of painters. His patrons were literati and he usually used literati materials for painting. He has more naturaliistic work than literati artists.
Title – Fisherman
Artist – Wu Zhen
Period/Dynasty – Yuan Dynasty
Century – 1342
Significance – A painting of self-expression. Dong-Tu style which show low rolling hills. The fisherman symbolizes patience and relaxation.
