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- List of Works
The following list includes most of the major pre-modern Chinese paintings in Canadian collections, as well as a few works by important minor artists, and some paintings which are labelled [attributed] because their authenticity is uncertain. While a few of the attributed paint�ings are probably copies, some may be original. The copies are sometimes very important too; for they provide valuable stylistic evidence of old works now lost.
This catalogue by no means includes all the Chinese paintings in Canadian collections. If the author becomes aware of a substantial number of major Chinese paintings in private Canadian collections, a Part II to this catalogue and exhi�bition can be arranged in subsequent years.
(*) marks paintings which were unavailable for this exhibition.
ABBREVIATIONS
aggv Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
ohf Ontario Heritage Foundation, Toronto, Ontario
ngc National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
mamg Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
mm fa Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec
rom Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
note:
There are three enormous Buddhist and Taoist wall murals of the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) in the Royal Ontario Museum. These magnificent murals have not been reproduced here; for small photographs would not do them justice.
1. Li Gonglin (1040-1106) [Attributed]
* Seven Immortals; handscroll; ink and colour on silk; 27.3 x 156.2 cm, ngc
Li Gonglin, a major Song literati painter, often imitated the old masters of the Tang dynasty. His most distinctive style was flawless outline drawings in ink on paper (baimiao). He painted landscapes, architecture, court scenes, paintings depicting Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist lore, but his favourite subject was horses. Though this painting is unsigned, it has been attributed to Li Gonglin since the fifteenth century.
2. Anonymous (14th/15th century)
* A Mongol Prince, hanging scroll;
179.1 x 105.4 cm j ngc
In the past, this painting has been attributed to a Yuan dynasty painter, Zhao Mengfu (1254- 1322), and indeed it is very much in his style. Zhao specialized in painting horses and horse�men. In many ways, his paintings reflect the political and cultural changes that took place in China following the Mongol invasion.
3. Lan Ying (1585-C.1664)
(a) Landscape; fan painting; ink and colours on gold paper; 16.7x55.6 cm; Fred and Isabel Pollard Collection; aggv
(b) Landscape of the Four Seasons; handscroll; ink and colour on silk; 45.7x381 cm; Gift of Mr. R. W. Finlayson; ngc
Lan Ying is usually considered the last great representative of the Zhe school of professional painting. In his later years, he perfected his own style and was noted for his great vertical scrolls of fantastic landscapes. He also painted figures, flowers, buds, plums and bamboos.
4. Shen Zhou (1427-1509) [Attributed]
* Travelling in Wu; handscroll; ink on paper; 31.2 x 164.3 cm j Special Replacement Fund and Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest; mmfa
Shen Zhou is credited with being the founder of a type of painting which came to be known
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