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Ma Yuan (painter)

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court in early 12th century, and both his grandfather Ma Xingzu and his father Ma Shirong held the same position at the Southern Song court in Hangzhou. At some point after 1189, Ma Yuan received the same position under
335:), etc. Many album leaves survive that can attributed to Ma Yuan, but his authorship is disputed for all but a few of them, since Ma's popularity in his day led to numerous painters imitating his style. 203:, formed the basis of the so-called Ma-Xia (馬夏) school of painting, and are considered among the finest from the period. His works has inspired both Chinese artists of the 585:, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Ma Yuan (see list of paintings) 374: 366: 608: 623: 618: 259:(who wrote several poems inspired by Ma Yuan's paintings); but nothing more is known about his life. He died in 1225. His son, 535: 337: 43: 390: 303:
Aside from landscapes, Ma's surviving oeuvre includes many different types of works. These include a number of delicate
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Little, Stephen; Eichman, Shawn; Shipper, Kristofer; Ebrey, Patricia Buckley (2000-01-01).
288:. Southern Song dynasty, early 13th century. Hanging scroll; ink and light colors on silk. 8: 576: 212: 357:. A group of hand scrolls survives as well, including one of the most important works, 208: 531: 297: 426: 37: 490: 453: 260: 192: 157: 521: 263:, who rose to the rank of painter-in-waiting, was the last painter in the family. 141: 316: 175: 592: 247: 296:. His technique, like that of many contemporaries, was at first inspired by 255:. He evidently enjoyed a high reputation at the court and was a favorite of 370: 324: 281: 196: 146: 137: 328: 495: 292:
Although a very versatile painter, Ma is known today primarily for his
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Ma Yuan

Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring
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Ma Lin


landscape scrolls

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