Li Gonglin
ca. 1049–1106
Li Gonglin was a scholar-official of the Northern Song dynasty and one of the most admired painters in Chinese history. A friend of the poet Su Shi, he raised baimiao, painting in pure ink outline without colour, to a scholarly art, depicting horses, Buddhist and Daoist figures and illustrations of classical texts. His Five Horses scroll is especially celebrated, and for centuries later painters copied and emulated his manner.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 2 works
- Mostly
- Painting
- Movement
- Chinese paintingInk and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
- Courtesy of
- The National Museum of Asian Art
