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In short
If you know one Ni Can painting, it's probably Twin Trees by the South Bank (Annan shuangshu) (1353), which hangs in the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton. Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove (1339) and Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree (1349) round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 11 works by Ni Can. Below are the 11 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.
To gaze upon Twin Trees by the South Bank is not merely to observe a painting; it is to step into a moment of profound, contemplative stillness. This masterpiece by the Yuan dynasty master, Ni Zan, transports the viewer to a secluded corner of nature where time seems to slow its breath. The composition centers around two gracefully rendered trees, their branches reaching out like elegant calligraphy against a luminous…
Ni Zan, a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu, was one of the four leading painters of the Yuan dynasty. He was also an avid collector of ancient paintings and calligraphy and had the repository Qingbi Hall purpose-built for housing his collection.There are eight sheets to this scroll, of which the second, third, sixth and seventh are unquestionably authentic. The second is a set of poems written for the painter Chen Zhi…
In 1366, Ni Zan abandoned his home to escape marauding soldiers. Even after the establishment of the Ming dynasty in 1368, Ni continued the life of a wanderer, visiting old haunts that he had not seen for twenty or thirty years. According to his epitaph writer, Zhou Nanlao (1308–1383), "in his late years, he became quieter and more withdrawn than ever. Having lost or given away everything he ever owned,…
This painting was created by Ni Zan, one of the
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| Muzea | Město | Díla autora Ni Can | Obrazy z tohoto seznamu |
|---|---|---|---|
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 3 | Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove, Untitled (D2XA3N), Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu |
 Princeton University Art Museum |
Princeton | 1 | Twin Trees by the South Bank (Annan shuangshu) |
 Clevelandské muzeum umění |
Cleveland | 1 | Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree |
 Art Institute of Chicago |
Chicago | 1 | Poetic Thoughts in a Forest Pavilion |
 The Palace Museum |
Beijing | 1 | The Distant Cold Flow Pine |
 China Modern and Contemporary Art Document Research Center |
Pekin | 1 | Fishing Village in an Autumn Clear Day |
Pick a decade to see its standout piece.
To gaze upon Twin Trees by the South Bank is not merely to observe a painting; it is to step into a moment of profound, contemplative stillness. This masterpiece by the Yuan dynasty master, Ni Zan, transports the viewer to a secluded corner of nature where time seems to slow its breath. The composition centers around two gracefully rendered trees, their branches reaching out like elegant calligraphy against a luminous…
Top of the list is Twin Trees by the South Bank (Annan shuangshu) (1353), Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton. Right behind it: Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove (1339) and Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree (1349).
52 years old. Ni Can was born in 1301, and Twin Trees by the South Bank (Annan shuangshu) dates from 1353.
Twin Trees by the South Bank (Annan shuangshu), Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove, Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree, Twin Trees by the South Bank (Annan shuangshu), Poetic Thoughts in a Forest Pavilion, The Distant Cold Flow Pine, Untitled (D2XA3N), Poems and Letters in Running Script\n\nImage 1, Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu a Fishing Village in an Autumn Clear Day. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
We have 11 works by Ni Can in our catalogue, dated 1339 to 1372.
You'll find most of them in Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Princeton University Art Museum (Princeton) a Clevelandské muzeum umění (Cleveland). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1370s, more than any other time: 4 of the 11 pieces on this page date from then, Poetic Thoughts in a Forest Pavilion among them.
The earliest piece here is Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove (1339); the most recent is Poems and Letters in Running Script\n\nImage 1 (1372).
You can see 3 of the pieces on this page at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, including Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove, Untitled (D2XA3N) a Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu.
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
