tang yun
Tang Yun (1910 – 1993): A Legacy of Landscape and Symbol Tang Yun, born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 1910, was a pivotal figure in twentieth-century Chinese painting. From his early apprenticeship with traditional artists to his distinguished career as Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Branch of the China Artists Association and Honorary President of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy, Tang Yun’s artistic journey reflected the evolving cultural landscape of modern China. His profound understanding of classical aesthetics combined with a masterful command of ink wash technique cemented hi…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of tang yun's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
