Yuan Jiang
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Yuan Jiang; was a Chinese
landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty
(1644–1912). His specific years of birth and death are not known. He served at the imperial palace during the Yong Zheng era (1722–1735).
Yuan was born in Yangzhou
in the Jiangsu
province. He was part of an artistic family, his nephew Yuan Yao
was also landscape painter. Yuan painted landscapes and garret
s, as well as bird-and-flower painting
s and paintings of beasts. His landscapes and garrets contained accurate composition and minute detail that were suitable for construction.
China
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landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
(1644–1912). His specific years of birth and death are not known. He served at the imperial palace during the Yong Zheng era (1722–1735).
Yuan was born in Yangzhou
Yangzhou
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across...
in the Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province. He was part of an artistic family, his nephew Yuan Yao
Yuan Yao (painter)
Yuan Yao ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty . His specific years of birth and death are not known....
was also landscape painter. Yuan painted landscapes and garret
Garret
A garret is generally synonymous in modern usage with a habitable attic or small living space at the top of a house. It entered Middle English via Old French with a military connotation of a watchtower or something akin to a garrison, in other words a place for guards or soldiers to be quartered...
s, as well as bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting is a kind of Chinese painting named after its subject matter. Normally, most bird-and-flower paintings belong to the scholar-artist style of Chinese painting....
s and paintings of beasts. His landscapes and garrets contained accurate composition and minute detail that were suitable for construction.