Wang Yuanqi
Wang Yuanqi: A Master of Qing Dynasty Landscape Early Life and Education Wang Yuanqi (王原祁) was born in 1642 in Taicang, Jiangsu province, China. He came from a family with a strong artistic tradition; his grandfather, Wang Shimin, was a renowned painter of the early Qing dynasty. Yuanqi received rigorous training in painting from his grandfather, laying the foundation for his future artistic endeavors. His style name was 'Mao-ching' and his sobriquet was 'Lu-t’ai'. Career as a Court Official Wang Yuanqi rose to prominence as a court official during the Qing dynasty, beginning s…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Wang Yuanqi'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.
