Royal Painter's Art up for Sale

2005/05/01

About 270 traditional ink-wash paintings created by a descendant of Qing Dynasty Emperor Dao Guang will go on auction in the city at the end of June.

Fu Xinyu (1869-1963), the grandson of Yi Xin, brother of Emperor Dao Guang (1782-1850), was a legendary figure in Chinese art history, according to Ji Chongjian of the Shanghai Chongyuan Auction House. "He was a royal descendant and at the same time he was also a renowned painter. This is the first time that such a big collection of his works appeared on the Chinese mainland," Ji said.

Living in the royal palace, Fu had easy access to ancient Chinese masterpieces, which he imitated in many of his works. He absorbed the different styles from the Song, Tang and Ming dynasties in his later works. Fu also furthered his study in Germany when he was young.

"Perhaps he didn't have a distinguished art language himself," Ji said. "But his painting skills exceeded those of his peers."



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, May 2005 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism