On the Spirit of the Four Famous Painters' Landscape Paintings of Yuan Dynasty

Though Yuan dynasty didn't last long,paintings of Yuan dynasty made great achievements and were another peak in China after Five Dynasties and Song Dynasty.It created the unique style of the dynasty and represented the highest achievement in impressionistic landscape painting.The four famous painters of Yuan dynasty partially inherited the styles and ideas of the previous dynasties and created a unique style of impressionistic patterns with boundless freedom in its expression.They carried on the styles of Dong-Ju School,partially adopted those of Li-Guo School and abandoned those of Southern Song Dynasty,thus achieving impressionistic styles of Yuan Dynasty.Painters of Yuan Dynasty stressed charm and advocated the formation of mood.Their achievements in the creation of landscape paintings broadened the vision of landscape painting,enriched its artistic language,forming another landmark parallel to that of Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty in the history of landscape painting.