Tang Yun

CHINA, Zhejiang, Hangzhou

Also known as Xiacheng or Dongyuan, Tang Yun was a calligrapher and painter. He taught at the Xinhua Institute of Arts in Shanghai, as well as the Shanghai Arts Academy, but eventually left his teaching posts to devote himself entirely to painting. He held several positions in various arts organizations and committees during his time. To commemorate his contributions to the arts, the Hangzhou Municipal Government established the Tang Yun Memorial Museum in 1995.
Tang was proficient in painting landscapes and nature, and was particularly adept in creating ink wash paintings of orchids and bamboo. His painting style, which was bold and elegant, was modeled after masters such as Bada Shanren and Wu Changshuo. His calligraphic works exhibited a mastery of seal and semi cursive scripts. An avid collector of teapots, he named his studio Bahu Jingshe (Vihara of Eight Teapots).
Tang’s representative paintings included Red Lotus, Eagle on Pine Tree, Bamboo, Two Birds and Begonia, and Plum Blossoms. His few Buddhist paintings include Bodhidharma, Arhat Under the Shade of Pine Trees, and Bodhi Figure. He authored several books including Collection of Tang Yun’s Flowers and Birds Paintings, Manual of Tang Yun’s Flowers, Birds and Landscape Paintings, and Collection of Tang Yun’s Paintings.