page_title: Zhao Mengfu
section_title: Paintings
hierarchical_section_title: Zhao Mengfu / Paintings
caption_attribution_description: English: Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains, (Chinese: 鹊华秋色; pinyin: Què Huá Qiū Sè) left half. Zhao Mengfu, Autumn colors on the Qiao and Hua mountains (left half). Español: Zhao Mengfu, Colores del otoño en las montañas Qiao y Hua. Српски / srpski: Џао Менгфу, Јесен боје на планинама Ћиао и Хуа (леви дио).
context_page_description: Zhao Mengfu, was a descendant of the Song Dynasty's imperial family through Emperor Xiaozong's brother Zhao Bogui who married a lady surnamed Song who was the granddaughter of Emperor Huizong. Zhao Bogui was a descendant of Emperor Taizu, through his son Zhao Defang.
  Zhao Mengfu was a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty.
  He was recommended by the Censor-in-chief Cheng Jufu to pay an audience with Kublai Khan in 1286 at the Yuan capital of Dadu, but was not awarded an important position in office. His work was however, greatly appreciated later by the Confucian-inspired Yuan Emperor Renzong. Zhao was a member of the "Academy of Worthies".
  He was married to Guan Daosheng, who was also an accomplished poet, painter and calligrapher. His rejection of the refined, gentle brushwork of his era in favour of the cruder style of the eighth century is considered to have brought about a revolution that created the modern Chinese landscape painting. He was known for his paintings of horses. His landscapes are also considered to be done in a style that focuses more on a literal laying of ground.
caption: Autumn colours on the Qiao and Hua mountains
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