Part of the imaginary tour through Xiao-xiang by Li Shi (李氏) from the 12th century. Scroll, 30.3 cm x 400.4 cm. Ink on paper. Located at the Tokyo National Museum.
Eight Views of Xiaoxiang
Traditional Chinese
瀟湘八景
Simplified Chinese
潇湘八景
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiāoxiāng Bājǐng
Wade–Giles
Hsiao1-hsiang1 Pa1-ching3
IPA
[ɕjáʊ.ɕjáŋ pá.tɕìŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Sīu-sēung Baat-gíng
Jyutping
Siu1-soeng1 Baat3-ging2
IPA
[siːu˥.sœːŋ˥ paːt̚˧.keŋ˧˥]
The Eight Views of Xiaoxiang (Chinese: 瀟湘八景; pinyin: Xiāoxiāng Bājǐng) are scenes of the Xiaoxiang region, in what is now modern Hunan Province, China, that were the subject of the poems and depicted in well-known drawings and paintings from the time of the Song Dynasty. The Eight Views of Xiaoxiang can refer either to various sets of paintings which have been done on this theme, the various verse series on the same theme, or to combinations of both. The Xiaoxiang theme is part of a long poetic and artistic legacy.
One of the earliest extant artistic depictions of the Xiaoxiang region can be found in the renowned painter Dong Yuan's masterpiece Xiao and Xiang Rivers. The original set of eight painting titles were done by painter, poet, and government official Song Di (c. 1067 – c. 1080), during the reign of Shenzong, in the Song dynasty. A complete version of Song Di's Eight Views of Xiaoxiang has not survived.[1]
After its creation in the 11th century, the "Eight Views" theme became a popular subject for artistry and landscape poetry across the Sinosphere. One Japanese variation, Eight Views of Ōmi, became popular in its own right and was a major subject in ukiyo-e artwork.
^Murck (2000), pp. 28, 42–46, 61–69.
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