Spring in China - Chinese Landscape Painting

Spring in South China

This is the roughly translated title of the painting. The Chinese title is "Jiang Nan Chun".

This painting features a small boat making its way down the river.

A close up view of some of
the detail of this painting

To break it down:

Jiang = River
Nan = South (South China)
Chun = Spring Season

When you see Jiang Nan (River South) it almost always means "Southern China" and often refers to the Yangtze (Yangzi) River.

The karst-looking mountains in the background suggest to me that this is the Li River near Guilin, although the title suggests that it is the Yangtze (Yanzi) River

This artwork is signed Artist Shi Feng (Shi Feng) which happens to be the pen name of the artist whose real name is Asian Artist Yang Jian-Feng (Yang Jian-Feng).

He is a bit shy, but his artwork has become popular in mainland China, and Taiwan (which is rare, if you understand the politics between Taiwan and the mainland). You may also find his paintings in art galleries of Australia and Japan.

We decided to bring his artwork to North America, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the world.

About the Artist:

Yang Jian-Feng was born in 1954. He developed a deep interest in painting during his childhood. He taught himself to paint, and struggled along until the day he met a famous Chinese artist named Liu Zhen-Ye. Soon enough, Yang Jian-Feng became the apprentice and student of Liu Zhen Ye. For years, Yang Jian-Feng learned everything he could from his master, and finally established himself as a master-artist in China.

His artwork has spanned a few categories, but his signature-style are colorful landscapes often featuring youngsters riding water buffalo as they also seem to enjoy the scene depicted in the painting.

His paints many of his most popular titles again and again. since they seem to offer a simple composition that is in tune with the rhythm of the countryside in Southern China.

Currently, Yang Jian-Feng is a member of Chinese Artists Association, Hebei Provincial Branch, and is a designated master artist of The Eastern Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute.

About the Painting:

This was completely hand-painted on xuan paper (rice paper) then mounted by laminating it to several more sheets of rice paper and adding a nice shiny white silk border that you can use as matting when you frame this artwork.

Shipped to you in a "ready-to-frame" condition, rolled up in a sturdy mailing tube.