Study of the Multiple Dimensions of"Authenticity"of Ruled-line Paintings in the Song and Yuan Dynasties——Starting from the Creative Rationality of the Scroll Painting of the Picture of Ming Emperor's Summer Residence
Jiehua or Ruled-line painting is a unique genre of painting that relies on tools such as rulers to depict buildings,vessels,vehicles,bridges and other structures.Therefore,whether the architectural information can be faithfully represented is an important indicator to judge its merits and demerits.The quest for the"authenticity"in paintings has led to the discussion of different contents such as versions,prototypes,creative intentions and brush-strokes,and in turn affects people's judging position of this type of media.Taking as an example the Yuan copying version of Guo Zhongshuo's scroll painting of the Picture of Ming Emperor's Summer Residence,this paper analyzes the techniques used by the painter to construct the formal order within the painting,and compare the similarities and differences with the actual construction methods.Identifying the geometric laws and conversion principles em-bedded in the image and summing up the painter's creative rationality,the paper examines the"authenticity"of the painting systematically by using tools such as control grids and expanded modulus with the view to deepening the understanding of the dialectical relationship between subjective creative rationality and objective authenticity.
ruled-line paintingcreative rationalityauthenticityscroll painting of the Picture of Ming Emperor's Summer Residence