Anhui School Ten Leaves Album

The Geometry of Serenity: A Multi-dimensional Analysis of Hong Ren’s "Fengxi Landscape Album"

This article provides an in-depth analysis of Hong Ren’s "Fengxi Landscape Album" (Fengxi Shanshui Ce), a masterpiece consisting of ten leaves. It examines the artist's signature "cold and sparse" aesthetic, his revolutionary use of geometric iron-wire lines and dry brush techniques, and how this visual exploration of the Fengxi region in Anhui reflects the spiritual purity and moral resilience of a Ming loyalist monk in the early Qing Dynasty.