earnestly.From the biography the vigorous hard line drawing which demonstrated for in his work, had the rich expressive force compared with the previous dynasty, the classically elegant tinting calm and also changed, character's state of mind has the careful portray, all has surpassed the Southern and Northern Dynasties and Sui's level, the calligraphy picture very is good; by the reputation is good;the world may obtain, held the important status painter regarding such one in the drawing history, really had essential to his drawing work, the style characteristic and so on conducts thoroughly careful, the comprehensive system research.
In order to make clear above question, I decided composes "Yan Liben the Biography And Drawing at the beginning of Work Tests", first, textually researches Yan Liben the family background as well as the biography, because the family background, the biography are study Yan Liben the foundation.Next is transits the discipling from the origin to the Yan Liben drawing to carry on combs, once more, Yan who records to all previous dynasties description in sets up this drawing work to carry on the reorganization, the research, this is studies Yan Liben the drawing style and the characteristic as well as analyzes Yan Liben the esthetics thought the foundation.
Through the collection material, discovered Yan Liben has the extremely prominent family background.From Eastern Han Dynasty's Yan chapter, arrives Sui generation of Yan to adjoin continuously, altogether passed on ten five dynasties in more than 500 years, each generation is almost not general, then is a grand minister superintendent of KULUN.But the Yan Liben father Yan Pi wife, also is exactly Northern Zhou Dynasty military emperor Yuwen Nanning's daughter clear all Princess.Therefore, the Yan Liben family background should include row of the emperor's relatives.Yan records who regarding all previous dynasties description in set up this drawing work to carry on the earnest classification, the discrimination.Carry on the classification according to the portrait and other two big kinds, presses the road in the portrait to release the character, the portrait, on-the-spot report character three aspects carries on the detailed classified elaboration.In addition, was handed down for generations the work to the biography for him "a Step nian Chart", "Xiao Yizuan the Orchid Pavilion Chart", "a Row Emperor Attempts", "Duty Tribute Chart", "Lock Admonishes the material which Chart" also unified collects to carry on preliminary has tested distinguishes, the process tested distinguishes, I thought this five blessings work was all not the Yan Liben authentic work.