元代女画家管道升

Guan Daosheng,a Versatile Woman Artist of Yuan Dynasty

管道升是位多才多艺的画家。她的作品有山水、墨竹、梅花、佛释等题材。她也能作壁画,并且擅长书法和诗词。她的画对后世有较大影响,有些画家仿效她的画法作画。她也赢得了鉴赏家的赞誉,她的画为人所争购,因此,就出现了摹仿和假冒她的作品。直到今天,人们还在讨论她的作品的真伪问题。下面以集评的方式来谈谈历代对她作品的看法,所用引文将有助于证实她的名望和才能。1.从赵孟頫为她写的墓志铭里我们得知,皇帝(元世祖忽必烈)曾令她抄写《千文》。该幅书法作品被镶上绿玉柄杆后呈献给了皇帝秘阁。皇帝评曰:“令后世知我朝有善书妇人,……”

This essay,written by Uta Lauer(劳悟达),a German art student whoonce studied Chinese art history in Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts,is concerned withGuan Daosheng,a versatile woman artist of Yuan Dynasty,whose paintings include land-scapes,bamboos,orchids,etc.,but many of her works have now been lost.In order to giveher a place in the history of art,U.Lauer has made a study of this unusual artist.Inthe essay,some quoted texts have been used to verify her fame and ability.