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The first painter of the Tang Dynasty in China. He was from Wannian County, Yongzhou (Xian). His father, Yan Pi, and his brother, Yan Litoku, were also famous painters. His brother, Litoku (?-656), held the ranks of Chief Robe Master, Master Painter, and Minister of Works, and was active in producing clothing and furnishings for the imperial court, as well as building mausoleums, palaces, roads, and bridges. Ritsubon followed in his brother's footsteps, and after serving as Master Painter and Minister of Works, he became Zhongshu Ling (Prime Minister) during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. Ritsubon is said to have studied the painting techniques of Zheng Fashi and Zhang Sengyao, and formed a family of painters, but his lines were thin and neither thick nor thin, and were said to have been powerful and fast. He was skilled in portrait painting, and his works "Eighteen Scholars of the Qin Dynasty," "Meritorious Officials in the Lingyan Pavilion," and "Foreign Envoys" were all highly praised. Works said to be Yan Li's include "Scroll of Emperors" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and "Palanquin" at the Palace Museum in Beijing, but there is no definite proof.

[Rei Yoshimura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国、唐(とう)初の画家。雍州(ようしゅう)万年県（西安(せいあん)）の人。父閻毗(えんび)、兄閻立徳(りっとく)も画家として有名である。兄立徳（？―656）は尚衣奉御(しょういほうぎょ)、将作大匠(しょうさくだいしょう)、工部尚書(しょうしょ)に至ったが、宮廷の衣服、調度の制作や、陵墓、宮殿、道路、橋梁(きょうりょう)の造営などに活躍した。立本は兄の業を継ぎ、将作大匠、工部尚書を経て、高宗朝の中書令（宰相）となっている。立本は鄭法士(ていほうし)、張僧繇(ちょうそうよう)の画法を学んだとされ、一家をなしたが、描線は肥痩(ひそう)のない細線で、力と速度のあるものであったらしい。肖像画に巧みで、『秦(しん)王府十八学士図』『凌烟閣(りょうえんかく)功臣図』『外国（使節）図』はいずれも称賛を博した。閻立本作と伝えられるものに、ボストン美術館の『歴代帝王図巻』、北京の故宮博物院の『歩輦(ほれん)図』があるが、確証はない。

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