Landscapes
Huang Xiangjian is known as “Huang the Filial Son” (Huang xiaozi 黃孝子) for a famous multiyear journey he undertook to find his parents following the fall of the Ming dynasty. After his successful rescue mission, he solidified his reputation by making dramatic paintings of the forbidding landscapes he had traversed. This rare album shows a different side of the artist. Unlike the forceful brushwork of his “filial son” paintings, in these images Huang employed layers of subtly varied ink tones and controlled contrasts of wet and dry brushwork. The album reveals him to be a knowledgeable practitioner of a wide range of styles, something not evident in his other work.
Artwork Details
- 清 黃向堅 山水圖 冊
- Title: Landscapes
- Artist: Huang Xiangjian (Chinese, 1609–1673)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: mid-17th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 9 3/8 × 6 1/8 in. (23.8 × 15.6 cm)
Album: 11 9/16 × 15 7/16 in. (29.4 × 39.2 cm)
Album: 11 11/16 × 7 3/4 in. (29.7 × 19.7 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.288a–l
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Huang Xiangjian (Chinese, 1609–1673)
dated 1656
ca. 1700
Attributed to Leng Mei (Chinese, active 1677–1742)
1793
Li Jian (Chinese, 1747–1799)
1793
Qi Zhijia (Chinese, active ca. 1627–after 1682)
1643
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