Paisajes en tinta con poemas

Gong Xian Chinese

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El ermitaño Gong Xian se mantuvo leal a la vencida dinastía Ming, resignándose a ser un yimin, o «gente olvidada», bajo la dinastía Qing (1644–1911). Creó un álbum en el que comparaba sus lugares favoritos en Nanjing, la antigua capital Ming, y sus alrededores con las moradas de los inmortales. En esta hoja, parte del álbum, Gong pintó una choza de ermitaño y añadió un poema sobre las orquídeas (símbolo de los hombres virtuosos) capaces de soportar el frío invierno, mientras que las zarzas (los hombres inicuos) se usan como leña para el fuego. El artista perfeccionó una técnica de aguada y punteado para crear imágenes a la vez densas y translúcidas.

Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China

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Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China

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