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Wang Xizhi mirando a unos gansos

Qian Xuan Chinese
ca. 1295
Not on view
En 1276, tras la caída de Hangzhou, capital de la dinastía Song del Sur, el artista Qian Xuan decidió vivir como yimin o «gente olvidada» de la dinastía. Pintado en un estilo «azul-verde» deliberadamente arcaizante, este rollo horizontal ilustra la historia de Wang Xizhi (303–361), practicante de la alquimia taoísta y calígrafo de fama legendaria que se inspiraba en formas naturales como los gráciles movimientos del cuello de los gansos. Qian Xuan ha creado aquí una evocación onírica de la antigüedad, soslayando una lectura realista del espacio pictórico y expresando así la alienación que sentía tras la caída de la dinastía Song.

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Object Information
  • 元　錢選　王羲之觀鵝圖　卷
  • Título: Wang Xizhi mirando a unos gansos
  • Artista: Qian Xuan, chino, ca. 1235–antes de 1307
  • Periodo: Dinastía Yuan
  • Fecha: ca. 1295
  • Material: Rollo horizontal; tinta, color y oro sobre papel
  • Dimensiones: 23,2 x 92,7 cm
  • Crédito: Donación del Fondo Dillon, 1973
  • Número de inventario: 1973.120.6
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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