Wang Xizhi observant les oies (détail)

Qian Xuan Chinese

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À la chute de Hangzhou, capitale méridionale des Song, en 1276, l’artiste Qian Xuan choisit de vivre en yimin, c’est-à-dire en « sujet inemployé » de la dynastie. Exécuté dans son style « bleu et vert » délibérément primitif, ce rouleau horizontal illustre la vie de Wang Xizhi (303–361), maître calligraphe légendaire et praticien de l’alchimie taoïste, particulièrement inspiré, dit-on, par la nature et notamment les élégantes ondulations du cou des oies. En proposant ainsi une évocation onirique de l’antiquité, l’artiste interdit la lecture réaliste de l’espace pictural et exprime avec force le sentiment d’aliénation qu’il a éprouvé à la chute des Song.

Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China

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Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301), Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China

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