Landscapes
The loose treatment of landscape elements in this album, as defined by bold contour lines and repetitive clusters of dots, is indicative of its late date, probably around 1688. The contrast between pale ink washes and dark dots that enabled Gong to achieve both incredible density and translucency in his paintings is echoed by the contrasting dark and pale passages in his poetic inscriptions, which reflect the artist's spontaneous reinking of his brush.
Artwork Details
- 清 龔賢 山水圖 冊
- Title: Landscapes
- Artist: Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1680s
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album of six paintings; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Each: 8 3/4 x 17 3/8 in. (22.2 x 44.1 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Sackler Fund, 1969
- Object Number: 69.242.16–.21
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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