Paysages et poèmes à l'encre

Gong Xian Chinese

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Loyal à la dynastie vaincue des Ming, l’ermite Gong Xian accepte son sort de yimin ou « sujet inemployé » sous les Qing (1644–1911). Cette feuille est tirée d’un album où Gong Xian fait une analogie entre les sanctuaires des immortels et ses lieux favoris à Nanjing, ancienne capitale des Ming. On y voit une demeure isolée. Dans le poème qui l’accompagne, Gong Xian compare l’orchidée aux ronces. La première supporte la froideur de l’hiver ; c’est le symbole des hommes vertueux. Les ronces, qui servent de bois à brûler, figurent les gens de peu. L’artiste a perfectionné une technique qui combine lavis et pointillage, propre à exprimer densité et transparence.

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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