Chinese Landscape after Huang Gongwang 18th-19th century
shiwenjing
minneapolisinstituteofart
hanging-scroll, ink
natural stone pattern
toned paper
water colours
ink painting
possibly oil pastel
hanging-scroll
ink
coffee painting
underpainting
china
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
watercolor
"Chinese Landscape after Huang Gongwang" is an 18th-19th century painting by Shi Wenjing, currently held by the Minneapolis Institute of Art. This hanging scroll depicts a serene landscape scene, highlighting the artist's masterful use of brushstrokes to represent rolling hills, verdant trees, and a winding river. The composition, inspired by the renowned Yuan Dynasty painter Huang Gongwang, reflects the artist's admiration for the classical Chinese tradition of landscape painting. The delicate brushwork and the harmonious balance of elements create a sense of tranquility and evoke a sense of the sublime, typical of the *shanshui* genre of Chinese art.
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This monumental painting combines a variety of imagery associated with the prevailing idea of eremitism: the state of being a hermit and seclusion from society. One popular pattern associated with eremitism is known as “reclusion in a fishing boat.” In early Chinese literary tradition, the archetypal character of the recluse often reflected great wisdom but appeared as a humble man. Fishermen were often described in literature as wise recluses, who took the guise of a humble man. This idea inspired a type of composition called yuyin, sometimes translated into English as “fisherman-recluse” or “reclusion in a fishing boat.” The gentlemen shown sailing off along a mountain stream in this painting are certainly not fishermen but rather recluses.
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