
Wang Jian, Landscape after Jiang Can
Wang Jian's "Landscape after Jiang Can" is a fan leaf painting executed in ink on gold paper that demonstrates the artist's mastery of literati landscape conventions during the late Ming and early Qing periods. The work references the compositional and stylistic traditions of earlier masters while employing the luxurious gold paper ground, which creates a shimmering backdrop that emphasizes the delicate brushwork and tonal variations of the ink. As a prominent member of the Songjiang school of painters, Wang Jian synthesized classical landscape vocabulary with his own refined aesthetic sensibility in this intimate format.
- Medium
- ink on gold paper, fan leaf
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Painting and Calligraphy on fans from the Xiao Wan Liu Tang Collection ๆๆตทโๅฐ่ฌๆณๅ ่่ๆๆธ ๆธ็ซๆ้ข
October 16, 2024
Estimate: $280,000 โ $580,000
Lot 7055
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