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Wang Jian 1598-1677 โ€” Wang Jian, Landscape after Jiang Can
Wang Jian 1598-1677

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

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

Painting and Calligraphy on fans from the Xiao Wan Liu Tang Collection ๆ‰‡ๆตทโ”€ๅฐ่ฌๆŸณๅ ‚่ˆŠ่—ๆ˜Žๆธ…ๆ›ธ็•ซๆ‰‡้ข

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $280,000 โ€“ $580,000

Lot 7055

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Wang Jian 1598-1677, 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
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ming-Qing transition, Contemplative, Chinese Artist, Hanging Scroll, Landscape, Classical Technique, Nature aesthetics, 17th Century, Literati Painting, Ink on Paper

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