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Wang Siren 1574-1646 โ€” Wang Siren, Landscape after Ni Zan

Wang Siren 1574-1646

Wang Siren, Landscape after Ni Zan

Wang Siren's fan leaf depicts a spare landscape composition that demonstrates his scholarly engagement with the Yuan master Ni Zan's distinctive aesthetic of minimal forms and ethereal atmosphere. Executed in ink on gold paper, the work captures the elegance of literati painting through its delicate brushwork and restrained use of pictorial elements, typical of Ming dynasty artistic practice. The gold ground provides a luminous backdrop that enhances the contemplative quality of this intimate work, while Wang Siren's technique reveals both his technical mastery and his reverence for the classical traditions he studied.

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: $180,000 โ€“ $480,000

Lot 7013

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Wang Siren 1574-1646, Wang Siren, Landscape after Ni Zan

Wang Siren's fan leaf depicts a spare landscape composition that demonstrates his scholarly engagement with the Yuan master Ni Zan's distinctive aesthetic of minimal forms and ethereal atmosphere. Executed in ink on gold paper, the work captures the elegance of literati painting through its delicate brushwork and restrained use of pictorial elements, typical of Ming dynasty artistic practice. The gold ground provides a luminous backdrop that enhances the contemplative quality of this intimate work, while Wang Siren's technique reveals both his technical mastery and his reverence for the classical traditions he studied.

Medium
ink on gold paper, fan leaf
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Monochromatic aesthetic, Mountains and water, Chinese Artist, Hanging Scroll, Landscape, Ming Dynasty, Scholar amateur tradition, Serene And Contemplative, Ink and wash on paper, Literati Painting