Dong Qichang’s Antique Landscape Album

[Dong Qichang’s Antique Landscape Album]

The Antique Landscape Album, Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang’s painting, 8 sheets, paper edition, 6 sheets of ink and brush, 2 sheets of color, 42 cm vertically and 29.6 cm horizontally
First open, ink pen. Self title: “Imitate the picture of Li Boshi Villa. Xuanzai.” Seal: “Dong Qichang”. The seal of the seal is “the treasure of male ancestor”, “the seal of Wang Shimin”, and “the seal of Wang Gan’s true appreciation in his life”
Second opening, ink pen. Self-title: “Cuilan Pavilion, imitating Huang Zijiu. Xuanzai.” Seal: “Dong Qichang.”. The seal of the seal is “Nanzuyuan Treasure” and “Wang Shimin Seal”
Third opening, color setting. Self-title: “Every time you get up late, you will feel sad when you come to Xikou. In the vast autumn scenery of Lin Ting, you will sail across the water on the day. Because you wrote Ni Yuanzhen’s paintings and recorded his poems. Xuanzai.” Seal “Dong Qichang”. The seal of the seal is “the treasure of male ancestors” and “the true appreciation of smokers”
Fourth opening, ink pen. Self-title: “Summer wood is overcast. On August 11, Wuwu, Xuan Zai Zhou wrote in Kunshan.” Seal: “Dong Qichang”. The seal of the seal is “Nanzuyuan Treasure” and “Shimin”
Fifth opening, ink pen. Self-title: “Qingbian map. Xuanzai.” Seal: “Dong Qichang seal”. The seal of the seal is “the treasure of male ancestors” and “the true appreciation of smokers”
Sixth opening, color setting. Self title: “The autumn color of the Guanhe River. Xuanzai.” Seal: “Dong Qichang.”. The seal of the seal is “Nanzuyuan Treasure” and “Wang Shimin Seal”
Seventh opening, ink pen. Self title: “Songgang Map. Xuanzai.” Seal: “Dong Qichang Seal”. The seal of the seal is “the treasure of the male ancestor”, “the seal of Wang Shimin”, “the seal of Chen Gan”, and “the person of the famous mountain in Tibet”
Eighth opening, ink pen. Self-title: “The picture of the night village. Written in Kunshan Road on August 11, Wuwu. Xuanzai.” Seal: “Dong Qichang”. The seal of the seal is “the treasure of male ancestors” and “the true appreciation of smokers”
This volume was painted in the “Wuwu Festival” (1618, the forty-sixth year of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty). Dong Qichang was 64 years old. Six strokes of ink, meticulous composition, and exquisite strokes; The color is two open, the style is lofty, gorgeous and not vulgar, all of which are very casual. It can be seen from the seal of the collection that this book is the treasure of Dong’s biography and his son Dong Zuyuan, and it was also appreciated by Wang Shimin. Therefore, it should be the authentic sample for identification
The senior experts identified the page of “The Night Village Map” (collected by the Palace Museum) of the Ming Dynasty as a fake, and made an argument according to the eighth chapter of the book (see Liu Jiuan’s “Identification of Paintings and Calligraphy in the Past Dynasties of China”, Forbidden City Press, 1999).

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