Landscape scroll of Gong Xian

[Gong Xian Landscape Map Volume]

Landscape Map Volume, Qing Dynasty, Gong Xian’s work, paper, ink, 28.8 cm vertical, 404.1 cm horizontal
The whole picture is in the form of a long scroll, with mountains and hills stretching horizontally and undulating, and the picture is composed in a flat distance. The mountains and rocks are scratched with short strokes, and the trees are dotted in horizontal and vertical rows. The whole volume has a meticulous structure, and its charm is boundless. The illusion and reality blend, which is considerable, tourable, and habitable. It is “attractive”. The long title on the back of the paper, which deals with the study of Taoism, reading, temperament and hobbies, expresses the painter’s attitude towards art and life, It is recorded as follows:
“Painting is at the end of all skills. When reading Du Laoshi’s poem, there is a saying: Liu Hou is a master of natural skills and good at drawing into the bone marrow. The world is inherently good at drawing into the bone marrow! I can draw, but it seems that it is not good at painting, it is not good at painting, there is no good painting. I have seen authentic works of the Tang, Song, Yuan and early Ming dynasties, why don’t I sit down under them, and sleep and eat among them? Asked the good painter, he said: Scholars are born in heaven and earth, learning is the best, cultivating spirit and reading is the second, that is to travel to famous mountains and rivers, and make friends with the wise, noble and elderly There is no shortage of spare parts, such as Gongci Fu, calligraphy and painting, chess and zither. Man is born with all things, but man is unique. The reason why man is different from the grass and the rubble is that he has a temperament, and he has a hobby if he has a temperament. If he has no hobby, he can only drink and eat freely, which is just like a horse with a cow and a train. If you can’t track the birds, you should live in a small building, such as Zong Shaowen’s picture painted on the four walls. If you touch the strings and move, the mountains will ring. This is often the case with the good paintings of predecessors! The rest of this volume is created from the heart. Clouds, gullies, houses, boats, benches, streams and paths are not unreasonable, so that later players can climb and walk, and can stop and rest. Although it is called an illusion, it is the same reality from the perspective of the Tao. Wine is not the only attraction! Gong Xian painted half an acre at the end of the Wuchen Autumn Festival. “
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