Gaoxiang Landscape Map Axis

[Gaoxiang Landscape Map Axis]

Landscape Map Axis, Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, Gaoxiang Painting, paper, ink, 134.6 cm vertically and 76.7 cm horizontally
Most of the “Yangzhou School of Painting” schools have won with the theme of flowers and birds, among which Gao Xiang is good at painting landscapes and has a unique style. This picture is taken from a high distance. The mountains and rocks are almost not textured. They are drawn directly in long and short lines, either thick or light, and the ink is simple and bright. The painting methods of tree leaves are varied, relaxed and random, with hooks and clusters. The rich and colorful plant forms are refined into brush and ink styles, which shows the painter’s ability to draw from life and the ingenuity of brush and ink
Self title: “The first year of Yongzheng’s reign (1724, the second year of Yongzheng’s reign) was written in the Five Mountains Thatched Cottage by the people of Western Tang Dynasty.”. Seal “Gao Xiang” (white text square seal), “Xitang” (Zhu text square seal), “Fawang” (white text rectangular seal), “Western Tangshan people” (Zhu text square seal)
Jiancang seal: “Zhang Changbo’s Jinshijia calligraphy and painting” (Zhu Wenfang seal)