[Wang Jian’s landscape map axis]
The landscape map axis, Qing Dynasty, Wang Jian’s painting, paper edition, ink brush, 155.3 cm vertically and 86.9 cm horizontally
The title of this picture is: “I wish Zhanyuan’s old relative Weng the 60th birthday in Guimao summer.” The seal of “Wang Jianzhi” is stamped
“Guimao” is the second year of Kangxi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1663), when Wang Jian was 65 years old
This painting is about celebrating the birthday. The author arranged the composition ingeniously: a close-up painting of evergreen pines with the meaning of celebrating the birthday to highlight the theme; The long view depicts the rolling and overlapping mountains, implying the meaning of longevity and continuity of life. The middle view is clear and clear water. Its tortuous water surface not only adds poetry to the picture, but also organically connects the far and near view, making the space of the whole picture clear, while maintaining the integrity of the picture.
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