Period:Unknown Production date:2012
Materials:paper
Technique:painted
Subjects:rock/mineral
Dimensions:Height: 103 centimetres Width: 202.50 centimetres
Description:
Painting of a rock accompanied by calligraphy in regular script on the right side, quoting three different texts. Ink on xuan paper.
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![图片[1]-painting BM-2012-3028.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Paintings/mid_01227304_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-painting BM-2012-3028.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Paintings/mid_RFC44345_2.jpg)
Comments:The calligraphy shows three different texts. The first part is a quote from the famous writing of Tao Hongjing 陶弘景, entitled: Searching For Mountains 尋山志. It is an ode to the magnificence of mountains and how they elevate people’s spirit and state of mind. Tao Hongjing was a medicine man, alchemist, and man of letters of Northern and Southern Dynasties (AD 420-587). The middle part is a quote from the famous writing of Wen Zhenheng 文震亨 of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), entitled Record of Superfluous Things 長物志. Wen was a man of letters. The writing describes the beauty and mystical quality of “spirit rocks”. The third part is a quote from an article written by the contemporary Taiwanese collector Huang Xuanlong 黄玄龍. He is one of the previous owners of the rock depicted in the painting. The article describes the beauty and aesthetic pleasure the rock gives him.For further references on other works by Liu Dan, see: Erickson, Britta in von Spee, Modern Chinese Ink Paintings (2012) cat. 29-33
Materials:paper
Technique:painted
Subjects:rock/mineral
Dimensions:Height: 103 centimetres Width: 202.50 centimetres
Description:
Painting of a rock accompanied by calligraphy in regular script on the right side, quoting three different texts. Ink on xuan paper.
IMG
Comments:The calligraphy shows three different texts. The first part is a quote from the famous writing of Tao Hongjing 陶弘景, entitled: Searching For Mountains 尋山志. It is an ode to the magnificence of mountains and how they elevate people’s spirit and state of mind. Tao Hongjing was a medicine man, alchemist, and man of letters of Northern and Southern Dynasties (AD 420-587). The middle part is a quote from the famous writing of Wen Zhenheng 文震亨 of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), entitled Record of Superfluous Things 長物志. Wen was a man of letters. The writing describes the beauty and mystical quality of “spirit rocks”. The third part is a quote from an article written by the contemporary Taiwanese collector Huang Xuanlong 黄玄龍. He is one of the previous owners of the rock depicted in the painting. The article describes the beauty and aesthetic pleasure the rock gives him.For further references on other works by Liu Dan, see: Erickson, Britta in von Spee, Modern Chinese Ink Paintings (2012) cat. 29-33
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