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Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Colophon

山水花鳥圖冊

early 1650s

Fan Qi 樊圻

(Chinese, 1616–after 1694)
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Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Medium
album leaf, ink and color on silk
Measurements
Image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); Overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1975.22.11
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The Japanese artist Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924) adds a colophon on the last page, commenting on the rarity of Fan Qi's paintings among those of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. They were modeled after Tang and Song masters and captured the rhythms of life. "Whenever I open this album, my mind is pleased," he writes.
A horizontally oriented tan paper with gold flecks features vertical columns of black ink calligraphy on the right. A small square red seal sits at the base of the final column. On the left, faint grayish smudges mark the otherwise blank surface. The fluid brushstrokes and red seal stand out against the textured background.

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Colophon

early 1650s

Fan Qi

(Chinese, 1616–after 1694)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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