Qin Zuyong, Waishi, Leng-yen-wai-shih/lengyan hao:, Leng-yen-wai-shih, Lin-yen, T’ung-yin-sheng/tong-yin-sheng., Y-fen, Tzu/zi:, Y-fen, Tzu/zi, Lin-yen/linyan, Linyan, Waishi, Lengyan, Hao, Qin Zuyong
Copy of Wang Yuan-ch’i/Yuanqi (1642-1715) 1690 Landscape and Inscription
Object Details
Artist
Qin Zuyong, Waishi, Leng-yen-wai-shih/lengyan hao:, Leng-yen-wai-shih, Lin-yen, T’ung-yin-sheng/tong-yin-sheng., Y-fen, Tzu/zi:, Y-fen, Tzu/zi, Lin-yen/linyan, Linyan, Waishi, Lengyan, Hao, Qin Zuyong
Date
Qing dynasty, second half of 19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll: ink and colors on paper
Dimensions
34 1/8 x 16 1/4 inches (86.7 x 41.3 cm)
Credit Line
George and Mary Rockwell Collection
Object
Number
71.109
Qin Zuyong was a native of Wuxi, in Jiangsu province, and gained fame as a poet, calligrapher, and l(…)
Qin Zuyong was a native of Wuxi, in Jiangsu province, and gained fame as a poet, calligrapher, and landscape painter. A master copyist in the literati tradition, he became particularly well known for his paintings after Wang Yuanqi (1642-1715). Here he has copied not only the painting, but also Wang Yuanqi’s seal and inscription, which reads:Painting should be ripe but not sweet, green but not astringentThe air should be light and the body heavyQuality is not in the unusualness of the scenery, but in a satisfying compositionCapture and brighten the spirit, but keep the individuality of the artistWhile discussing painting with my pupil, Hua Ziqian, I wrote this to show himOne day after the Autumn Equinox, in the gengwu year of the reign of Kangxi (1690)
