清 龔賢 山水圖 冊 紙本, Landscapes and trees, Gong Xian, ca. 1679

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清 龔賢 山水圖 冊 紙本, Landscapes and trees, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), ca. 1679, China, Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper, Image (each leaf): 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619–1689), By the mid-1670s Gong Xian’s confidence as a painter had taught him to avoid an overly skillful or popular style. He wrote: “Nowadays when people paint they do only what appeals to the common eye; I alone do not seek to please the present

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