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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionChinese Collection Object numberNU21061-0 TitleLandscape of Four Seasons - Spring (Album Leave) (Set of 4) CreatorLi Jian DescriptionLi Jian specialised in landscape painting and was active mainly in Guangdong.He was a traditional scholar-artist. However, circumstances prevented Li Jian from living up to the literati ideal. He had to rely on the sale of paintings for his livelihood, regardless of the fact that he was also a famous poet. In this set of album leaves, the sanjue or "Three Perfections" are integrated for expressive ends. The sanjue are poetry, calligraphy and painting. Their unity reflects the highest levels of scholarship, sensibility and taste for a Chinese scholar-artist. Production date 1700 - 1799 Production period18th Century Object categoryChinese Painting, Painting MaterialInk and Colour on Paper, Ink, Paper Dimensions H: 41.8 cm L: 50.4 cm

Object numberNU21061-0

TitleLandscape of Four Seasons - Spring (Album Leave) (Set of 4)

DescriptionLi Jian specialised in landscape painting and was active mainly in Guangdong.He was a traditional scholar-artist. However, circumstances prevented Li Jian from living up to the literati ideal. He had to rely on the sale of paintings for his livelihood, regardless of the fact that he was also a famous poet. In this set of album leaves, the sanjue or "Three Perfections" are integrated for expressive ends. The sanjue are poetry, calligraphy and painting. Their unity reflects the highest levels of scholarship, sensibility and taste for a Chinese scholar-artist.

Production date 1700 - 1799

Production period18th Century

Object categoryChinese Painting, Painting

MaterialInk and Colour on Paper, Ink, Paper

Dimensions

H: 41.8 cm
L: 50.4 cm

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