Landscape in the Style of Dong Yuan and Juran, c. 1650
Artist in the Global Art Registry
Gong Xian
1618–1689 · Qing dynasty
- Born
- 1618 · Kunshan
- Died
- 1689
15 works in the Collect24 Registry
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Gong Xian was a Chinese painter active during the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. He was recognized as one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing (Jinling) and the leading painter of the Nanjing school.
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Gong Xian (simplified Chinese: 龚贤; traditional Chinese: 龔賢; pinyin: Gōng Xián; Wade–Giles: Kung Hsien; 1618–1689; the specific year of birth is disputed as early as 1617 or as late as 1620; born in Kunshan, Jiangsu) was a Chinese painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing (Jinling) and the leading painter of the Nanjing school. He was also known as Qixian (岂贤), Banqian (半千), Banmu (半亩) and Yeyi (野遗); Chaizhangren (柴丈人) and Zhongshanyelao (钟山野老). He enjoyed equal popularity with the poet and calligrapher Lu Qian in the early Qing Dynasty. They were called "Two Ban of the World" (天下二半), (Gong Xian: Banqian; Lu Qian, Banyin).
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Registered works
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Selected from 15 works by Gong Xian in the Collect24 Registry.
Gong Xian
Landscape in the Style of Dong Yuan and Juran, c. 1650
hanging scroll, ink with white pigment on silk
216.6 × 57.3 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-114264
Gong Xian
Målning, Bildkonst, Painting
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
C24-175727
Gong Xian
Landscapes with poems, 1688
Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves
27.3 × 41 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-111148
Gong Xian
Landscapes with Poems, 1688
Three leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves
27.5 × 35.7 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-110568
Gong Xian
Landscapes of the Twelve Months, ca. 1685
Album of twelve painting leaves; ink on paper
30.2 × 62.9 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-110278
Gong Xian
Landscapes, 1680s
Album of six paintings; ink on paper
22.2 × 44.1 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-108781
Gong Xian
Landscapes and trees, ca. 1679
Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper
15.9 × 19.1 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-103781
Gong Xian
Dwelling among mountains and clouds, 17th century
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
325.1 × 112.4 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-103770
Gong Xian
Wintry mountains, ca. 1679–89
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
165.7 × 48.9 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-103695
Gong Xian
Målning, Bildkonst, Painting
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
C24-175645
Gong Xian
Målning, Bildkonst, Painting
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
C24-171465
Gong Xian
Målning, Bildkonst, Painting
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
C24-171464
Museums and collections
Where works by Gong Xian are registered
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
7 works
- Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
Stockholm, Sweden
5 works
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
2 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
1 work
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