清 王鑑 仿古山水圖 冊 紙本|Landscapes in the styles of old masters
dated 1668
Medium
Album of ten paintings; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Each leaf: 10 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (25.7 x 16.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1979
Accession Number
1979.439a–o
Tags
Art Historical Context
Wang Jian's *Landscapes in the Styles of Old Masters* (1668) is a exquisite album of ten intimate paintings, each leaf measuring just 10⅛ × 6½ inches, rendered in ink and color on paper. Created during the early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), this work exemplifies the artist's deep reverence for China's painting heritage. As one the "Four Wangs"—a group of influential 17th-century painters including Wang Shimin—Wang Jian specialized in emulating the grand styles of ancient masters from the Song and Yuan dynasties, blending misty mountains, winding rivers, and poetic vistas into harmonious compositi...