Landscape, album page — Gao Qipei

Gao Qipei. Painted 1700 - 1750.

Man in a boat with a cither and a crane. Gao Qipei (1660 - 1734). China, c. 1700. Colours and ink on paper. Gao Qipei is well-known as the artist who painted with his fingers. But he was more than a painter with a remarkable technique. His power lay in the originality of his compositions and subjects. At times this led him away from the conventions of the day. The inscription on the right reads: 'Done on impulse, a cither and a crane: I had in mind the sound of the cither rising from my fingers. Painted by Pei with the fingers.'

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

ink, paper, dye · Original size: 33.2 × 27.2 cm · On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Mayuyama Junkichi, Tokyo, 1955)

Print: 33.2 × 27.2 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200364358. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.