Schildering — Gao Qipei

Gao Qipei. Painted 1700 - 1750.

House at the top of a waterfall. Gao Qipei (1660 - 1734). China c. 1700. Ink and colours on paper. Gao Qipei gained fame as a finger painter. But he was more than a painter with an unusual technique; his strength lay in the originality of the composition and choice of subject. In this he differed from other painters of his day. The artist painted the landscapes in this album with his fingers and nails. He added the inscriptions and the washes later with a brush. The inscription, left: The distant shadow of the Dragon Pass and the tolling of the Stone Bell are depicted together here.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

paper, ink, dye · Original size: 44.8 × 20.2 cm · On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Mayuyama Junkichi, Tokyo, 1955)

Print: 46.6 × 21 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/200364355. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.