| 清 羅聘 人物山水圖 冊 Luo Ping (1733–1799) Figures and Landscapes, after Poems by Jin Nong Album of 12 leaves; ink and color on paper; 9 9/16 x 12 1/16 in. (24.3 x 30.7 cm) Palace Museum, Beijing | ||
| In this magnificent album Luo Ping transcribes poems by Jin Nong (1687–1763) and interprets them in pictorial terms. No fewer than eight of the twelve compositions derive from Jin's originals, and in two leaves (nine and ten), he ingeniously imbeds portraits of Jin in intimate landscape settings as an homage to his mentor. In contrast to Jin Nong, however, Luo Ping employs a painterly approach to create a more realistic pictorial space, in which figures with detailed facial features relax in naturalistic poses. With no dedication and only one collector's seal, this album, presumably executed in the 1770s, may have stayed with Luo Ping throughout his life as a remembrance of Jin Nong. Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping (1733–1799) October 6, 2009–January 10, 2010 Douglas Dillon Galleries for Chinese Painting Metropolitan Museum, NYC. |
