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14 février 2010

Gao Qipei (1660-1734), Tiger seen from above, c. 1700 @ Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Gao Qipei (1660-1734), Tiger seen from above, c. 1700. Ink and colours on paper, 105,3 x 51,5 cm. AK-RAK-1991-10. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

A languid, heavily-built tiger strolls along a mountain path. It seems as if the artist was able to approach the animal unobserved and captured it on paper on the spot. The Chinese painter Gao Qipei (1660-1734) probably saw the animal while out hunting tigers. On the way he made sketches. This large vertical scroll. Many Chinese paintings are made in the form of scrolls, and can be rolled up for storage. The actual painting is fixed to a long silk support. A thin wooden slat is attached to the top of the scroll, and at the bottom there is a wooden roll with finials at either end, made of wood, ivory or buffalo horn. Scroll paintings can be hung on a wall and viewed in their entirety. This in contrast to horizontal scrolls, which are viewed on a table or other flat surface. As the scroll is unrolled the painting is gradually revealed. he painted later in his studio. The fresh, spontaneous impression made by the painting is due to Gao Qipei's unusual method of working. Instead of a brush, he uses his fingers to apply the ink and colours to the paper, a method for which he is famous. At upper right Gao Qipei wrote the following text: 'Life with the fingers from the man from outside the Shanhai gate'. Beneath it are several red stamps. There are three red stamps under the inscription. These are Gao Qipei's seals. They state the following: Gao Qipei, Qieyuan and Bimo zhiwai. Gao Qipei used several different seals. Some simply state his name, others provide an explanation of the painting. 'Gao Qipei' and 'Qieyuan' are the names with which he signed his work. 'Bimo zhiwai' means: 'Without access to brush or ink'..

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