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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL GALLIS
Ren Qi (died 1861)
Lotus and RockHanging scroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed by the artist and signed Bishan jushi with an artist's seal reading Ren Qi Yin Xin.53 1/2 x 12 1/4in (135.8 x 31cm)
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任淇 荷花 設色紙本 立軸PROVENANCEChina Guardian, 13 February 2004PUBLISHEDGallis, Michael and Ma Xinle, Michael Gallis Collection of Chinese Paintings Maike Gailesi Zhongguo hua shoucang: yige Xifang xuezhe de Zhonghua wenhua zhilu?, Tianjin Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 2019, p.114來源中國嘉德，2004年2月13日出版馬欣樂主編，《邁克·蓋勒斯中國畫收藏：一個西方學者的中華文化之旅》，天津人民美術出版社，2019年，頁114Ren Qi, who also used the names Ren Zhujun and Zhenzhai, was a native of Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, south of the cultural center of Hangzhou, across the Qiantang river. Ren Qi was also an uncle and mentor to Ren Xiong (1823-1857), a fellow Xiaoshan native and founder of the influential Shanghai School Haipai of painting in the 19th century and the oldest of the "Four Rens". Although extant paintings by Ren Qi are very scarce, the present scroll offers a case study of the deepest roots of the Shanghai School. Numerous aspects of this painting indicate Ren Qi adopted the stylistic approach of the Late Ming painter Chen Hongshou (1599-1652). The contoured rock depicted with a strong line, the 'boneless' method for the floating leaves, the heavy stylization, the formal and somewhat stiff brushwork, and the subtly naturalistic discoloration on the tips of the leaves, are all reflections of the earlier master's technique.
