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Details
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Date
- 1856
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- folding fan mounted as album leaf; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 51.4 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr. James Hayes 2009
- Location
- South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries
- Accession number
- 203.2009
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Dai Xi
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About
This painting is in the traditional 'wenren hua' or literati style. The tranquil idealised scene is conducive to spiritual calm, while stylistically evoking centuries of scholarly painting.
In the form of a folding fan, Dai Xi emulates the style of the 10th-century landscape painter known only by his Buddhist name, Juran. Dai Xi came from Qiantang in present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, although he spent many years in Guangzhou. In 1832 he gained his 'jinshi' degree (equivalent to a doctorate), becoming a member of the Hanlin Academy. He later served as a deputy minister in the Ministry of War. Dai Xi, who painted in the manner of the celebrated academic painter Wang Hui (1632–1717), was himself highly regarded and said to have exceeded the master in artistic elegance.
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
One hundred flowers (2011), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Sep 2011–15 Jan 2012
Celestial Empire: Life in China 1644-1911, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 01 Jan 2016–31 May 2016
Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024
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Provenance
James Hayes, pre Apr 2009, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, April 2009.