《长白山图》卷,清,王时敏绘,纸本,墨笔,纵31.5厘米,横201厘米。
该图绘于明崇祯六年(1633年),画家时年42岁,是其早期代表作。据题跋,知此图所画是“御史大夫张公”的别墅。该别墅座落在山东邹平西南的会仙山,因山中云气常白,故又名长白山。题跋中所云之赤松子乃中国古代传说中的神仙,为道教所尊奉。
王时敏在京居官期间,明王朝正处在摇摇欲坠之境地,外有后金(清)铁骑的步步进逼;内有数十万农民起义军“横行”三秦大地,势不可挡,而朝廷内部“诸臣但知觉同逐异,便已肥家”,局势愈发难以收拾。《长白山图》所表现的正是王时敏等文人雅士对宁静幽雅的隐居环境的向往,反映出他们的理想生活和人品情操。此图用笔细润,墨色清淡,意境疏简,已脱去董其昌遗法,是画家逐渐形成个人画风期间的重要作品。
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"Changbai Mountain Map" Volume, Qing Dynasty, painted by Wang Shimin, paper, ink, 31.5 cm in length, 201 cm across.
The painting was painted in 1633 in Chongzhen, Ming Dynasty. The painter was 42 years old and was his early masterpiece. According to the inscription and postscript, the picture shows the villa of "Doctor Zhang Gong". The villa is located in Huixian Mountain, southwest of Zouping, Shandong Province. It is also known as Changbai Mountain because of its white clouds. The red pine seeds in the inscriptions and postscripts are immortals in ancient Chinese legends and are worshipped by Taoism.
During Wang Shimin's residence in Beijing, the Ming Dynasty was in a precarious situation, with the iron horses of the late Jin Dynasty (Qing Dynasty) pushing forward step by step; hundreds of thousands of peasant rebels "ran across" the land of the three Qin Dynasty, which was overwhelming, while the situation became more and more difficult to deal with. The picture of Changbai Mountain reflects Wang Shimin and other literati's yearning for quiet and elegant seclusion environment, reflecting their ideal life and personality. This picture is a fine brush, light ink, simple artistic conception, has been removed from Dong Qichang's legacy, is an important work of the painter during the gradual formation of personal style.