Detail View: National Palace English: Self-portrait of Planting Pines
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Work ID:
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M01E00257
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Title:
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Self-portrait of Planting Pines
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Creation Date:
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Qing Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.1644
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1911
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Dynasty:
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63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
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Creator:
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Shi Tao
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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40.3 x 170.0 cm
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Material:
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Ink and light color on paper
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Form:
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Shou-juan (hand scroll)
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Type:
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Painting
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Subject:
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Figure
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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Painted in light colors, the figure of Shitao grasps a hoe and sits comfortably beneath the pine trees. On the left, a monkey and a monk pool their strength to lift a small pine, roots and all. They bring it to Shitao for replanting. A considerable strangeness characterizes the painting's composition. The bone structure of Shitao's face can be clearly seen and conveys a refined quality. A reddish brown color highlights his face, rendering a lifelike portrait. Shitao uses the baimiao (ink outline) technique to draw the drapery folds, which layer and turn following the contours of the body. The result is numerous, even arcs, wittily suggesting the painting technique of Cao's "drapery pulled out of the water."Shitao once spent some time living at a small temple in Jingjiang, near Huangshan (the Yellow Mountains). While there, he deliberately transplanted pine trees from Huangshan to the temple grounds, and he also raised a monkey for a companion. Thus, we have reason to believe that Self-portrait of Planting Pines is a vivid record of a scene from his life at that time.
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ImageV ID:
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M01E00257AS000
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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