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WU BOLI. Dragon Pine

Dragon Pine. Artist: Wu Boli (Chinese, active late 14th-early 15th century). Culture: China. Dimensions: Image: 48 x 13 1/4 in. (121.9 x 33.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 100 x 18 5/8 in. (254 x 47.3 cm)
Overall with knobs: 100 x 21 in. (254 x 53.3 cm). Date: ca. 1400.
Wu Boli, a Daoist priest at the Shangqing ("Upper Purity") Temple on Dragon Tiger Mountain, Jiangxi Province, was a close folower of Fang Congyi (ca. 1301-ca. 1392). Dragon Pine was painted for Zhang Yuchu, the forty-third Daoist "pope" of the Orthodox Unity sect, and bears his appreciative colophon.
This animated pine recalls an account by the tenth-century hermit-painter Jing Hao that describes "a gigantic pine tree, its aged bark overgrown with lichen, its winged scales seeming to ride in the air. Its stature is like that of a coiling dragon trying to reach the Milky Way." For Jing Hao, as for later artists, the pine signified "the moral character of the virtuous man." Here, the tree may also represent the Daoist sage, or "perfected being." According to Daoist geomantic beliefs, vital energies collect at the base of a mountain slope along the edge of a stream-precisely the location of the pine in Wu Boli's painting.

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Auteur: WU BOLI (active late 14th-early 15th century)

Titre: Dragon Pine

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Traduction automatique: Pin Dragon. Artiste : Wu Boli (Chinois, actif fin 14e-début du 15e siècle). Culture : Chine. Dimensions : Image : 48 x 13 1/4 in. (121,9 x 33,7 cm) dans l'ensemble avec montage : 100 x 18 5/8 in. (254 x 47,3 cm) dans l'ensemble avec boutons : 100 x 21 in. (254 x 53,3 cm ). Date : env. 1400. Wu Boli, un prêtre taoïste du temple de Shangqing ("Pureté supérieure") sur la montagne du tigre du dragon, province du Jiangxi, était un proche disciple de Fang Congyi (vers 1301-vers 1392). Dragon Pine a été peint pour Zhang Yuchu, le quarante-troisième "pape" taoïste de la secte de l'unité orthodoxe, et porte son colophon reconnaissant. Ce pin animé rappelle un récit du peintre-ermite du Xe siècle Jing Hao qui décrit "un pin gigantesque, son écorce vieillie recouverte de lichen, ses écailles ailées semblant voler dans les airs. Sa stature est comme celle d'un dragon enroulé essayant d'atteindre la Voie lactée." Pour Jing Hao, comme pour les artistes ultérieurs, le pin signifiait "le caractère moral de l'homme vertueux". Ici, l'arbre peut également représenter le sage taoïste, ou "l'être parfait". Selon les croyances géomantiques taoïstes, les énergies vitales se rassemblent à la base d'une pente de montagne le long du bord d'un ruisseau, précisément à l'emplacement du pin dans la peinture de Wu Boli.

Dragon Pine. Artist: Wu Boli (Chinese, active late 14th-early 15th century). Culture: China. Dimensions: Image: 48 x 13 1/4 in. (121.9 x 33.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 100 x 18 5/8 in. (254 x 47.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 100 x 21 in. (254 x 53.3 cm). Date: ca. 1400. Wu Boli, a Daoist priest at the Shangqing ("Upper Purity") Temple on Dragon Tiger Mountain, Jiangxi Province, was a close folower of Fang Congyi (ca. 1301-ca. 1392). Dragon Pine was painted for Zhang Yuchu, the forty-third Daoist "pope" of the Orthodox Unity sect, and bears his appreciative colophon. This animated pine recalls an account by the tenth-century hermit-painter Jing Hao that describes "a gigantic pine tree, its aged bark overgrown with lichen, its winged scales seeming to ride in the air. Its stature is like that of a coiling dragon trying to reach the Milky Way." For Jing Hao, as for later artists, the pine signified "the moral character of the virtuous man." Here, the tree may also represent the Daoist sage, or "perfected being." According to Daoist geomantic beliefs, vital energies collect at the base of a mountain slope along the edge of a stream-precisely the location of the pine in Wu Boli's painting.

Technique/matériel: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Période: Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Musée: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Crédit: Album

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Taille de l'image: 1799 × 4800 px | 24.7 MB

Taille d'impression: 15.2 × 40.6 cm | 708.3 × 1889.8 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: ART ASIATIQUE • ASIA • CHINA • ENCRE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • WU BOLI