清/現代　高奇峰　啄木鳥圖　軸|Woodpecker

Gao Qifeng

dated 1927 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper · Asian Art

Gao Qifeng followed the example of his brother, Gao Jianfu (1878–1951), and studied art in Japan, where he encountered Western methods of realistic representation, such as shading, coloristic effects, and perspective. Here, Gao drew the blossoming branch in a dashing calligraphic style derived from Chinese eighteenth-century flower-and-bird painting, while he rendered the ruffled plumage of the woodpecker in a far more descriptive manner that includes the deft use of white highlights—a technique he learned in Japan.

Artist

Gao Qifeng

Date

dated 1927

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986