Qi Gong

We authenticate, certify, issue certificates of authenticity (COA), appraise the value and broker the sale of paintings, calligraphic poems, and drawings by QI Gong.

Also known as Aisin-gioro Qi Gong.

Chinese.

Born in 1912, Beijing, China.

Died in 2005, Beijing, China, aged 92.

He spent all his life in China.

Typical subject matter:

He is renowned as a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and draughtsman.

He typically depicted traditional Chinese mountain landscapes, alongside poems of his composition, and sometimes depicted isolated motifs of plants including bamboo and other tree branches.

Typical style:

His style is refined. He used washes of ink, giving an impression of watercolour. His landscapes are meticulously rendered and most often depict mountains drowned in clouds. For his landscapes, he used black ink, which he enhanced with up to three colours. For isolated plants, he sometimes used a single colour for the whole branch. His brushstroke is seemingly effortless and elegant, giving the impression that he was not pressing his brush against the paper sheet.

Typical material and media:

He mostly worked in Indian and coloured ink on paper, sometimes on scrolls.

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