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TAO TAO (ACTIVE 1825-1900)
Landscapes, 1882
Album of twelve Leaves, ink and color on paper, each leaf inscribed by
the artist accompanied by the artist’s seal Yi Sheng Hua Yin, the final
leaf dated renwu and signed Tao Tao Yisun.
12 3/4 x 15 1/8in (32.5 x 38.5cm), each leaf
$3,000 - 5,000

陶燾 山水 設色紙本 册頁十二開 一八八二年作

Provenance/來源:
Shanghai International Auction, 20 July 2003, lot 156
Shanghai Jinhua Auction, 1 December 2002, lot 327
上海國際商品拍賣有限公司，2003年7月20日，拍品編號156
上海敬華，2002年12月1日，拍品編號327

Published/出版:
Toda, Teisuke and Hiromitsu Ogawa comp. Comprehensive Illustrated
Catalogue of Chinese Paintings, Third Series, Volume 1: American and
Canadian Collections, University of Tokyo Press, 2013,
A50-147 p. 232
戶田禎佑、小川裕充，《中國繪畫總合圖錄》三編，第一卷，東京大
學出版會，東京，2013年，A50-147，頁232

Tao Tao (active 1825-1900), courtesy name Yisun, born in Suzhou,
Jiangsu province. He was the great uncle of Tao Lengyue (1895-1985).

One of the notable characteristics in this album is the application of
the diagonal composition. The moving water and floating clouds often
functioned as a diagonal axis, opening up the hills and allowing the air
to flow through the natural beings. In addition, the artist cleverly used
the river and open water area as void space, projecting a contrast with
the rocks in terms of volume and weight.

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