Gong’s work is defined by its chinese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Landscape
Artist unknown (Chinese) spurious signature of Gong Xian (龔賢,1618-1689)

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
Probably Shaanxi province, China Bronze

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô II as Chinese Sage Huangshi Gong and Ichikawa Danzô III as Chinese Warrior Zhang Liang in “At Mt. Otoko, a Trial of Strength in Drawing the Bow” (“Otokoyama yunzei kurabe”)
Katsukawa Shunshô 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

Vessel in the Form of an Ancient Bronze Pitcher (Gong)
China

Azalea Flowers
Zhou Xian 周閑 (Chinese, 1820-1875)

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
Probably Shaanxi province, China

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province

Architectural Fitting (Gong)
China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province