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
Probably Shaanxi province, China Bronze
China, Qishan county Shaanxi province
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)
Probably Shaanxi province, China