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    SHIY DEJINN (1923-1981)

    Cottonrose Hibiscus

    1975

    Watercolor on Paper
    56x75cm

    Signed Shiy De-Jinn in Chinese, dated 1975

    Estimate TWD 1,100,000-1,600,000
    USD 37,300-54,200
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 1,416,000
    USD 47,919
    HKD 0

Provenance：PROVENANCE The Shiy De-Jinn Foundation Director Lu Ching-Hua

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Through decades of painful search and exploration of the self, Xi Jin De has transformed from the early colorful oil painting to a poetic color ink painting. His journey has become a beautiful legend in Taiwan art history. In his middle age, he returned to pursuing Chinese philosophy in life and used water ink as a challenge. He holds strong responsibility for water ink painting and even while he was heavily sick, he still held “Modern water ink painting exhibition”, and published articles such as “the revolution of Chinese painting of the century” and “the exploration of modern Chinese painting”. 

《Cottonrose Hibiscus》is a masterpiece of Xi Jin De. The pure black background is the embodiment of minimalist practice in Chinese painting. The green leaves are gentle and strong, bringing out strength in the soft background and is an example of the artist exquisite skills and control. The petals of the cotton rose are delicate and elegant. With such beauty, the artist still maintained his simple composition and minimal use of colors. It is a true depiction of Wang Wei’s poem “On the end of a branch, there are cotton roses. In the mountains, red stems grow. A house by the mountain stream is silent with no one present. The pedals are scattered, blossomed and withering.”The beautiful world created by Xi not only is a true description of literati poetic concepts but also comes with a deep philosophy.

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