清 龔賢 山水圖 冊 紙本, Landscapes and trees, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), ca. 1679, China, Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper, Image (each leaf) : 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (15. 9 x 19. 1 cm), Paintings, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619?1689), By the mid-1670s Gong Xian?s confidence as a painter had taught him to avoid an overly skillful or popular style. He wrote: ?Nowadays when people paint they do only what appeals to the common eye; I alone do not seek to please the present