?; ??; ???????; ?; Ink Landscapes with Poems; Qing dynasty (1644-1911); dated 1688; China; Album of sixteen paintings; ink on paper; 10 13/16 x 14 1/16in. (27.5 x 35.7cm); Paintings; Gong Xian (Chinese; 1619-1689); In this album of painting and poetry; made one year before his death; Gong Xian exhibits a luminous self-confidence and contentment. The hermit's favorite haunts in and around Nanjing are compared to the abodes of the immortals