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品名（中）	称重簿
品名（英）	Weighing Books
入馆年号	1997年，1997.166
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者	Guo Xu【1456 至 1532】【中国人】
创作年份	公元 1500 - 公元 1532
创作地区
分类	绘画（Paintings）
尺寸	图像: 48 3/8 x 28 英寸 (122.9 x 71.1 厘米) 整体 with mounting: 103 x 34 1/8 英寸 (261.6 x 86.7 厘米) 整体 with knobs: 103 x 38 3/8 英寸 (261.6 x 97.5 厘米)
介绍（中）	这位绅士按重量出售书籍的令人不安的形象，对学术在日益腐败的明代政治世界中的价值进行了令人震惊的愤世嫉俗的评论。这也可能反映了艺术家郭旭的生活，他放弃了正式职业的准备工作，成为一名画家。艺术家的意图仍然是神秘的。这幅画是否描绘了越来越多受过良好教育的人的命运，他们在公务员考试中没有成功，被迫以艺术家、家庭教师或专业文人的身份养活自己？还是对那些用财富购买考试学位、官职和其他学术外衣的资产阶级成员的讽刺评论？无论哪种方式，它都反映了一种新的发展：专业艺术家作为社会评论家。这幅画的精湛绘画反映了郭旭作为当时领先艺术家的声誉。景观元素、面部和帷幔线条以快速、有力的笔触执行，仍然具有描述功能。大胆的构图同样经过精心设计，以加强戏剧性，紧紧地框住蜷缩在天平周围的三角形人物。
介绍（英）	This disconcerting image of a gentleman selling his books by weight presents a startlingly cynical commentary on the value of scholarship in the increasingly corrupt world of Ming dynasty politics. It may also reflect something of the life of the artist, Guo Xu, who abandoned preparations for an official career to become a painter. The artist's intention remains enigmatic. Does the painting depict the fate of the growing number of well-educated men who, unsuccessful in the civil-service exams, were forced to support themselves as artists, tutors, or professional men of letters? Or is it a sardonic commentary on those members of the bourgeoisie who used their wealth to purchase examination degrees, official appointments, and other trappings of scholarship? Either way, it reflects a new development: the professional artist as social critic. The painting's virtuoso drawing reflects Guo Xu's reputation as a leading artist of his day. Landscape elements, faces, and drapery lines are executed in swift, powerful brushstrokes that still fulfill their descriptive function. The bold composition is likewise carefully crafted to intensify the drama, tightly framing the triangular formation of figures huddled around the scale.