JIN SHA (B. 1968)Disappeared in the Mirror, No.13Ink and colour on silk, fan, framedWith one artist's sealExecuted in 201630 x 27cm (11¾ x 10⅝in)For further information on this lot please visit theProvenance: Solo Exhibition:Dongjing·Xijian (Eastern Realm, Western Reflection): Solo Exhibition of Jin Sha, Fortis Arts Centre, Shenzhen, China, 2022 Mastering Illusions: Contemporary Ink Paintings by Jin Sha, Red Line Contemporary Art Centre, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2018Jinghua·Shiyu (Flowers in the Mirror, Words in the Mind): Solo Exhibition of Jin Sha, Amy Li Gallery, Beijing, China, 2016Group Exhibition:Zhiwan·Suyu (Fans in Hand, Words on Silk): Contemporary Gongbi Circular Fan Paintings, Huahui Cultural and Art Centre, Beijing, China, 2020Art·Garden: Exhibition of Garden Paintings, San Qing Shang Art Centre, Hangzhou, China, 2017One day, I happened toe across 'The Yongzheng Emperor's Screen of Twelve Beauties' and became fascinated by the paintings. The beauties are depicted with alluring features, exquisite makeup, graceful postures, and splendid attire adorned with jewels . One is leaning on the couch, watching birds, one is sipping tea under the shade of the paulownia tree, another is admiring the beauty of stones and butterflies, and yet another is sewing under dim candlelight, all seem delightful and dreamy. However, when observed closely, their eyes are full of sorrow, grievance, blame, and sadness. Therees the idea of creating the series of paintings named Disappeared in the Mirror (Jinghua Shiyu).I adopted a mirroredposition and invited the twelve beauties into my paintings. I imagined each beauty gazing at their own reflection into the mirror, placed within the same interior, seated on the same bed, leaning on the same couch, holding the same book, and staring into the same mirror, with everything recreated as its original scene. However, who is on the inside and who is on the outside? What is real and what is not? How to distinguish the virtual from the actual? The answers depend on the viewer's judgement.Mirror is a necessity in daily life used for retouching one's appearance and enabling people to face others with full energy and radiance. However, when one faces the mirror alone in the middle of the night, with the hustle and bustle quieted down and without any adornments, a different reflection is revealed and one's inner world is exposed. Perhaps at this moment, the reflection is more genuine to one's true self.Therefore, I think that one needs two mirrors in life, one to modify the appearance and cover up the flaws, and the other to reflect the heart and improve oneself. The two mirrors are like two sides of human nature, and both are essential.I look forward to exploring together with the viewers the flowers in the mirror and the words in their mind.金沙　鏡花蝕語：深宮圖之十三　設色絹本　成扇　鏡框　二〇一六年作鈐印：金畫家自述：一日，恰逢偶見《雍正十二美人圖》，畫中的美人面容姣好、妝容精緻、衣著華麗、頭配珠釵、身姿婀娜；或倚榻觀雀、或桐蔭品茶、或觀石賞蝶、或燭下縫衣，令人羡慕、為之動容；然細