Chen Laolian's "Book of Flowers, Birds, Grasses and Insects" is hidden by Duoyun Xuanzang
Length 25 cm Width 20 cm Early 1958 print
In 1958, Cheng Shifa wrote a note for Duo Yunxuan's woodblock watermark work "Chen Lao Lotus Bird Grass insect book": Chen Hongshou character Zhanghou, the number of lao lian, in his later years he also called regret late, Fu chi. Ming Zhejiang Zhuji people. Born in 1598 AD, died 1652.
Chen Laolian was an outstanding painter in the late Ming Dynasty, who could write poetry and calligraphy, and was already famous in his early years, and Ping Su disdained to paint for the powerful and powerful, although he was summoned by Chongzhen to the palace painting academy, he resigned soon after. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, he lived in seclusion in Shaoxing Yunmen Mountain as a monk, adhering to national integrity, and his works also exuded patriotic ideas, and his pen was forceful and energetic, expressing his indomitable feelings of indignation. In addition to painting scrolls, Shang Xi has illustrated books and several kinds of leaf cards, which are also praised by posterity.
Ancient bottle of chrysanthemums
Double butterfly
Apricot blossom birds
Lao Lotus painting inherits the ancient method and innovative meaning, characters, flowers and birds, grass insects, landscapes are extremely exquisite, evolved from Zhou Zhonglang, Li Longmian, Zhao Songxue several families, with line color has a unique flavor, simple charm, vivid demeanor, the painting of Lao Lian has a great influence on future generations.
Golden Wasp
rose
White bamboo dragonfly
Flower stone butterfly
This album of flowers, birds, grasses and insects was made by Lao Lian when she was thirty-six years old (1633 AD, that is, the sixth year of Chongzhen), a total of ten paintings, is a masterpiece of the prime of the year, with a pen just from the square edge to the circle, bending the taste of the creature, giving people a great sense of beauty. If you paint a double tick with a thick yellow and black color, lined with light red and turquoise flowers and flowing water, you can reflect each other. Write the resting bird on the branches, paint it slightly plump, and hold out the lightness of the red apricot. The cannabis flower bud is painted to be emaciated, and it also sets off the beauty of the butterfly. Tiger ear grass and mountain wild calamus are common things, once the wrist of the old lotus, embellished with a swimming bee grasshopper, because of the delicate carving, are interesting. The petals of the moon in the bottle are outlined with a round pen, which is just right to express the fullness of flowers and leaves. The cobwebs are made of a very bland brush, with a decorative flavor, and embellished with blue chrysanthemums, and the state of autumn garden dew. This volume uses pen color to follow the ancient method of the Song and Yuan dynasties, and the image of the creature is studied, and the artistic techniques of trade-offs and exaggerations are good at using trade-offs and exaggerations, so it creates a unique old lotus face.
Lao Lian painting art is one of the precious artistic heritage, now with woodblock watermark reproduction came out, engraving printing is very exquisite, with lines and colors and the original works are very consistent, it can be seen that the traditional printing techniques of the nation are the most able to express the art of mainland painting, which is appreciated by readers.
Autumn chrysanthemum cobwebs
Red fruit autumn worm
narcissus
Partial appreciation