Although the little butterfly is not the protagonist in Chinese painting, it plays a non-negligible role in connecting and embellishing in the whole picture. For a long time, successive generations of painters have taken butterflies as one of the important creative themes, and have pointed out scenes in flower and bird paintings.
Flower butterflies, so beautiful
These colorful butterfly works seen today originated from the pen of painter Wei Jianjun, who is good at working with butterflies, grass worms and figures, and has formed his own unique style over the decades.