Drawing page of tame birds pecking down

[Drawing page of tamed birds pecking down]

Drawing page of tamed birds pecking down, Song Dynasty, silk version, colored, 25.7cm vertically and 24.1cm horizontally
There is no money in this picture. The seal is sealed with “Song Luo Approval”. The inscription on the border: “The Song people tame birds and peck”
In the picture, a sparrow stands on a light blue open porcelain pot, and lowers its head to peck at the edge of the pot. The sparrow is tied with a red rope and a ring at the end of the rope, indicating that it has been captured and kept. The sparrow is a bird that is difficult to tame. Although there is white rice in the porcelain pot in the picture, the sparrow does not eat, which expresses the desire for free life. The painter first drew the outline and feathers of the sparrow with a sharp pen, and then dotted the wings, tail feathers and eyes with thick ink and light ochre
Description of Shiqu Baoji in the Qing Dynasty.