Sparrow fighting picture page

[The picture page of sparrow fighting]

The picture page of sparrow fighting, Song Dynasty, Wanfan page, silk version, color setting, 24.2 cm vertically and 25.4 cm horizontally
This picture has no style. The seal of the seal is “true reward”, “Pang Laichen’s collection of authentic works of the Song and Yuan Dynasties”, “treasure secret”, “Yier’s descendants”, “Dancheng”, “Duwei Gengxin’s official seal of calligraphy and painting”, “Xingong’s treasure”, “Gong”, “Huihou’s treasure”, and “Shaoxun”. The seal of “Treasured by the Public Trust” is mounted on the edge
It is one of the characteristics of Song people’s sketches to be good at capturing the wonderful scenes of the moment to show the vitality of nature. This painting shows two small birds playing and fighting on the flat slope, rolling into a ball. The painter uses the painting method of combining virtuality with reality and highlighting the key points. The bird’s wings and tail feathers are only sketched, and the head and belly feathers are painted lightly. The bird’s claw, beak and the two birds’ eyes, which are close to each other, are mainly depicted. In the picture, the bird that has the upper hand tightly grasps the other’s beak with its left paw and the other’s beak with its right paw. It is waiting to peck, but its beak is also seized by the other side, forming a stalemate situation that no one can peck. It is very interesting. The two little birds are both wings wide, and the dynamics and strength are fully reflected here. It’s hard to imagine this scene. It should be obtained from careful observation
There is Geng Zhaozhong’s inscription on the painting: “Huang Jucai can learn from his family, and the painting is simple and wild. The painting history is judged by the wealth of the Huang family, which may not be without comment. Geng believes in the public.” Although the title is Huang Jucai’s work, there is no evidence
It is saved in the volume of Famous Brush Collection. Description of Xu Zhai Famous Paintings.