Picture page of lotus crab

[Picture Page of Lotus Crab]

Picture Page of Lotus Crab, Song Dynasty, silk version, color setting, 28.4 cm vertically and 28 cm horizontally
This picture has no style. The seal on one side is indistinct
The withered yellow mottled lotus leaves in the picture are half submerged in water, and a female crab is waving her claws on the leaves. There are red polygonum, cattail, duckweed and algae growing and floating in the gurgling water. The edges of their leaves have turned yellow, indicating that autumn is approaching. The decline of the lotus leaves forms a strong contrast with the freshness of the female crab. The picture is deliberately realistic. The lotus leaf is depicted with the method of double hook and leaf clip. The leaf tendons, stripes and small thorns on the leaf are all deliberately meticulous. The female crab uses a meticulous and precise pen. This picture has a vivid artistic conception and a novel theme, which is a model of realistic paintings by Song people.