Liang Kai Sparse Willow and Winter Crow Drawing Page

[Liang Kai’s Painting of Sparse Willow and Winter Crow]

The Painting of Sparse Willow and Winter Crow page, Song Dynasty, Liang Kai’s painting, Wanfan page, silk edition, color setting, 26.4 cm in length and 24.2 cm in width
The style of this picture: “Liang Kai”
The picture shows two crows perching on the trunk of a tree with withered willows and sparse branches. One is pecking, the other is looking up at the sky, echoing with the flying crows in the distance, and the other is flying near the trunk. A few weeping willows cleverly set off the bleak atmosphere of winter, and the four jackdaws are different in shape and spirit. The crow’s head and tail are dotted with thick ink, the wings are marked with scorched ink, and the belly is slightly coated with white powder, which highlights the black of Brucea javanica, and the pen is simple and abundant
Liang Kai’s “reduced brush” paintings not only have the interest of literati, but also can highly generalize the images, and have a vivid effect, which is unique in the flower and bird paintings of the Song Dynasty. This painting method has great influence on famous painters such as Yan Hui in the Yuan Dynasty, Xu Wei in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Shen in the Qing Dynasty, and Ren Bonian in modern times.