Zhao Ji flower and bird square shaft with tapestry

[Kaisi Zhaoji flower-and-bird square axis]

Kaisi Zhaoji flower-and-bird square axis, yuan, 24.5cm long, 25.3cm wide
This is a masterpiece of tapestry based on the flower and bird album painted by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. In the picture, the pink peony is either in bud or in full bloom; The bird standing on the tree peony branch looks down at the ladybug and makes the best of it; The butterfly with wings is graceful and graceful. The whole picture is permeated with the breath of spring
The tapestry in this picture is exquisite and flat, and the color spots are completed by the techniques of long and short berm, wooden comb berm, mixed berm, etc., without writing. With the techniques of flat tapestry and structural tapestry, the picture has clear layers and strong three-dimensional sense. The bird feathers, butterfly wings and other details expressed by the long and short berm technique are exquisite
There is an ink book in the poem hall of this picture that says, “A bird treads on a flower branch to make a plain silk. It has been said that it is difficult to make silk tapestry. You should know that it is a Xuanhe object, and don’t make ordinary embroidery.” There is a “imperial book” in the heart of the picture
Copying ancient calligraphic and painting works is one of the characteristics of the tapestry works of the Yuan Dynasty. The painting works are inherited and expressed by the technique of tapestry, which can not only convey the artistic conception and charm of Chinese painting, but also have a different flavor from the painting rendered by pure ink. This silk tapestry is one of the representative works of this kind