Fan page of Chen Daofu’s “Fragrance of the Sky”

[Fan page of Chen Daofu’s Natural Fragrance Painting]

Fan page of the Natural Fragrance Painting, Ming Dynasty, Chen Daofu’s painting, gold paper, ink pen, 18 cm vertically and 49.7 cm horizontally
The signature of the fan page: “The fragrance of heaven is floating far and near, and the national color is romantic. Daofu.” The seal is “Baiyangshan people” and “Fufu’s family”
Peony has the reputation of “national beauty and natural fragrance”. It is the most common flower theme in Chinese flower and bird paintings, and is also Chen Daofu’s favorite theme. This picture depicts a blooming peony with the method of “hooking flowers and nodding leaves”. The petals are drawn with lines, and the leaves are dotted with ink (d ū）。 Although the whole painting is in ink, the author shows the charm of peony’s “various colors and fragrance” through the way of dividing the ink into five colors