Chen Dao’s Lotus Axis

[Chen Dao’s Lotus Painting Axis]

The Lotus Painting Axis, Ming Dynasty, Chen Dao’s Lotus Painting Axis, paper version, ink brush, 156.4 cm vertically and 55.4 cm horizontally
The title at the bottom right of this picture reads: “Guimao was painted in the farmhouse of the five lakes in the summer and June. He was drunk when he was drunk and did not know the grass.” The seal is “Chen Daofu” (in white)
The author at the top of this picture drew the word “Linjiang Fairy” in the picture of Lotus in the Bottle by Shen Zhouti in cursive script and followed it The title sentence: “The flowers and leaves are like flowers, sitting quietly and cool, thinking about the autumn, and several times staring at each other are more and more shy. Cuiluo is still curling up, and the red powder is bowed down. The seniors can still think of the romance, and the blue paper is still left. The withered flowers have to worry about the bottom, so just float white, why swing the boat. Mr. Ishida tasted the” Lotus in the Bottle “, which has this word on it. The tone is” Linjiang Fairy “. Today, the boy imitates the frown, and then catches up with the right. Tao Fu.” Seal “Da Yao” (Zhu Wen) “Rebirth seal” (in white). According to “Guimao”, the 22nd year of Jiajing (1543), the author was 61 years old
The works use cursive calligraphy as freehand brushwork flowers, with the combination of ticking and writing, the lotus is clear and flexible, and the flowers and leaves are stretched. Because it is the work of the painter after he is drunk, the pen and ink are smooth, not rigidly bound to the law, and the words and calligraphy in the inscription and postscript are free from dust, which shows Chen’s artistic level and literary style in his later years
This collection seal: “Keyuan Qinggong”, “Xuzhai Secret Play”, “Laichen Heart Appreciation”, “Xiushui Shen Wei Collection Gold and Stone Calligraphy and Painting Seal”, etc. This work was once recorded in Volume II of Pang Laichen’s “Xu Zhai Famous Paintings” in modern times.