Picture scroll of Jiangqian’s Red Cliff

[Jiang Qian’s Red Cliff Painting Volume]

The Red Cliff Painting Volume, Ming Dynasty, Jiang Qian’s painting, paper edition, color setting, 30.5 cm vertically and 145.5 cm horizontally
The author of this painting knows that “Jiang Qian wrote for Mr. Qianfeng on the autumn day of Guimao.” The first seal is four Tibetan seals, including “Imperial Enrong”, and the second seal is “Hongqiao Scholar” and “Zhidelhi People”
This picture was drawn in the 31st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1603). The author was 79 years old. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, many writers and scholars have created many famous works on the topic of Red Cliff. Jiang Qian’s “The Painting of Red Cliff” is based on the ancient masterpiece “The Post Red Cliff Fu” written by Su Shi, a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. The picture describes the feelings of the literati when traveling in the Red Cliff. Although the times have changed, the rivers and mountains remain the same. The artistic conception of this picture is far-reaching. The composition of the picture is from a perspective of looking down. The red wall is located at the left end of the scroll, which is steep and steep. On the winding mountain road, several literati are appreciating the scenery and chanting poems. In the middle of the picture, the river is open, with cranes flying in the air, and a scholar sitting in the boat on the bank. It may be Su Shi. Landscape and character activities blend with each other
On the back is Chen Tailai’s book “The Ode to the Red Cliff”.