Zhang Hong Yanling Sword Hanging Axis

[Zhang Hong Yanling Sword Hanging Map Axis]

Yanling Sword Hanging Map Axis, Ming Dynasty, Zhang Hong’s painting, paper version, color setting, 180.5 cm vertically and 50 cm horizontally
This picture reads from itself: “Yanling hangs a sword. Chongzhen Yi wrote it in the Jiuzheng Hall in the winter of Hai. Zhang Hong of the Wu Gate.” The seal “Zhang Hong” and “Jundu surname” are printed in two directions. “Chongzhen Yihai” is the eighth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1635). The author was 59 years old
This is a historical story painting, which depicts the scene of Ji Zha coming to the State of Xu to mourn Xu Jun in the story of “hanging sword in Yanling”. The picture is composed with a combination of distance and depth. The cemetery is spacious and magnificent, and its back is quite imposing against the mountains; In addition, the overall atmosphere of the picture tends to be quiet and solemn, which conforms to the requirements of the environment in the story. The painting is very neat and meticulous. There are various kinds of trees inside and outside the cemetery, and the painting and coloring of branches and leaves are also different; The figures and horses are accurate and vivid. The clothes of the characters are dyed with vermilion, which makes the characters who originally occupy a small proportion in the picture stand out, thus revealing the theme. This picture fully demonstrates the author’s superb brushwork skills and is an excellent work.