[Wind Map Axis of Pine Trees in Wanhe Valley]
Wind Map Axis of Pine Trees in Wanhe Valley, Ming Dynasty, written by Wen Bolen, paper, colored, 104.7 cm vertically and 25.8 cm horizontally
This picture is one of Wen Bolen’s “40000 pictures”. He knows that: “Pine wind in a thousand valleys. Written by Wen Bolen in Wufeng Mountain.” The seal is private. The author painted peaks and huge peaks, pines and bamboos, and hidden hills. The composition, ink, and shape of the paintings were all the shape and spirit of Wang Meng of the Yuan Dynasty. The composition is dense but not congested, and the writing is fine but not trivial. The sound of pines on the mountain roads, the clouds and valleys, and the springs are full of wind. The charm is integrated, which is the charm of Wen Zhengming School.