Dong Qichang Xia Wood Vertical Yin Chart Axis

[Dong Qichang’s Summer Wood Hanging Yin Chart Axis]

The Summer Wood Hanging Yin Chart Axis, Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang’s painting, paper version, ink pen, 91.3 cm vertically and 44 cm horizontally
There are two self-titles in this picture, one of which is: “The summer wood is overcast. The autumn sun has not yet come. Xuanzai wrote.” The seal is “Chang”. Another title: “The willow does not need to be broken when it touches the ground, and the bamboo branch goes into the cloud for a longer time. The vines and flowers want to hide the nao seeds, and the cypress leaves grow musk at the beginning. Bingyinqiu. Xuanzai repeated the title.” The seal is “Zongbo Bachelor” and “Dongshi Xuanzai”
Chen Jiru of the Poetry Hall said: “Siweng’s pen in his later years was like Dong Beiyuan and Juran, and it was like thunder, and it was enough to swallow the rest of the children in the painting garden. Chen Jiru wrote the title.” The seal was “Meigong”
The collection is printed with “Xu Zhai Approval”, “Li’s Collection” and “Ji Yun Approval Authenticity”
The “self” is the forty-seventh year of Wanli (1619) in the Ming Dynasty. Dong Qichang was 65 years old. “Bingyin” is the sixth year of Qiqi tomorrow (1626). Dong Qichang was 72 years old
This picture captures a corner of the hillside, on which there are three willows, pines and cypresses. The trunk of the tree is vigorous and tall, and the branches and leaves are luxuriant. The composition is simple and full, the pen is old and fast, and the ink color is appropriate, which vividly shows the scene of trees covered with branches and leaves. It also dyed the mountain stone with long linen chapped chapped. The combination of chapped and dyed, together with thick moss spots, made the mountain stone covered with green moss have a moist texture. In the use of ink, the whole picture is mainly contrasted with thick ink and white. The relationship between black, white and gray is clear, creating a fresh and bright atmosphere, which makes the viewer seem to feel the cool and quiet in the summer shade
The second volume of “Xuzhai Famous Paintings Continuation” is described.