[Wenzhengming’s Three Friends Painting Volume]
The Three Friends Painting Volume, Ming, Wenzhengming’s work, paper, color, 26.1 cm vertical, 475.5 cm horizontal
The inscription on this page reads: “Renyin symbolizes the Ming Dynasty in September.” There are also many Tibetan and Indian parties in the Qing Dynasty
This scroll is composed of three sections of orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo, each with Wen’s own inscription. The freehand brushwork is vivid and elegant in simplicity. The ink color is clear and elegant, showing the combination of poetry, calligraphy and painting. Chinese traditional culture eulogizes or praises the moral quality of literati through the way of personification, by praising the natural attributes of orchids, chrysanthemums and bamboos, reflecting the special function of Chinese flower painting
Ren Yin was 73 years old in the 21st year of Jiajing (1542) of the Ming Dynasty
Description of Shiqu Baoji.
![图片[1]-The scroll of three friends of Wen Zhengming-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/painting/s58de156174a27.jpg)
![[Qing Dynasty] British female painter—Elizabeth Keith, using woodblock prints to record China from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China—1915-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-191x300.png)
