Dong Qichang and Lin Hejing’s poetic axis

[Dong Qichang Lin Hejing’s Poetic Axis]

Lin Hejing’s Poetic Axis, Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang’s painting, silk edition, color setting, 154.1 cm vertically and 64.3 cm horizontally
This picture reads: “The landscape is not deep yet, and there are few fish and birds, so I plan to relocate again in my life. It should only be on the Sanzhu River, and the single tree is the bridge summary house. There is a picture of mending peace and tranquility poems in the cloud forest, so Dong Xuanzai wrote it.” The top left is also titled: “The boat of the Qixi Festival of Gengshen will help the Huanglongpu. Dong Xuanzai.”
The seal of collection is “See Yangzi Collection”, “See Yangzi Book”, “Zi □ Zhen □ Collection”
“Gengshen” is the forty-eighth year of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1620), when Dong Qichang was 66 years old
The picture shows overlapping peaks, lush trees and houses. The composition is tight, and the method of both plain and far-reaching is used, and the ups and downs of opening and closing are emphasized. Dry brush and wet ink are used together, and the combination of light green and light fall, and the painting method is diverse. The style is delicate, elegant and elegant, which well represents the artistic conception of Lin Bu’s poems, and is the representative work of Dong’s color paintings.