Flower scroll of Xu Wei’s four seasons

[Xu Wei’s Four Seasons Flower Atlas]

Four Seasons Flower Atlas, Ming Dynasty, Xu Wei’s painting, paper, ink, 29.9 cm in length, 108.1 cm in width
The painting is led by Xu Wei, who said: “The rising of smoke and clouds. Green vines.” The seal of “Xiang Guan Zhai” is Zhu Wenyin. The seal is “Yaofeng Tower”. The seal on the front of the seal is “Shaoshan’s lifetime true appreciation”, “Yao Feng Lou Liu’s Yuan Nong Zhen collection of books and paintings”, and “Liu’s Ji Xun”
This self-knowledge: “The old man’s game is full of ink, and the flowers and plants will be mixed for four hours. It’s no wonder that the painting is two strokes short. Recently, the way of heaven is bad enough. Xu Wei of Tianchi.” Seal the white seal of “Tianchi Mountain Man”. The seal of the seal collection includes “Yuannong Yu”, “Guoyun Mountain House”, “Calligraphy and Painting Boat”, “Yizi Seal”, “Qingjing Yoga House”, “Nujia Family”, “Qiaoshan Book House”, “Huishan Malinbao Appreciation Seal”, “Qingjing”, “Yuannong”, “Guoyun”, “Mao’s Secret Play”, “Lu’s Taibao House Collection”, etc
The author painted peonies, peonies, grapes and plantains in freehand brushwork, osmanthus and pines in part-time style, and bamboo, stone and plum flowers in the snow in contrast style. The techniques are flexible and varied, and the strokes are smooth, not rigidly bound to the shape, aiming to pursue charm. From the end of the scroll, the painter expressed his depression by borrowing things. The style of this painting scroll is simple and concise, bold and unrestrained, and it seems to be free and clear.