Ni Yuanlu painted bamboo fan

[Ni Yuanlu painted bamboo fan]

painted bamboo fan, in the sixth year of Chongzhen’s reign in the Ming Dynasty (1633), Ni Yuanlu painted gold paper ink, 17.6 cm in length and 52.1 cm in width
Ni Yuanlu is famous for his calligraphy, and his paintings are rarely handed down. This small fan painted bamboo with ink brush, with a few strokes. The density is moderate, the color is different, and the strokes are vivid with the nature. Bamboo, endowed by ancient literati with the symbolic meaning of modesty, integrity and noble character, has become the traditional subject of literati painting with the image of personification. Ni Yuanlu was upright and elegant, and eventually died for the Ming Dynasty. Bamboo is really a reflection of his heart in his life
This page is signed with the following words: “In the summer of Guiyou, the Yuan Lu looks like the Li Zhang”, with the seal of “Yuan Lu’s pen” in white. Guiyou was the sixth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1633), and Ni Yuanlu was 41 years old. The inscription of Zhao Yaonong, a modern man, is mounted on the edge