Fan Page of Chen Jiru Snow Plum

[Fan page of Chen Jiru’s Snow Plum Painting]

Fan page of the Snow Plum Painting, Ming Dynasty, painted by Chen Jiru, gold paper, colored, 16.1 cm vertically and 49.9 cm horizontally
The fan page has its own title: “The Immortal Lu wrote this true picture on the moon. The Duke of eyebrows.” It was sealed by “alcohol” and “Confucian” Zhu Wenyin
According to the title, Chen Jiru painted plum blossoms under the moonlight. After the death of his father, Chen moved to Dongshe Mountain and built “Dongshe Mountain House” on the mountain, including houses such as the tenacious fairy house, the Laiyi Hall, the evening incense hall, and the Yifu Pavilion. He met the famous scholars of the Three Wu Dynasty here and enjoyed reading and painting. After his death, he was also buried here. This picture is simple, the scenery is clear and fresh, the plum branch is “U” shaped, and a rose is inserted obliquely, which seems to compete with the plum, full of vitality. In order to express the snow, the author left a little white around the plum branches, roses and weeds, and then dyed them with light ink. A clear light and quiet atmosphere suddenly appeared