[Chen Hongshou’s Listening Axis]
The Listening Diagram axis, Ming Dynasty, painted by Chen Hongshou, damask, colored, 112.5 cm vertically and 49.5 cm horizontally
The signature of the payment: “The old man of Fochi in Fengxi was written by Chen Hongshou on the bank of Dingxiang Bridge.”
The picture depicts a dignified and weak woman playing the piano. Its beautiful piano music attracted people around. The maid stopped to listen, and did not want to disturb the beautiful melody; The man listened attentively, unwilling to drop every note. “Play” and “listen” constitute the theme of the painting. The figure in this painting is ancient and clumsy, and its shape is accurate and vivid. It shows the author’s profound artistic skills and unique charm. It is one of the representative works of her figure painting of ladies
![图片[1]-Chen Hongshou’s listening shaft-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/painting/55858.jpg)
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