Wang Zhaoliu Silver Pheasant Chart Axis

[Wang Zhao’s Silver Pheasant Map Axis]

The Silver Pheasant Map Axis, Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhao’s painting, silk version, color setting, 190 cm vertical and 103 cm horizontal
In the picture, the willow branches are hanging upside down, the peach branches are slanting out, and there are four swallows flying across the branches, which is full of spring. The stream flows down and turns into bursts of water spray. There are two silver pheasants, male and female, on the bank. The male spreads his wings and looks at the water spray, while the female is attracted by the sound of the swallow on the head and looks up. On the left side of this picture is the inscription “Haiyun” with the seal of “Kezhong” Zhu Wen
Compared with Wang Zhao’s bold and unconstrained landscape painting, the painting appears more neat and tidy. The strokes of silver pheasant and swallow, the halo of the pond and the branches are all more subtle and implicit, but its bold personality can still be seen from the hanging willow branches. This picture pays attention to the ink halo, such as the background with a large area of light ink halo, the pond on the bank of the distant view and the sky are integrated, and the stone pond near Jingshan is not left blank. The painter does not focus on highlighting the volume of the object, but halos with different shades of ink according to its structure. The outline of the tree stone is outlined in scorched ink, which can be naturally blended into the ink halo. The four flying swallows are mainly dyed in black, while the two silver pheasants are dyed in combination. The above painting should be influenced by Sun Long’s boneless technique