Han Ximeng’s Song and Yuan Dynasty Monuments Collection – The Drawing of Lentil Dragonfly

[Han Ximeng’s Song and Yuan Dynasty Monuments Collection – The Drawing of Dragonfly with Bean]

Han Ximeng’s Embroidery of Song and Yuan Dynasty Monuments Collection – The Drawing of Dragonfly with Bean], Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, 33.4 cm in length and 24.5 cm in width
This picture is the seventh of the “Han Ximeng Embroidery of the Song and Yuan Dynasties”, embroidered on the white silk floor. The composition is simple and clear. The picture only shows two kinds of objects, lentils and dragonflies. They move and stay at the same time. They form a harmonious picture, full of the life of nature
This picture is embroidered with various techniques. Tofu pudding is embroidered with flat cover technique and snatching needle method to make the design and color transition natural. The inner edge of the lentil is hooked with a rolling needle, and the side of the back edge is slightly thin, showing the muscles and veins of the lentil. The bean seeds are embroidered with padding, plump and three-dimensional. The leaves are embroidered in a large area with loose sets, and also with oblique flat needles and straight flat needles. The beans that intersect vertically with them use horizontal flat needles to highlight the sense of hierarchy. In order to make the image more three-dimensional and realistic, the color of leaves can be divided into dark green, green and light green, and beans can also be divided into green and yellow. The author chops and transports the thread with meticulous care, making every thread and every color convey the vitality of life. The green leaves make people feel the vitality of summer, while the early yellow leaves have already conveyed the light autumn that comes quietly. The so-called “knowing the autumn with one leaf” triggers endless associations of the viewer, which can be said to be endless and meaningful. The most exquisite part of the painting embroidery is the depiction of the free-flying dragonfly. The wings are as thin as the silk, and the translucent feeling of the thin as the cicada wings is vividly displayed. The essence of the technique is amazing
On the opposite page, Dong Qichang wrote a poem: “In the incarnation of Worm Sky, flying with two feathers. Free in the air, dancing with dew. Beans and leaves are clear, waiting for where to lie. The shadow falls on the raw silk and lives in the immortal group.”