Chen Mei Wanfu’s Future Axis

[Chen Mei Wanfu’s Future Axis]

Wanfu’s Future Axis, Qing Dynasty, Chen Mei’s painting, silk version, color setting, 139.7 cm in length and 64 cm in width
The signature: “Wanfu came to the dynasty. On October 30, the fourth year of Yongzheng’s reign, Chen Mei Gong painted it.” The seal was “Chen Mei”, the seal of Zhu Wen, and “Gong Hua”, the seal of Bai Wen
It is known from the reception that this picture is the author’s work congratulating the current Emperor Yongzheng on his birthday. Yin Zhen was born on October 30, the 17th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (December 13, 1678). “October of the fourth year of Yongzheng” was his 49th birthday. As a birthday picture, this picture not only depicts the pine representing the “length of a hundred trees” and the symbol of prolonging life in a striking position, but also draws tens of thousands of bats flying to the immortal mountain where the pine is located, using the homonym of “bat” and “blessing”, in order to wish Emperor Yongzheng “good luck and longevity” and “good luck and longevity”
On the basis of the patriarchal blue-green landscape painting of the Song Dynasty, this painting also uses the highlights, perspective and other techniques of western painting. Its virtual and real composition not only enhances the majestic momentum of the picture, but also enriches the spatial level. Its delicate and delicate strokes not only depict the beauty of the precipitous mountains and rocks, but also show the lush appearance of pine trees and the rhythm of water waves. The whole painting is gorgeous and elegant, showing the artistic style of palace painting
The Palace Museum in Beijing also has another birthday picture painted for Emperor Yongzheng’s “Longevity Day” (the emperor’s birthday is called Longevity Day), that is, Lang Shining Song’s Yingzhi scroll, painted in October of the second year of Yongzheng’s reign (1724)