Ren Yixi’s Love Goose Axis

[Ren Yixi’s Love of Goose Axis]

The Axis of Love of Goose by Xi Zhi, in the 16th year of Guangxu’s reign of the Qing Dynasty (1890), Ren Yihua, paper version, color setting, 136.2 cm vertically and 66.7 cm horizontally
The title of this painting is: “In the autumn and July of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, Ren Yi wrote on the sea in the shadow of the mountains.” The seal is “Ren Yi Bo Nian”. The seal is “Qian Jingtang’s seal for identifying Ren Bonian’s authentic work” and “Ren Monk”
“Gengyin” is the 16th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1890). The author was 50 years old
This picture shows the Jin calligrapher Wang Xizhi and the boy watching the goose on the bridge. The allusion of Xizhi’s love for geese comes from “The Book of Jin · The Biography of Wang Xizhi”, which records the story that Wang Xizhi once wrote the “Tao Te Ching” for the Taoist priest in exchange for a flock of geese
Ren Bonian has created a number of “The Painting of Xizhi Love Goose”, which shows the harmony and friendship between humans and birds. This is one of the representative works. The whole picture is ingeniously conceived. The goose, one of the main characters of the painting, is half hidden and floating on the water. It is not highlighted, but it is made noticeable by Wang Xizhi’s concentrated eyes, which vividly reflects the creative theme of “Xizhi loves the goose”.