Picture scroll of Yuzhiding Qingliang Villa

[Picture volume of Yuzhiding Qingliang Mountain Villa]

Picture volume of Qingliang Mountain Villa, Qing Dynasty, Yuzhiding painting, silk, color, vertical 42 cm, horizontal 736.5 cm
The figure in the volume of “The Painting of Cool Mountain Villa” stands in front of the pine forest by the river. Its facial outline and five features are outlined in light ink, and then colored with a little ink, which is lifelike. Yu Zhiding pays attention to both form and spirit in his portraits, and often uses the description of the environment to set off a specific character of the characters. The various beautiful scenery of Qingliang Mountain Manor painted behind the picture indicates that the image owner is a recluse who is content with idyllic pleasures. Yu’s handwritten inscription shows that it took more than a year from conception to completion of the drawing, which shows that this is a fine painting scroll that he painstakingly created in his later years. The detailed description of flat slopes, gentle hills, pavilions, houses, landscape trees and stones in the picture shows the artist’s skillful use of various painting techniques, reflecting his profound painting skills, which are beyond the reach of ordinary figure painters.