Qian Huian listens to the oriole picture fan page

[Qian Huian’s Listening to Oriole Picture Fan Page]

The Listening to Oriole Picture Fan Page, Qing Dynasty, Qian Huian’s painting, paper version, color setting, vertical 19 cm, horizontal 53.3 cm
The fan page has its own title: “Double oranges and wine, listen to the sound of orioles. The autumn sun in the afternoon is modeled after Xinluo. Brother Yiqing is an elegant descendant. Qian Huian, the woodcutter of Qingxi.” The seal is “Jisheng” and Zhu Wenyin. “Renwu” was the eighth year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1882), when Qian Huian was 50 years old
The picture shows a scholar listening attentively. The self-titled “two oranges and wine to listen to the sound of orioles”, but there is no picture of orioles with pleasant tinkling sound (also known as “yellow warblers”, “Canggeng”, “yellow birds”). The “existence” of the oriole bird is completely demonstrated by the dynamics of the boy raising his hand and fingers, and the scholar’s attentively “listening”. It can be seen that the author has a careful observation and accurate modeling ability on the characters