[Page of Zhou Kai’s Bu Gun Drawing]
Page of Bu Gun Drawing, painted by Zhou Kai in the Qing Dynasty, silk, colored, 27.9 cm vertically and 17.5 cm horizontally
The signature of the work: “Buguntu. Ding Mao imitated Shizhou’s pen three days before the winter solstice. Xue Hangkai.” The author’s seal of this article is “Zhou Kaizhi’s seal” and other white seals
The picture depicts a woman sitting on a square stool, with an air of concentration, embroidering a dragon dress by a local elite. The woman wore a shiny hairpin on her head, a cross-necked light blue blouse and a white checkered skirt, and a blue Xiapei fluttering to the ground. Its face is beautiful with eyebrows and apricot eyes, cherry mouth and peach cheeks. The table, table, vase and embroidery around me are finely carved, which is very rich
In traditional culture, Buguntu has the meaning of remedying the fault of remonstrating the emperor. However, the author of this painting deliberately depicts the white wrists and slender fingers of the characters, especially in the details, showing the dexterity and movement of women’s fingers. The color of this work is cool, bright, fast, natural and harmonious. The image of a dignified, elegant, beautiful and intelligent woman appears on the paper, full of a strong flavor of life.