Ren Yi’s Banana and Civet Cat Picture Axis

[Ren Yi’s Banana and Civet Cat Painting Axis]

The Banana and Civet Cat Painting Axis, Qing Dynasty, Ren Yi’s painting, paper version, color setting, vertical 181.4 cm, horizontal 94.8 cm
The title of this picture is: “The fifth son of Guangxu looked forward to the sun in the autumn and July. The people of Song Dynasty followed the double-hook method. The mountains were named as the year of Bo and the year of Bo was recorded.” The white seals of “Ren Yi Seal” and “Bo Nian Longevity” were sealed
“Wuzi” was born in the 14th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1888). Ren Yi was 49 years old
Pictures of plantain and civet cat. The banana leaf is outlined with a thick ink center, with smooth and expressive lines. The leaf surface is tinged with watery cyan, stone green, bright yellow and other colors. The natural blend of color and water shows rich changes in dark and light tones, and vividly displays the fresh physical properties of the leaves. The cats in the picture do not have complicated details, but only with a few strokes to highlight their concentration in the static state and their biting dynamics when playing naughty, which shows the author’s keen observation, solid sketch foundation and skilled ink modeling ability.