Wang Shishen’s Plum Blossom Orchid Map Axis

[Wang Shishen’s Plum Blossom, Orchid and Stone Painting Axis]

Plum Blossom, Orchid and Stone Painting Axis, Qing Dynasty, Wang Shishen’s painting, paper, ink, 138.4 cm vertically and 44.4 cm horizontally.
The signature of the paragraph: “In the Mid-Autumn Festival of Gengxu, people wrote carefully in Shouxuan Hall.”. The seal is printed with the “Bai Men Li’s Treasure” Zhu Wenyin
“Gengxu” is the eighth year of Yongzheng’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1730). The author was 45 years old at that time, which was the time when his art was maturing
The picture depicts the scene of orchid leaves flying and plum blossoms blooming in the spring breeze. Fist stone, plum tree and cong orchid are made with bold and unrestrained strokes, and the incisive and hearty ink is consistent with the vigorous vitality of plum orchid. The plum blossom is outlined with exquisite lines, and the beautiful flower posture shows the elegant charm of the plum tree and the poetic meaning of “fragrance in the air”.