Yellow Shenhe Heron Chart Axis

[Axis of Huang Shen’s Lotus Heron Map]

Axis of the Lotus Heron Map, Qing Dynasty, Huang Shen’s painting, paper, ink, 130.2 cm vertically and 71.2 cm horizontally
The caption of the painting: “The two herons should pity the water to fill the pool, and the wind can’t move the top and the green droop. When the green grass man sees the first, the white lotus fish is unknown. In the cold rain of a single fist, several voices call for early autumn. The price of the rain in the forest pond must be increased, and the situation is suitable for the selection of the poet. The gall ladle.” The seal “Huang Shen” Zhu Wen seal and “gall ladle” Bai Wen seal. The seal is “Borrow Tree Mountain House”
Huang Shen’s flower and bird paintings have more inherited Xu Wei’s splash-ink freehand flower and bird painting style of the Ming Dynasty. This picture depicts the scene of two herons resting in the lotus pond for food after the rain. On the painting, the lotus has several stems, the branches and leaves are strong, and the petals are charming, which seems to have a faint fragrance floating. The two egrets flew down and landed cautiously on the water surface. The painter skillfully displayed the scene of “the water is full of water” through this detail, “the pen is very simple, and the interest is sufficient”, which can be seen from this. The ink color of the lotus leaves is thick and unrestrained, which shows the vigorous vitality of the lotus leaves and branches. Against the background of the strong and strong lotus leaves, the light and light strokes depict the lightness and tenderness of the egret. In addition, the painter strives to create a sense of space in the simple composition: the lotus flowers in the picture are scattered high and low, the lotus leaves are set off against each other, and the posture is different, and there is a clear relationship between depth and depth. Two egrets stopped behind the pole, especially the egret flying in the face, which played a role in expanding the picture space. In literati paintings, it is easy to neglect the spatial sense of scenery because of the emphasis on the form of brush and ink. Huang Shen, a professional painter, properly combines realism with freehand brushwork while absorbing the interest of literati brush and ink, thus forming his own unique style.