[Ren Pre-painted Zodiac Atlas – Rabbit]
The Zodiac Atlas – Rabbit, Qing Dynasty, Ren Pre-painted, paper edition, color setting, 32 cm vertically and 38 cm horizontally
The seal of “Lifan” Zhu Wenfang is stamped on the lower right corner of the center
This picture adopts the upper and lower echoing composition of the left and right corners, with three white rabbits and bamboo leaves in the lower left corner of the picture, and a bright moon hanging high in the upper right corner of the picture. The incomplete composition of the bright moon is quite modern art style. The shape of the white rabbit painted is accurate, and the traditional Chinese halo dyeing technique is used to fully express the three-dimensional sense of the white rabbit’s body. The red eyes of the rabbit play a role in activating the eyes. The bamboo leaves fill the color with ink lines and double hooks. The round lines form a contrast between reality and emptiness with the fuzzy lines of the moon and the rabbit, while its green color enriches the color of the whole picture and adds fresh vitality to the picture