Huang Shen Shangshan Four Bright Map Axis

[Huang Shen Shangshan Sihao Map Axis]

Shangshan Sihao Map Axis, Qing Dynasty, Huang Shen painting, paper, color setting, 120.2 cm vertical, 68.3 cm horizontal
This picture depicts the story of Dongyuangong, Qiliji, Xiahuanggong and Luli hiding in Shangshan (southeast of Shangxian County, Shaanxi Province) in the late Qin Dynasty. The four men were all 80 years old and lived in seclusion in Shangshan to avoid the tyranny of Qin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, the Emperor Gaozu was repeatedly called but could not. Later, Emperor Gaozu wanted to abolish the crown prince Liu Ying and set up King Ruyi of Zhao, the son of Qi Fu, instead of listening to the advice of the ministers. Empress Lv treated Sihao with Zhang Liangji. Gao Zu thought that the crown prince had already gained the four bright spots and had become mature, so he had to give up the idea of abolishing the crown prince. In the picture, there are towering peaks, waterfalls and flowing springs, and the artistic conception is elegant. The distribution of the characters is well-proportioned, the appearance is vivid and natural, the pen and ink are indulgent without losing the law, which is Huang Shen’s masterpiece in his later years
The self-title of this painting is: “Mo Mo is a mountain, and the deep valley is winding. Ye Ye is a ganoderma lucidum, which can cure hunger. The Tang Dynasty is far away, and I will return to Sima Gaogai, which is very worried. The fear of wealth and wealth is not as great as the ambition of poverty. Qianlong Xinsi is three years old, and it is written in the Cuihua official house. The seventh five year old man of Ninghua is Huang Shen.” The seal is “yellow” Zhu Wenyin, “Shen” Bai Wenyin, “Han Xi Shuangyu is lucky” Zhu Wenyin, “high mountains and long rivers” Zhu Wenyin
“Xinsi” was the 26th year of Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1761), and Huang Shen was 75 years old