Prince Yong’s Inscription Hall Dwelling in the Deep Picture Screen · Summer Butterfly Appreciation Axis

[Prince Yong’s Inscription Hall Deep Dwelling Picture Screen · Summer Butterfly Appreciation Axis]

“Prince Yong’s Inscription Hall Deep Dwelling Picture Screen · Summer Butterfly Appreciation Axis”, Qing Dynasty, painted by court painters, silk, color setting, 184 cm vertically and 98 cm horizontally
This is one of the 12 pictures of Prince Yong’s Inscription Hall
The outdoor lake rocks are exquisite, the colorful butterflies dance, and the day lilies are fragrant. The lady in the room leaned on the table with a gourd in her hand. Although this painting depicts a beautiful woman’s summer leisure scene, it expresses the auspicious wishes of a beggar’s son. Hemerocallis, also known as forget worry, deer and scallion. “The Story of Grass and Trees” says that “if a woman is pregnant, she will bear a man if she wears her flowers”. Therefore, Hemerocallis is also known as “suitable for men” because it helps pregnant women to have children. The gourd, which is a vigorous and multi-seeded plant, is often used as a metaphor for “hundred seeds”. The painter skillfully painted Hemerocallis and gourd on the stone side and in the palm, which not only increased the appreciation of the picture, but also implied the meaning of seeking children
The appearance of the women in the picture “leaning on the wind, delicate and powerless” reflects the aesthetic interest of women’s “wind, dew and sorrow” in the creation of the Qing Dynasty’s paintings of beautiful women. The Go board on the table indicates the elegance of women’s play in the boudoir on weekdays, which echoes the “voiceless voice” written on the wood plaque lining the landscape.