Cheng Zhengcaishan Landscape Map Axis

[Cheng Zhengcait’s landscape map axis]

The landscape map axis, in the tenth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1671), was painted by Cheng Zhengcait in paper and ink, 104.8 cm in length and 40.6 cm in width
The title of this painting is: “The painting of Taoist Qingxi in the old residence of Huayuan.” It is difficult to identify. The seal is “Wind and Rain Two Mountain Hall” and “Cheng Zhengcaizi Duanbo”
Kun Can’s title: “The calligrapher’s broken hairpin, the leak mark of the house, the cone painting sand, the printing mud, the birds out of the forest, the snake into the grass, the silver hook and the silkworm tail, are the same strokes, and the same key as the painter’s texturing method. The viewer’s appreciation is the same, because he knows that the old chakra has the secret of immortality!” Qingxi Weng said: “Rapacious. The first month of 1911, together with friends, was observed in the secluded Great Hall. The stone way people know.” The seal “Shixi” and “the disabled”. The collection is printed with “Xuzhai Examination and Approval”, “Xiushui Jinshi Lanpo Pass One Eye”, etc
“Xinhai” is the tenth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1671), when Cheng Zhengkui was 67 years old
This picture was painted by Cheng Zhengcain in his later years. It depicts the clear stream waterside pavilion in the foreground and the stone walls in the back. The landscape with sparse front and dense back creates a simple and elegant style. This picture was made by Cheng Zhengcain after he was impeached and dismissed and returned to Nanjing. In his reclusive life, he was influenced by the aesthetic views of Kun Can, Gong Xian, and others, the former Ming Dynasty. His paintings have a strong interest in the people who lived in seclusion. He often expressed his reclusive literati feelings through the quiet landscape artistic conception
Modern Pang Yuanji’s “Xu Zhai Famous Paintings”.