Shafu Banana Lady Picture Axis

[Shafu Banana Maiden Painting Axis]

Banana Maiden Painting Axis, Qing Dynasty, Shafu painting, paper version, color setting, vertical 92 cm, horizontal 31 cm
Self title: “The beauty’s words are called Zui Tu, Mr. Qixiang’s original. The chrysanthemum of Jiawu and the chrysanthemum of Qiu Sha Fu come to Su An.” The next seal is “made by Shan Chun”. Jiawu was the 20th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1894)
This is an impressionistic painting of a lady created by the author in imitation of Gaiqi’s brushwork. The picture shows a woman standing in front of a banana tree with flowers in her hand, smelling the fragrance and getting drunk. Its towering hair bun is dyed repeatedly with thick and light ink, and then the roots of hair are drawn with heavy ink. The painting technique of combining line and face shows the denseness and smoothness of women’s hair. The face of the lady is shaped like a melon seed face, and the face is dyed with a light red halo without trace, highlighting the smooth and delicate texture of the character’s skin and the light and dark changes of the five facial structures. His eyebrows and eyes show a reserved and desolate resentment, which is consistent with the interest of “pure and quiet” pursued by the literati painters in the late Qing Dynasty in the creation of beautiful women’s paintings, and has distinctive characteristics of the times
The background of the characters is a realistic banana tree with meticulous depiction on one side and an impressionistic duckweed with light color on the other. The two not only show the author’s skillful use of different strokes, but also play a role in creating a scene in the painting. The real scene of banana leaves gives support to the characters and enhances the fresh and beautiful style of the works; The virtual scene of duckweed leads the picture to depth, expands the profound space of the work, and gives people a rich artistic conception of leisure.