Yu Zhiding inscribed fan map axis

[Yu Zhiding’s fan picture axis]

The fan picture axis, Qing Dynasty, Yu Zhiding’s painting, silk, color, 132 cm vertical, 55.8 cm horizontal
The top right of this picture is titled “The picture of the fan”. “The window of the Dumen guest imitates Liu Songnian’s handwriting. It congratulates the old man Weng for his long life and the tripod of Guangling Yu.” The seal “Shen Zhai Yu’s tripod” is printed by Bai Wenyin, “Fisherman on the Guangling Waves” is printed by Zhu Wenyin, and the bottom left is printed by Zhu Fangyin, “It is also true to meet a beautiful lady”
According to the title “Dumen Guest Window”, it is known that this painting was made by the painter when he lived in the capital. Judging from the style of painting, it should be his work when he copied various techniques in his early years. The picture shows the story of “Xi Zhi’s fan to Grandma”. The calligrapher Wang Xizhi saw that the old woman in the countryside was struggling to make a living, so he wrote an inscription on the fan he sold and told the old woman to say, “It’s Wang Youjun’s book, in order to get a hundred dollars”. The old lady didn’t know the secret, but hesitated. She didn’t want people to buy it
This picture is colored in cyan and green. The stone cliffs are towering and towering, and two ancient pines are tall and vigorous, which means “longevity”. In the picture, Xizhi sat beside the stone table and wrote an inscription. The old woman’s eyes were expectant, and the servants washed the inkstone by the stream. The theme was vivid and natural. The landscape and characters are fine in brushwork, bright and bright in color, and pursue the neat and rigorous style of the Southern Song Dynasty.