Xue Wenhua Embroidered Wisteria Double Chicken Figure Axis

[Xue Wenhua Embroidering Wisteria Double Chicken Figure Axis]

Xue Wenhua Embroidering Wisteria Double Chicken Figure Axis, Republic of China, 113 centimeters vertically and 40 centimeters horizontally
The picture axis is a white silk embroidered double chicken picture on the ground. At the top of the screen, a wisteria tree hangs naturally, with both male and female chickens under it. On the upper left, the running script “Shi Gui Chou Chang Xia Mogeng (i.e. Ni Tian) painted Wenhua Embroidery” was embroidered with black thread, and two seals such as Zhu Wen’s “Wenhua” were embroidered on the lower part
The embroidery work in this work is simple and monotonous in color, using only two types of stitches, namely, a set needle and an oblique wrapped needle. However, the author uses the characteristics of set needles in batches to skillfully blend colors such as purple, dark gray, light gray, brown, and black into the silk texture of the embroidery thread, similar to the “small freehand brushwork” of flowers and birds written by the Qing Dynasty painter Hua Yan and Gongdai. The spots and tails embroidered on the body of the double chicken are a combination of neat and unrestrained ink and water techniques, similar to using both dry and wet pens. This embroidery method has both detailed descriptions and the simplicity of the pen and ink. It is a vivid and colorful image pattern created by Hua Yan to capture the natural interests of natural creatures, outlining, boneless, colored, and using both ink and water. This embroidery is based on Ni Tian’s painting and was embroidered by Xue Wenhua. It is a masterpiece of weaving and embroidery during the Republic of China.