Snow Alchemy by Master Geng of the Southern Tang
- Image Number: K2A000172N000000000PAA
- Dynasty: Song dynasty
- Category: Paintings
- Form: 軸
- Exhibition dimension: 105.3×57.7
- Description:
The snow scene is painted in ink, the distance is bleak, and the close-up view is the palace terrace. In the painting, Mr. Geng is a female crown, and his work is to cultivate Taoism. The emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty (916-961) called him into the palace to watch him turn snow into gold. In the middle of the painting, the Emperor Yuanzong sits in front of the hall, the maids of the palace on the left and the maids on the right, and the snow refiners on the left are Mr. Geng. There are also women’s crowns sitting by the window. The focus of the painting is the close-up palace, which is neat and beautiful. The corridor traverses the foreground, with a special composition. The old legend was written by the Song people, but it should have been written by the Ming people.
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