Chinese Painting Blog » Plum https://www.artisoo.com/blog Chinese art globe share Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:58:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Plum Blossom the Major Subject in Chinese Painting https://www.artisoo.com/blog/plum-blossom-the-major-subject-in-chinese-painting/ https://www.artisoo.com/blog/plum-blossom-the-major-subject-in-chinese-painting/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:32:56 +0000 CNArtGallery http://www.artisoo.com/blog/?p=1027 Continue reading →]]> The plum blossom is one of the most famous flowers in China and one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. The plum tree is renowned for bursting into a riot of blossoms in the dead of winter. It is a noble and unsullied flower that braves the cold and brings vigor and vitality to the world. Plum Blossom is well known as its purity, strength and modesty. It is one of the famous Chinese traditional flowers.

They are four common subjects in traditional ink and wash painting, belonging to the category of bird painting or flower painting in Chinese art. The “Four Gentlemen”, also called the Four Noble Ones, in Chinese art refer to four plants: the plum, the orchid, the bamboo, and the chrysanthemum.

Zhu Da’s plum blossom paintings dating back four centuries appear as fresh and moist as if they had just been painted. Three or four brushstrokes describe aptly the special relationship between blossoms and branches, the four plum buds done with robust lines vibrate with life. The simple and spare composition comprises just the blossoms, the inscription and the seals, leaving large swaths of blank space and room for untrammeled imagination.

Plum Blossom Chinese Painting

Plum Blossom

]]> https://www.artisoo.com/blog/plum-blossom-the-major-subject-in-chinese-painting/feed/ 0 Chinese Pheasant Painting https://www.artisoo.com/blog/chinese-pheasant-painting/ https://www.artisoo.com/blog/chinese-pheasant-painting/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:22:03 +0000 CNArtGallery http://www.artisoo.com/blog/?p=972 Continue reading →]]> Chinese Pheasant Painting: Pheasant is called "jin ji( 锦鸡)" in Chinese, which wounds like "gold and auspiciousness(金吉)", so it has very auspicious meanings. In ancient China, people believed pheasant to have the function of dispelling evil spirits, spo they often used pheasant designs as the decoration of clothes. The pheasant design embroidered on the emperor's formal dress or civil officials' robes was called "hua chong(华虫)". It's a rank signs and represented authority and dignitary.

Chinese Pheasant Painting

Chinese Pheasant Painting

Chinese Plum Blossom or Peony & Pheasant Fengshui Painting: Jin Shang Tian Hua(锦上添花). Pheasant is under a flower (the flower is often plum blossom or peony). Peony is a symbol of riches and honour. The combination is literally called "add flowers to the brocade", that means "to make perfection still more perfect", "a double portion of good fortune".

Chinese Magnolia & Pheasant Fengshui Painting: Jin Yu Man Tang(金玉满堂)/Yu Lou Jin Xiu(玉楼锦绣). In Chinese, the first character of pheasant is "jin(锦)" which sounds like the word "gold(金 )", and that of magnolia is "jade(玉)", these two characters constitute the word "jin yu(金玉)", so this combination symbolizes "Treasures fill the homeJin".

Chinese Pheasant & Laurustinus Painting: Jin Xiu Qian Cheng(锦绣前程). In Chinese, the first character of pheasant is "jin(锦)", and that of laurustinus is "xiu(绣)", these two characters constitute the word "jin xiu(锦绣)" which means bright. So this combination expresses the good wishes for the bright prospect and glorious future.

 

 

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Plum Blossom

This Chinese painting that took the artist over a month to complete is a masterpiece synthesizing verse, calligraphy, painting and seals into an organic whole. The composition is dense, with ink or color washes touching all borders, but leaves some free spaces, for instance in the above and right parts. The composition is also dynamic with the plum dancing in the wind, but anchored by the two neat and serene inscriptions.

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