Ma Yuan's "Portrait of Hanshanzi".
Longitudinal 242cmHorizontal 258cmCollection of the Palace Museum
Statue of Hanshanzi depicts the scene of Hanshanzi, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, walking in the mountains with a broom.
Hanshanzi's head and hands are depicted with fine brushes, and the clothes and ornaments are depicted with strong and powerful nail heads and rat tails, vividly depicting the image of Hanshanzi's birch scarf and clogs, cloth robes, holding a broom, and a happy expression, which may have the implication of sweeping away sorrow and gaining freedom.
The painting as a whole is just like the Zen saying of the predecessors: "A broom, in the hand." The dust of the earth is there every day. Turn and sweep and turn endlessly, let go of nature and clear the universe. ”
Anonymous "Parrot Drawing".
Longitudinal 234cmHorizontal 242cmCollection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
"Parrot Picture" depicts in detail the home situation of a talented woman who is well-versed in literature and ink.
The woman in the picture is dressed in a plain dress and sitting lazily on a couch. She rested her arms on the desk, but her attention was completely drawn to the parrot in the hand of the waiter beside her.
The parrot is snow-white, and it also looks sideways, echoing the woman.
The expressions of the characters in the whole picture, the costumes are delicately depicted, the brushwork is exquisite, and the colors are soft and beautiful, which is a masterpiece of the Song Dynasty courtyard figure painting.
Xia Jue's "Wuzhu Xitang Map".
Longitudinal 23cmHorizontal 26cmCollection of the Palace Museum
Wuzhu Xitang depicts the scene of literati living in a thatched cottage.
Built on a flat hill with a view of the green hills and surrounded by bamboo and trees, the thatched cottage is the ideal place for Coats with the ambition of a forest spring to escape from the hustle and bustle of the world.
In traditional Chinese culture, bamboo and sycamore are both symbols of noble character, and together with the cottage and landscape in the picture, they create a unique realm of "poetry in painting, painting in poetry", reflecting the life pursuit of the literati at that time and the life pursuit of the high and secluded nature.
Ma Yuan's "White Rose".
Longitudinal 262cmHorizontal 258cmCollection of the Palace Museum
The White Rose depicts the beautiful appearance of the white rose with a clean color and a clear and beautiful green leaf.
The flowers in the picture are pitching on the side in different postures;The leaf hook line is flexible, and the color is thick but not sluggish.
Although there are only a few branches, it is reminiscent of the poetic situation of "the crystal curtain moves and the breeze rises, and the shelves are full of roses", which stands out among similar works.
Anonymous "Chengjiang Bixiu Map".
Longitudinal 238cmHorizontal 263cmCollection of the Shanghai Museum
Anonymous "Green Peak on the River".
Longitudinal 245cmHorizontal 262cmCollection of the Palace Museum
"Chengjiang Bixiu Map" and "Qingfeng on the River" are masterpieces in the green landscape sketches of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The former depicts the scene of the Qingfeng Columns, the sails on the river, and the Coats facing the river looking at the railing, with gorgeous and elegant colorsThe latter depicts the overlapping distant mountains, the vastness of the smoke waves, the flying boats, and the scenery of Coats sitting and watching, with a concise and compact layout.
The two pictures carry forward the green landscape painting method, presenting the characteristics of exquisite and ethereal, and at the same time embodying the spiritual pursuit of the ancients to unite nature and man, and contain the great beauty of nature.