Willow Bathing Birds, 1703. Inscription: Written in winter. Bada Shanren.
Bada Shanren is good at using light ink and bald brushes to depict a sparse and indifferent style. The willow branches above the birds are dry and dry, but the inner lines are continuous, revealing a kind of moisturizing energy. Moreover, these willow branches divide the blank space above into several small pieces, coupled with the inscription and seal on the upper left, so that the layout of the upper and lower is also showing a balance of power.
Chicks", date unknown. Title: Tuoshi Jingnan painting, Duanzhou is unexpected. Because of the ancient research, a good understanding of Luling.
"Tuoshi" refers to the big Tuoshi inkstone, that is, the name inkstone of the Tang and Song dynasties. "Duanzhou" refers to Duanyan, one of the four famous inkstones. This is an inscription poem of the inkstone, which seems to have no connection with the content of the picture, or has the meaning of entrusting the thoughts of the previous dynasty and the changes of the world.
Narcissus, 1688-1689. Inscription: Painting of Bada Shanren.
Sleeping Birds, 1688-1689. Inscription: Painting of Bada Shanren.
The age of the Willow Finch, unknown. Inscription: Painting of Bada Shanren.
The trunk of the willow tree is sloping, and it has the tendency to overwhelm the bird, and the bird also swoops down. Bada Shanren skillfully hangs a branch on the left side of the picture to block the trend of leaning to the left, and a branch flies out on the upper right to match the inscription and seal, like a rope hanging the trunk of a tree. The two branches lightly alleviate the imbalance of force, making the whole picture both dynamic and in a kind of riveting balance.
Quail Picture, dated unknown. Inscription: Painting of Bada Shanren.
Picture of a perched bird, 1694. Inscription: Written by the Bada Shanren.
Withered Squatting Eagle", size unknown, date unknown. Inscription: Written by the Bada Shanren.
In his later years, Bada Shanren changed the "painting" in the inscription "Bada Shanren Painting" to "writing". At the same time, eagles were also a common subject of painting in his later years. Like the fish and birds in other works, the eagle in the Bada Shanren is still lonely and indifferent with a white eye, but with a touch of majesty and firmness.
Twin Geese, 1700. Inscription: Written by the Bada Shanren.
In their later years, the Bada Shanren liked the theme of reeds and geese, and adopted the layout of "partition", that is, the main content was placed in the upper and lower and diagonal positions, and the blank space in the middle stretched out branches and leaves, reeds and grass, dividing the vertical composition into several spaces, forming an artistic effect of flickering far and near, although close at hand, like the end of the world.
Lone Bird, size unknown, date unknown. Title: Jiaxu Chongyang, Bada Shanren painting and inscription.
The flowers are fat and the bamboos are thin, and the birds are empty.