The gourd is an ancient plant that is a homonym for blessing and lu, and at the same time, it is also regarded as a symbol of longevity and auspiciousness, which is an important element of our folk culture.
In our folk culture, people often use gourds to express the meaning of protection, blessing and auspiciousness. This meaning is vividly expressed by our master of Chinese painting, Mr. Qi Baishi.
Attentive friends may find that Mr. Shiraishi often wears a delicate small gourd on his chest to signify longevity and auspiciousness. Moreover, his old man used his superb skills, exquisite brush and ink charm and unique artistic style to make gourd painting full of fun, which made people admire his old man's unique artistic expression.
He used the huggar and ochre tones together to create a gourd with a golden festive color, which makes it easy for the viewer to associate with Fulu and convey people's desire to live and pursue health and happiness.
At the same time, he also expresses the texture and form of gourds, vines, and leaves through the changes of ink color of dark and light, dry and wet, thick and light. It brings an extraordinary sense of hierarchy to the viewer, as well as the vivid vitality of the gourd.
Among them, the curves of the vines and leaves of the gourd also have the meaning of protection. In Mr. Shiraishi's writings, these are the natural beauty of vitality, as an expression of love and protection for family and friends.
These eight gourd works by Mr. Shiraishi not only show his superb painting skills and unique artistic style, but also show his old man's keen sense of the beauty of nature and his understanding of life.
His gourd painting has extraordinary significance and value in our art history, which is not only an artistic expression, but also a kind of human admiration and admiration for the beauty of natural life, expressing people's protection and pursuit of life and happiness.