Double Happiness Figure

Author: Zheng Mingchuan
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Cui Bai (11th century), styled Zixi, was from Haoqing, Anhui (now Dongfengyang). He excelled in painting flowers, bamboo, and birds, as well as lotus leaves, ducks, and wild geese. His works in figures and landscapes were also highly commendable. In the early years of Xining, he was appointed as an art instructor at the Imperial Painting Academy. Cui Bai created his own style by inheriting the techniques of Xu Xi and Huang Quan, becoming a significant figure in Northern Song dynasty bird-and-flower painting. In the "Double Joy" album, the dry moat is lined with gnarled ancient trees, interspersed with emerald bamboo, withered grass, and thorny vines. Two magpies—one perched and one flying—dive downward, while a wild rabbit in the moat looks back, hesitating to move. The scene is in perfect harmony, with delicate brushwork. The slopes and rocks, as well as the grass and bamboo, are rendered with vigorous and dynamic strokes. The wind, the rustling of trees, and the fierce, agitated behavior of the mountain magpies, as well as the rabbit's indecisiveness, all reflect the artist's deep understanding of the various moods and characteristics of nature. Cui Bai (11th century), styled Zixi, was from Haoqing, Anhui (now Dongfengyang). He excelled in painting flowers, bamboo, and birds, as well as lotus leaves, ducks, and wild geese. His works in figures and landscapes were also highly commendable. In the early years of Xining, he was appointed as an art instructor at the Imperial Painting Academy. Cui Bai created his own style by inheriting the techniques of Xu Xi and Huang Quan, becoming a significant figure in Northern Song dynasty bird-and-flower painting. In the "Double Joy" album, the dry moat is lined with gnarled ancient trees, interspersed with emerald bamboo, withered grass, and thorny vines. Two magpies—one perched and one flying—dive downward, while a wild rabbit in the moat looks back, hesitating to move. The scene is in perfect harmony, with delicate brushwork. The slopes and rocks, as well as the grass and bamboo, are rendered with vigorous and dynamic strokes. The wind, the rustling of trees, and the fierce, agitated behavior of the mountain magpies, as well as the rabbit's indecisiveness, all reflect the artist's deep understanding of the various moods and characteristics of nature.