China fine calligraphy and painting

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Features: Authentic works by renowned masters, promoting Chinese civilization and recreating historical brilliance
China Fine Art Masterpieces (1)
Wealthy Hall and Fragrant Orchids
Upper Seal Script Couplets
Lower Seal Script Couplets
Price: 1280.00 yuan
China Fine Art Masterpieces (2)
Plum
Orchid
bamboo
Chrysanthemum
Large
Four
Princes
Price: 1580.00 yuan
China Fine Art Masterpieces (3)
Tiger
Eagle
Five Oxen Painting
Price: 1280.00 yuan
China Fine Art Masterpieces (4)
Imitation of Zhao Mengfu's Plum Blossom Painting
Lotus Flower Painting
Running Script Shui Long Yin (One Cey
After the Yuan Dynasty, Flat Distance Small Scenery Painting
Beauties
Running Script Self-Composed Poem
Huangyi’s Love for Geese Painting
Hibiscus Flower Painting
Running Script Red Cliff Ode Phrase
Autumn Chrysanthemum Painting
Willow Pond Calling Ox Painting
Running Script Mi Fu’s Poem
Price: 1580.00 yuan
Four-Panel Screen
Wealthy Hall and Fragrant Orchids · Ming · Chen Jiayan (88cm × 45cm)
The set price is 1280.00 yuan
Chen Jiayan, a painter of the late Ming Dynasty, was from Jiading, Shanghai. During the Chongzhen era, he presented paintings and calligraphy to the imperial court and was granted the title "Pine Lake Secret Pavilion."
Chen Jiayan's Wealthy Hall and Fragrant Orchids is a masterpiece of meticulous ink and color flower-and-bird painting. Its composition is rich and the structure is tight. At the top of the painting is a magnolia tree full of silver blossoms, below which are delicate Taihu rocks. In front of the rocks, clusters of dazzling and luxurious peonies are in full bloom, while at the base of the rocks, a cluster of fragrant orchids emits a sweet aroma. In front of the flowers, a colorful peacock is about to spread its wings in competition for beauty. Other birds, such as white herons, paired mandarin ducks, and multicolored long-tailed pheasants, display various poses—walking, standing, looking back, preening their feathers—vividly. All of these create a delightful scene of spring, filled with birdsong and blooming flowers. The painting features fine brushwork, brilliant colors, and a lively artistic spirit, bringing blessings of joy, harmony, prosperity, and happiness. It is a renowned masterpiece of Chinese hall scrolls.
Plum · Modern · Qi Baishi (100cm × 25cm)
Qi Baishi (1863-1957) was a modern painter, calligrapher, and seal carver. His name was Huan, styled Weiqing, and known as Baishi. He was from Xiangtan, Hunan. He excelled in painting flowers, birds, insects, and fish, with bold, dynamic brushwork, simple yet expressive forms, lively and playful spirits, and vivid, strong colors. He skillfully combined broad, expressive ink-wash flowers with detailed grasshoppers. His landscapes were innovative and poetic; his figurative paintings were concise yet vivid, filled with humanity and humor. His calligraphy was strong and steady, unique in style. He was also a master of seal carving, with bold and vigorous designs, single-edged straight cuts, and dynamic, fast techniques. His poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal carving were all exceptionally skilled and uniquely creative. He left behind many works. He also wrote Qi Baishi’s Art Works Collection.
In the painting, the plum blossom comes from a corner of a table, and the artist deviates from the usual conventions of painting plum branches, trees, or blossoms—instead, he depicts the plum in a vase, creating a novel and distinctive composition. The plum branches are straight and strong, expressing the resilience of the plum blossom.
Orchid · Qing · Wu Changshuo (100cm × 25cm)
Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) was a modern painter and seal carver. His name was Junqing, styled Changshuo, and known as Fu Lou or Kui Tie. He was from Anji, Zhejiang. He was skilled in calligraphy, particularly in "Shiguhu script," with robust and vigorous brushwork, establishing his own style. He was also a master of seal carving, using blunt knives to create ancient, rustic, and strong designs. His painting was rich in color and ink, vigorous and ancient, with a strong sense of stone and metal.
Wu Changshuo painted the orchid against a backdrop of large rocks to embody the essence of "the secluded orchid." The orchids in his painting are lush and full, highlighting their tenacious vitality and unyielding spirit.
Bamboo · Qing · Zheng Xuan
Zheng Xuan was a Qing Dynasty painter and litterateur. His style was Ke’rou, and his nickname was Banqiao. He was from Xinghua, Jiangsu. He passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Qianlong reign and served as an administrator in Weixian, Shandong, but was dismissed for defending the people against powerful nobles. Later, he settled in Yangzhou and sold paintings, becoming one of the "Eight of Yangzhou." He was skilled in calligraphy, combining seal and clerical scripts with running and regular scripts, creating bold, intricate, lean, and sharp designs, which he called "Half-and-Half Calligraphy." He excelled in painting orchids and bamboos, using vertical strokes and long (diagonal) strokes in the style of grass script, with strong and sharp brushwork to express his unyielding and resilient character. He was also a talented poet, with fresh, sincere, and straightforward poetry that was highly regarded. His surviving works include Ink Orchid Painting, Bamboo and Stone Painting, and Double Pine, Orchid, and Bamboo Painting, among others. He also wrote Banqiao Anthology.
Zheng Xuan's Bamboo is lean, strong, and resilient, fully showcasing his unyielding and elegant personality, as well as his compassion for the suffering of the people, expressed in the phrase "Every stem and leaf is connected to the people's feelings." The quote "Forty years of painting bamboo branches, painting is born when it is ripe" reflects the excellence of this work as one of Banqiao’s finest.
Chrysanthemum · Modern · Qi Baishi (100cm × 25cm)
The chrysanthemum depicted in this painting is a famous variety called "Single-Headed Chrysanthemum," known for its large flower heads. Its form is natural and lively, delightful to the eye. The author painted the chrysanthemum in red, rather than the common yellow or white chrysanthemums, showcasing his extraordinary artistic vision.
Tiger · Modern · Liu Jiyou (88cm × 58cm)
Liu Jiyou (1918-1984) was a modern painter. He was from Tianjin. He excelled in painting figures, animals, and flowers, with exquisite skills, combining detailed and ink-wash techniques. His shapes were accurate, colors rich, and the overall style fresh and enduring. He innovatively combined the ink-wash techniques of Chinese landscape painting with Western painting methods, creating the unique "split-hair rock" technique to realistically portray the texture of animal fur. His representative works include Leopard Painting and Northeast Tiger.
Liu Jiyou was particularly skilled in painting beasts, with lions and tigers being his specialties. He portrayed each animal with distinct characteristics, their forms and temperaments differing greatly. His observations were meticulous, focusing on both resemblance and spirit. In the painting, the tiger appears majestic and fierce, its gaze intimidating, as if its roar could shake the heavens and move the earth. His brushwork is a blend of detailed and ink-wash techniques, skillfully and accurately capturing the tiger’s spirit.
Eagle · Modern · Zhang Shuqi (88cm × 48cm)
Zhang Shuqi (1900-1957) was a modern painter. His original name was Shizhong, but he used his style name. He was from Pujiang, Zhejiang. He graduated from the Shanghai Fine Arts College in his early years. He excelled in painting flowers and birds,ing both form and spirit, with meticulous coloring, particularly skilled in using powder for lifelike effects. He was famous for painting doves and eagles, with Hundred Dove Painting and Willow Eagle Painting as his.
Zhang Shuqi was a renowned modern bird-and-bird painter, particularly famous for his eagles. His keen observations allowed him to paint with concise strokes and ink, achieving lifelike results with every line and dot. In this painting, the eagle has piercing eyes, its head raised and wings spread, full of vigor and radiance. Its skeleton is fully visible, perfectly embodying both form and spirit, making it one of his masterpieces.
Five Oxen Painting · Tang · Han Xuan (145cm × 21cm)
Han Xuan (723-787), styled Taichong, was a Tang Dynasty painter and official, from Chang’an (now Xi’an, Shaanxi). He served as the Military Commissioner of Zhejiang, Prime Minister, and was enfeoffed as Duke of Jin. He was skilled in calligraphy and painting landscapes, figures, and animals.
In the Five Oxen Painting, the five oxen are lifelike, each with distinct expressions—some eating grass, others looking up slowly, some bellowing directly, others looking back, and others staring forward. The author used thick, strong brushwork to portray the oxen, perfectly capturing their muscle and hide, while also giving the painting a sense of slowness, emphasizing their patience and docile nature. The entire work has an ancient, sturdy style, accurate shapes, and vivid images, making it a masterwork of Han Xuan’s legacy, celebrated by all.