[Collection Name]: Lianxi Ink Bamboo Fan

[Historical Era]: Qing Dynasty

[Size]: Diameter 26.5 centimeters

【 Title 】: Junqing Renxiong, Grand Master, Yazheng Younger Brother, Lianxi

[Seal]: Written by Lianxi (in vermilion script)

This work is made of silk and has an oblique composition, with bamboo and stone slanting out from the right side. In the picture, three or two bamboo poles lean against each other, forming the main body of the image. The ink on the bamboo pole is evenly distributed, the strokes are straight, and the two sides are like boundaries, naturally round and straight. The ink lines on the bamboo joints are smooth, and although they are separated in the middle, they have a sense of connection. Bamboo branches are drawn with fine strokes, with smooth and round lines, and continuous business. Bamboo leaves are written with the stroke of the character "ge", with a light and sharp strokes, alternating between reality and illusion, highlighting a sense of space. Bamboo shoots emerge from the soil, showing full vitality. The right side of the mountain stone is expressed with light ink and water to show its texture and texture, which is rich in layers and changes. The overall picture presents a composition of edges and corners, neat and meticulous, galloping within the rhythm but lacking in variation, making it difficult to generate new ideas.

Lianxi (1816-1884), Shi Zhenran, was from Xinghua, Jiangsu. The courtesy name Lianxi, the courtesy name Yehang, and the courtesy name Xing. In the 24th year of the Daoguang reign (1844), he went to Yangzhou with Wang Yang, a native of She. Trying to draw portraits and Buddha statues of Yingzhang, without using them, can be done instantly, known as a unique skill. Good bamboo and stone, flying away. In his later years, he lived in Shanghai and wrote "Chinese Famous Painting Treasure Mirror" and "Celebrity Fan Collection".