Zhang daqian painting and calligraphy exhibition

Modern times. Paper.
In the scene, there is a beauty standing near the stone and a willow tree on the right. At the upper left corner of painting, it is inscribed with one poem, one signature:" In Qingcheng Mountain, Spring, 1939, Zhang Daqian" and two seals:" Zhang Yuan" and "Shuke".

Modern times. Paper.
In the scene, Yang Xiong is sitting at a desk and readnig some books, followed by a servant. There is a phoenix tree next to the desk. At the upper left part of the painting, it is inscribed with a poem, a signature:"Autumn 1942 by Zhang Daqianyuan" and two seals:"Zhang Yuan" and "Daqian".

Silk, focus on the color scheme. In the picture, the bodhisattva is wearing a crown with her long hair hanging down her shoulders and her upper body is bare. She wearing a transparent shawl, collar, wreaths and an armlet.

She sitting on the lotus in a red skirt. The right hand holds the incense burner on the chest and the left arm. The picture is graceful and well-proportioned, the lines and colors are skillfully used. Compare cool colors like green, green and white with red, this use the apply light and bright colors.

Modern times. Paper. The picture shows Mr. Daqian imitating the strokes of zhang sengyou, an outstanding painter in the Weijin dynasties.
In the upper right corner is the two seals with title "Wu xia autumn, imitate the calligraphy of zhangsengyaoi", lateral stamp Baiwen "late autumn", Zhuwen "begging in world". On the left corner of the pictuer, it’s inscribed with a poem.

Silk, focus on the color scheme. The Dunhuang grotto frescoes contain abundant images of ancient music and Musical Instruments. According to the statistics of the music dance laboratory of Dunhuang academy in recent years, in the Mogao grottoes, there are more than 200 of yueju which shape like a a cave, and has more than 3400 of Yueji. There also have more than 490 bands of different sizes, a total of 44 kinds of musical instruments, more than 4,300 pieces. With so many Yueji images and Musical Instruments, it can be regarded as one of the most well-preserved music museums in the world.

 This frame, "Kabuki Bodhisattva In The Late Tang Dynasty", is copied from the top of 15 caves in Yulin, Dunhuang. In the painting, the high chignon of bodhisattva of two kabuki hangs behind, with a crown of jewels and a robe. Wearing red and yellow long skirts, with a clapper and a curved neck Pipa flying through the air. The long belt around the shoulder dances about, foil gives the atmosphere of joy.

Silk, focus on the color scheme. In ancient China, artists who took music and dance as their career were collectively called Hui. Its mainly engaged in the performance of musical instruments known as the musicians, mainly engaged in singing and dancing known as kabuki. Researchers in the dance field of music called the figures in the Dunhuang fresco, mainly playing musical instruments as Dunhuang Musical Instruments.

In this picture, Jiyuetian is a gad of music in the sky. The band of four in the picture is concentrating on playing the panpipes, drums, neck pipa and small brass cymbals, with their hands moving or swinging deftly to the beat, as if they were still in the beautiful melody. The image is vivid and realistic, giving people a sense of actually hearing the sound.

Silk, focus on the color scheme. This picture painted many buddhas, it shows a situation of sakyamuni preaches. The fan-shaped leaves clustered together, Sakyamuni has a backlight behind him. And he has a high chignon, wearing a red robe, feet lotus, the left hand imprinted fearlessly, the right hand imprinted with the wish.

He turned to the right as if he were looking down at the people. There are six bodhisattvas on each side, they have a headlight on the top, a crown of jewels on the head, and a carcanet on the neck. The whole picture is colorful and all kinds of complicated decorative patterns are fully used.

Modern times. Paper.
This painting is painted by Zhang Daqian, Yu Feian and Wang Xuetao. And they painted lotus, dragonfly and frog respectively.