| 内容简介（英文） | Chu Lien (style name Shih-kang; sobriquets Ku-ch’ uan, Ke-shang lau-jen, and Lo-fu san-jen) was a native of Fan-yu, Kwangtung. Losing both parents in his childhood, he learned techniques for depicting hsieh-sheng (painting from life) flowers and plants from his cousin Chu Ch’ao. Later he also combined the boneless method of painting practiced by Yun Shou-p’ing (1633-1690), Sung Kuang-pao, and Meng Chin-yi and started a new school of hsieh-sheng style painting. Contemporaries eventually called it the “Chu” school or the “Ke-shan” School. A vase of flowers and a narcissus plant constitute elements in the composition of this painting. Besides the red persimmons, apples, and Mandarin oranges arranged in the front of the scene, the composition is identical to another painting in our collection entitled “Flowers.” Compared with each other, viewers are especially able to comprehend Chu’s concept of composition. |
