| 内容简介（英文） | Waxwing on a Serpentine Mulberry Branch Sun Lung (fl. 15th c.) Ming Dynasty Sun Lung, also known as Sun T’ing-chen, style name Ts’ung-chi, sobriquet Tu-ch’ih, was a native of Wu-chin (modern Ch’ang-chou, Kiangsu). During the Hsuan-te reign period (1426-1435), he entered the Inner Court, where he served as a censor. He later attained the rank of prefect of Hsin-an. Sun painted using the boneless method, made famous in the early Sung (960-1279) by the artists Hsu Ch’ung-ssu and Chao-ch’ang. He worked primarily in tinted washes, and with his spare handling of color, he was able to convey his subjects’ spirit. Creating his own unique style, he excelled at painting landscapes, birds, flowers, plants and insects. This depiction of a waxwing on a mulberry branch is the first leaf of Sun’s album Sketches from Nature. The silk base of this work has been treated with a sizing that renders it relatively unabsorbent. Thus, the ink still appears moist and fresh on the surface of the painting. With swift lashes of ink, Sun modelled the twisting branch and delicately floating foliage, leaving behind tangible traces of the rhythm of the brush. |
