| 内容简介（英文） | Cheng Hsieh, a native of Kiangsu, was gifted at poetry and writing. A major artist of the Yangchow School during the middle Ch’ing, he excelled at painting and calligraphy. In painting, his favorite subject was bamboo and rocks. The slender angular rocks here rise up in the composition along with stalks of bamboo bearing twigs dotted with leaves. This work fully reveals the unyielding and lofty spirit of the scholar, who is symbolized in Chinese thought by the bamboo. The brushwork is powerful and the ink is fluid and moist. To the left are Cheng’s slanted characters done in a spontaneous style combining various manners. The painting and calligraphy complement each other perfectly. This work was donated by Mr. Huang Chun-pi. |
