"The Shadow of the Lotus Pond

Paintings featured

• Technique inheritance: based on the heavy color of Gongbi, the costumes of the characters are outlined by “iron line drawing”, and the twists and turns of the clothes are supplemented by light ink staining; the lotus flowers are colored by “boneless method”, and the leaves are dyed with stone green and stone green to show the yin and yang directions and backs. The leaves are colored with stone green to show the yin and yang, showing the rigor of Song Dynasty courtyard painting and the literati painting of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
• Color narrative: the woman in red is the visual focus, and the intensity of the vermilion and rouge contrasts dramatically with the light green of the lotus pond; the background is thinly painted with vine yellow to render the twilight, and the water surface is outlined with ripples of silver and gray, concealing the colorful rhythm of “the red dress reflecting the blue water, the twilight dyeing the scent of the lotus”.
• Composition: the right side of the character “scale composition” breaks the symmetry, the left side of the white space floating weeds sparsely scattered, forming a “sparse can walk horses, dense and impermeable” visual rhythm; the water surface reflection defocused processing, extending the depth of the screen The reflection on the surface of the water is unrealized to extend the depth of the picture, which alludes to the philosophical thinking of “the real and the imaginary are born together”.

Detailed depiction

• Characters: the woman’s cloud temples are high, with gilt and emerald butterfly hairpins inserted diagonally, the pearl pendants in her ears swaying slightly with her sideways head posture; the pattern of the red dress is filled in with “entwined passionflower” dark pattern in gold powder, and the cuffs of the sleeves are covered with layers of Baoxiang flower embroidery, and the half-exposed fan on the sleeve is painted with a dragonfly in brushstrokes, which is an interesting echo of the dragonflies resting on the tip of the lotus. This is an interesting echo of the real dragonflies resting at the tip of the lotus.
• Lotus pond ecology: near the lotus leaves with “water collision powder” technique to present the wet feeling of dew rolling, lotus seedpods with ochre crochet to highlight the mature texture; in the middle of the lotus petal tip dyed dawn red, stamens with clam powder standing powder pile high, as the real flowers floating on silk; water floating weeds with light ink splash color, between three or five red scaled fish shadows, adding vitality and animation. The surface of the water is colored with light ink, with the shadows of three or five red-scaled fish, adding vitality.
• Light and shadow: the setting sun from the upper left corner of the picture oblique, in the woman’s shoulders sprinkled with warm gold luster, the folds of the skirt overlapping dark and light like satin flow; backlit surface of the lotus leaves with flowers and green cover dyeing, and the light side of the formation of a natural transition of the stone green, the water surface reflections of the clay gold hook line, as if the gold jumping.

Artistic Value

1. Modern Translation of Cultural Symbols: Red clothes symbolize auspiciousness in traditional culture and collide with the lotus pond’s imagery of “not being stained by silt”, inheriting the literati tradition of “using objects as a metaphor for virtues”, but also giving contemporary visual tension through the clash of colors. The value of technological innovation: in the silk painting
2. Technological innovation value: incorporating Suzhou embroidery’s “silk splitting” concept (such as 0.1mm gold threads for dress patterns) on silk, combined with digital macro scanning technology to reproduce the texture of ancient silk fabrics, and was awarded the “Non-heritage Revitalization and Innovation Demonstration Work It was awarded as “Innovative Model Work for the Revitalization of Intangible Cultural Heritage”.
3. Spatial Healing Function: According to the research of color psychology, the contrasting red and green colors in the picture can stimulate the secretion of dopamine, and the green background can help to soothe the emotions, which is suitable for the theme decoration of high-end healing space.

Suitable Scene

• Cultural space: background wall of Chinese tea room (with bamboo curtains and teapots), cultural and creative exhibition hall of museums (as the core exhibits of “Four Seasons Lotus Rhythm” theme exhibition), meditation room of meditation clubs (with incense burning and guqin playing).
• Home display: main visual wall of a new Chinese living room (it is recommended to match the black walnut wood frame with spotlights to focus on the characters), wall at the end of the bed in the bedroom (the reflective nature of silk needs to be avoided from direct sunlight), villa courtyard corridor (to form a dialogue between reality and reality with the real lotus pond).
• Digital Derivatives: Dynamic digital versions can be developed, adding AR interactive effects such as “dragonfly wings” and “water ripples” to fit the immersive exhibition scenes of the smart gallery.

Purchase

• Environmental control: constant temperature and humidity (20-25°C/50-55%RH), UV explosion-proof glass frames need to leave 2cm serigraphy breathing slits.
• Maintenance cycle: professional framers every three years to remake the pulp back, daily dust removal using sable hair brush one-way light sweep.
• Conservation advice: use non-reflective glass when framing, avoid direct ultraviolet light; southern collectors need to check the moisture-proof measures on a regular basis, it is recommended to cooperate with the electronic constant humidity display cabinet preservation.

Significance of Collection

Lotus pond silhouette” this painting can be co-branded high fashion brand launched “lotus shadow” series of silk dresses, replicating the pattern in the painting; or with the fragrance studio to develop “lotus twilight” limited fragrance, the first note of the green lotus, the middle note of the cinnabar ink, the last note of sandalwood, to build a multi-sensory artistic The top note is green lotus, the middle note is cinnabar ink, and the end note is sandalwood.