Lotus works in Chinese painting

1. Lotus Picture: Ink painting by China modern painter Zhang Daqian.

This picture is a lotus flower. The composition of the whole painting is full, dense, bold and unconstrained, and the style is fresh and elegant, which seems to herald the birth of a new life and has a strong trend.

2. Lotus Out of the Water: a colored silk painting painted by Wu Bing in the Southern Song Dynasty, which is now in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

This painting depicts a water lily, reddish and stained. This flower is lined with green leaves, and there are three lotus leaves under the leaves. The author depicts the graceful appearance and muddy but not dirty characteristics of lotus from above. The whole painting is delicate and colorful, and there is no trace of pen and ink. It is a masterpiece in the Southern Song Dynasty's college paintings.

3. The Picture of a Dead Lotus and a Dead Mandarin Duck: A pastel painting created by Zhong Zhang, a painter in the Yuan Dynasty, is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

In the picture, two mandarin ducks perched on the shore lie upright with their heads facing the lake. The residual leaves of lotus and cattail also fell to the lake, and the movement was harmonious. The ink color of the whole painting is light and moist, with few strong ink and Jiao Mo. Only Jiao Mo looked into Yuanyang's eyes, which is also the eyes of the whole picture. The complacent expression of Yuanyang has also become the interest of the whole picture.

4. Lotus and Yuanyang Picture: A colorful silk painting created by Chen Hongshou in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, which is now in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

In this painting, there is a corner of the lotus pond. On the clear water, a pair of mandarin ducks are swimming together. On them, lotus leaves are as green as umbrellas, and several red lotus flowers are in full bloom. The flower-and-bird painting method is neat and meticulous, which is in line with reality. The combination of brushwork and reality makes the picture feel ethereal and moist.

5. Lotus Lutu: Yun Qing Dynasty's works, collected by Nanjing Museum.

Lotus flowers paint with the unique boneless painting method of Cloud, the color is clear and beautiful in Leng Yan, and the pen is free and elegant, creating an ethereal charm.