traditional-chinese-art:Plum Blossoms dated 1757Jin Nong ChineseMuseum Description:Jin Nong’s
traditional-chinese-art:Plum Blossoms dated 1757Jin Nong ChineseMuseum Description:Jin Nong’s innovative plum paintings are poised between representation and abstraction. The images range from the exuberance of lacy blossom-laden boughs to the restrained elegance of a single budding branch. There is a graphic quality to Jin Nong’s compositions, achieved through a tight interlocking of painted image, calligraphy, and seals. His poetic inscriptions, written in his typically exact, vigorous manner, not only deepen the meaning of his imagery, but also act as graphic motifs that further animate each composition. -- source link