Loto appassito, aquila e airone su seta 190x105.2
In this dramatic Ming Dynasty scene, a fierce hawk swoops down with talons extended, sending smaller birds into a panic amidst a pond of withered lotus leaves and tall reeds. If you look closely at the center, a heron is cleverly camouflaged, blending perfectly into the decaying vegetation to avoid the predator's gaze. Lu Ji, a master of the 'bird-and-flower' genre, captures a split-second of life-and-death tension in the wild, using loose, expressive brushstrokes that were quite revolutionary for his time.
- Technique
- Ink and color on silk
- Material
- Silk
- Dimensions
- 190 cm x 105.2 cm