Stick to one's wishes
Hold the table against the chrysanthemum
Watch butterflies in summer
Bo Gu yousi
Twist beads to see the cat.
Sew clothes under candles.
Look at the snow in the oven.
Lean over and watch birds.
Tong yin pin cha
Qiu Zhuang dui Jing
Rao Zi, a skirt hairpin, left a good impression on Dai Dai.
In Qing Dynasty, there were 12 pictures of Prince Yong's inscribed book hall, which was mistakenly called "Princess Yin Zhen likes pictures" because of the banner of "Dust-broken layman" when Prince Yongzheng was painted. According to the archives of the Yongzheng Dynasty of the Ministry of the Interior, Mr. Zhu Jiajin "is nothing more than a' twelve beautiful silk paintings'." Therefore, it seems more appropriate to name it "Yong Wang Zi Shu Tang Deep in the Painting Screen". This set of painting screens is customized for Yuanmingyuan. It was originally attached to the screen of "Meeting Liu about my Caotang" in Yuanmingyuan. It was only in August of the tenth year of Yongzheng (1732) that the screen was ordered to be removed, "lined with paper, each with a rolling pin". Therefore, the realistic landscape in the picture should show the real scene of the early Yuanmingyuan.
This set of pictures is heavily colored with meticulous brushwork, which shows the elegant aesthetic taste of court painting and the artistic characteristics of lady painting. The painter vividly described the leisure life scenes of women in the palace, such as drinking tea, watching butterflies, pondering and reading, and at the same time vividly reproduced the most popular decorations such as crown clothes, hairstyles and jewelry for women in the Qing palace at that time. This set of pictures is the most vivid and authentic historical data to study the women's clothing culture in China, which enables us to appreciate the gorgeous style of women's clothing culture in the Kang and Yong periods.
Reflections on books
The woman took the half-opened paper and pondered for a while. The background is decorated with poems by Mi Yuanzhang, a famous poet and calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, painted with small mountains and rivers, and copied with banners and ink pens. The painter skillfully used Mi Yuanzhang's recorded poem, "The small waist of the cherry mouth leans against the spring breeze, which is half lazy. A mood is a pastime. I want to express and meditate, pointing out the painting significance of this painting and the manners of a lady who is tired of reading. What is recorded on the women's exhibition page is Du Qiuniang's "Jin Luci" in the Tang Dynasty: "I advise you not to cherish gold clothes, but to cherish youth. Flowers can be folded straight, don't wait until there are no flowers. "The image of a woman who leans against the wind and is powerless in the picture reflects the beauty of' the wind reveals sadness' that is common in the paintings of ladies in the Qing Dynasty.
Watching bamboo by leaning against the door
In the courtyard, there are flowers, bamboos and stones everywhere, and there are various bonsai such as herbs and roses, which compete for beauty and adorn the beautiful scenery with graceful gestures. The lady leaned against the door and looked at all the love. Her behavior seemed to reveal a faint feeling of sighing about spring.
Sew clothes under candles.
The breeze is slow, the red candle is swaying, and the matchmakers are diligent and thread in the candlelight. Women's needlework includes weaving, embroidery, sewing, etc. In ancient times, it belonged to the "women's merit" to measure women's "four virtues" and was one of the important standards to evaluate women's character. Therefore, women, rich or poor, are good at needlework. In this picture, the woman flicks her blue fingers, the needle and thread pass through, and her eyebrows droop thoughtfully. A red bat is dancing among the bamboos outside the bright window, and the auspicious meaning of "Great Happiness" is subtly contained in the picture.
Bo Gu yousi
The lady sat on a spotted bamboo chair and bowed her head in thought. On the side is a treasure cabinet with various utensils inside. All kinds of porcelain placed on the Duobao Pavilion, such as "Ruyao-style" porcelain washing, "Langyao red glazed" monk's hat pot, bronze tassels, jade screens, etc., were the most popular furnishings from Kangxi to Yongzheng, with typical royal wealth. These cultural relics not only increase the authenticity of the picture, but also reflect the ladies' interest in Bo Gu's elegance.
Hold the table against the chrysanthemum
The lady is sitting at the table with a beautiful enamel watch in her hand. There are chrysanthemums in the bottle on the table, which shows that it is August season. Chrysanthemum is lofty and elegant, and it is an important ornamental flower in autumn. It has been endowed with the meaning of firmness and longevity, and at the same time, it has become a headdress for women or an ornament for rooms with its simple and elegant natural beauty. Dong Qichang's poems of Ming Dynasty are hung on the background wall. Not far away, western astronomical instruments and enamel watches in women's hands show that western objects have gradually become fashionable in the palace.
Qiu Zhuang dui Jing
The lady was dressed in fur and wore a Yu Pei around her waist. One hand was on the heater to keep out the cold, and the other hand was holding a bronze mirror, admiring herself intently in the mirror. The helplessness of "but regretting the dark candle room" overflowed her brow. The background of the painting is a cursive seven-character poem with smooth ink and wash on the shaft, and the inscription is "Breaking the Worldly Custom". Yong Zhengdi's nickname "Broken Dust" was taken when he was Prince Yong, expressing his interest in abstinence, honor and fame.
Stick to one's wishes
The ladies stood in the courtyard enjoying the flowers with wishful thinking. The bamboo fence is full of flowers and plants. The painter highlighted the peony with purple, pink, white and red. Peony is known as the "king of flowers" because of its elegance and rich fragrance, and it has become a symbol of good fortune. Combined with the bamboo carving of Ganoderma lucidum held by women, it contains good wishes of "wealth and happiness".
Watch butterflies in summer
The outdoor lake is exquisite in stone, colorful butterflies are flying, and day lilies are fragrant. The ladies in the room are holding gourds and leaning against the box to meditate. Although this painting depicts a lady's leisurely scene in summer, it expresses her good wishes for her son. Hemerocallis, also known as A Girl Without Sorrow and Lucong. "All Trees and Soldiers" said that "when a woman is pregnant, she will wear her flowers and give birth to a boy". Therefore, it is called "suitable for men" because it helps pregnant women to have children. Gourd, a multi-seed plant with vigorous vitality, is often used as a metaphor for the "ancient philosophers". The painter skillfully painted the day lily and cucurbit on the stone surface and palm surface, which not only increased the appreciation of the picture, but also contained the profound meaning of seeking children.
Tong yin pin cha
The lady took a tulle fan and sat under the dense buttonwood, sipping tea. Drinking tea was originally a daily eating behavior. Because of the popularity of tea tasting, it has become an elegant thing among literati and scholars in past dynasties, and gradually improved the realm of tea tasting. In the picture, there is a bookshelf painted with black paint and gold in the moon door. Books full of letters not only add elegant scholarly atmosphere to the picture, but also set off the tea set in the hands of ladies, showing the cultural literacy of women in the palace.
Leaning on the sofa to watch birds.
Indoor ladies are reclining on the couch, playing in strings, outdoor magpies are singing, and women are fascinated by magpies. The painter intentionally shows the happy mood of women when they look at magpies when winter goes and spring comes, but unconsciously overflows the empty, lonely and depressed mood of women in the palace. The book on the back screen is full of the word "shou". Although there is a meaning of praying for longevity and prolonging life, it does not mean the prayer of "only admiring the mandarin ducks but not the immortals".
Twist beads to see the cat.
The lady is sitting at the round window, leaning lightly on the console table, twirling a rosary in one hand and looking at two playful cats. The viewing plane of this picture is very small, and only half a round window is used to depict complex scenes. However, due to the painter's participation in the focus perspective of western painting, the far, middle and near scenes are arranged in an orderly manner, which expands the sense of depth in the picture space and appears meaningful. The bell is ticking under the window, the cat is playing nearby, and time passes quietly here.