Humble Administrator's Garden Picture Ode

Zhengming Wen 文徵明 (1470-1559), Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, writer, connoisseur.

Zhengming Wen was skilled in calligraphy and painting, and his poems were graceful and graceful. Because of his clear and elegant calligraphy, he is particularly accomplished in painting. His painting skills are comprehensive, including landscapes, figures, flowers, orchids and bamboos. He is especially famous for landscapes. Together with Shen Zhou, he established the tone of the Wumen School. Together with Yunming Zhu, Yin Tang and Zhenqing Xu, they are known as the four talented scholars in Wuzhong. The themes and expression techniques of his flower and bird paintings belong to the category of literati freehand paintings. Bamboo, chrysanthemum, orchid, narcissus and ancient wood, bamboo and stone are the themes of his flower and bird paintings. He attaches great importance to using pen and ink to express the beauty and characteristics of flowers, and the changes in techniques are closely integrated with the characteristics of the objects. Landscape painting is the main aspect of his artistic creation, with the largest number of handed down works and diverse styles. His representative works include "The Picture of Zhaojun", "The Picture of Picking Mulberry", "The Picture of Juehe Mingqin", etc. Here is a set of his "Pictures of the Humble Administrator's Garden".