1, "the pine and cypress stand upright. Seal script four-character couplet "
This painting was made by Qi Baishi for Chiang Kai-shek's 60th birthday and victory in the Anti-Japanese War. It is also the largest painting and calligraphy work of Qi Baishi. The picture is magnificent, and there is a metaphor that pines and cypresses surround Britain. The four-character couplet matched with seal script is rich and natural, dignified and elegant, and has excellent meaning. In addition to celebrating his birthday, the painting also expresses the painter's hope for the peaceful development of the country and the nation in the context of just winning the Anti-Japanese War.
2. "Unfortunately, it is silent."
The works are all matched with plants, flowers and insects. Flowers such as lotus, ear of rice, morning glory and narcissus are depicted at will, while animals such as mantis, dragonfly, cicada and bee are interspersed among them, or perched on leaves, or chased in the shade of flowers, or fluttered their wings, which fully embodies Qi Baishi's superb skill of "depicting ten thousand insects".
3. Four flower-and-bird screens
When this work was written, China had entered the eighth year of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Qi Baishi is in the occupied area of Beiping. He expressed his good wishes for the future and his firm belief in life through his own creation. Qi Baishi's Four Screens of Flowers and Birds depicts "Spring Peony Pulsatilla" and "Summer Lotus Yuanyang" with the images of flowers and birds in four seasons.
Many Pomegranates in Autumn and Plum Blossoms with Wild Goose in Winter not only reveal the richness of natural creation by expressing the differences of four seasons in nature, but also express optimistic feelings and positive attitude towards life through image description.
4. Flowers and Insects Mirror Heart
This is a masterpiece of Qi Baishi in his later years, which can be called a masterpiece in his works. For everyone who is famous all over the world for the style of "Red Flowers and Ink Leaves", this album can be said to be a masterpiece that concentrates all his representative styles and all his energy.