Appreciation of Qi Baishi's Seven Pictures of Longshan

The calligraphy of the inscription and postscript of Seven Pictures of Longshan is completely consistent with that of the works of the same period, such as Plum Blossom, Bamboo, Pulsatilla (collected by Liaoning Museum), Cave in Heaven and Xiao Bie (collected by Central Academy of Fine Arts), Dong Fangshuo and Zhuge Liang. The seals used in the paintings were carved by others (1894 Qi Baishi didn't learn to carve), and the seals of "Qi Bozi" and "Huang Ming's nickname Binsheng" were the most used in the paintings of this period. Almost all the works listed in the above museums are engraved with these two seals, and the color of the inkpad is exactly the same. Seven Pictures of Longshan is the most typical masterpiece of Qi Baishi's combination of poetry and painting. Large-scale, painted mountains, winding mountain roads. There are seven people in robes and pigtails and two boys with pianos roaming between the roads. Most of the mountains are steamed bread-shaped, with light ink and short strokes. The density of pine needles in close shot and middle shot is similar, and the painting method is single. Small trees and dotted leaves in the distance are arranged neatly, with little change. Dot the moss with heavy ink, but it is also in the shape of a goose (this is how Temple's works are dotted). Generally speaking, this picture is not a sketch, but a reference to the painting spectrum and previous models.