Relic ID: 2211521616

Relic Name: Zhu Dacheng “Noble and prosperous picture”

Relic Age: Qing Dynasty

Relic Specification: vertical 132 cm; horizontal 75.6 cm

Relic category: Ancient painting and calligraphy

Zhu Dacheng is a scholar from the Qing Emperor Qianlong period.

This piece of Peony Picture is with full composition and bright color; with realistic approach and smooth painting, there are over one dozen colored peony flowers in red, yellow, pink, and purple, which vividly reveal the exquisite beauty of peony.

The petal is in fullness and overlapping; with the calyx scattered, it is neat without being dull, gorgeous but not vulgar. The light and shade change with it, and the green leaves naturally stretch, with bluestone as foil in the middle and lower part. With delicate painting technique, the peony is applied with bright colors.

The whole picture takes light purple and light white as its main colors, lined with vermilion; they represent a beautiful part to each other, making it even more vivid. Peony flower is called flower of richness and nobility and the king of flowers among people; this painting can be described as "rich and noble as a whole".