Qianlong period, Bingshen year (1780 AD), famille rose, He Jing Ai Mei story, porcelain plaque. Certified. 名称：乾隆丙申年作和靖爱梅人物故事粉彩瓷板画. 年代：乾隆丙申年. Age: 45th year of Qianlong Emperor period: 1780 AD; 质地 Material：瓷器 Porcelain; 尺寸 Dimensions：10 x 15.5 inches = 25.4 cm x 39.37 cm; Weight: 1451 g = 1 kg 451 g Qianlong Bingshen Zuo famille rose He Jing Ai Mei story porcelain plaque. This porcelain plaque is inscribed with the theme of He Jing Ai Mei, and the specific time and place of painting, which is painted in Zhushan area, on the third day of the middle period, of the second month, of summer in Bing Shen year, of Qian Long period. The picture is so vivid, Lin Hejing and his personal servant are sitting on the ground, and the plum blossoms are placed beside them. The whole is well preserved and has a high collector's value. Lin Hejing was a famous poet of the Song Dynasty, and his love for plum blossoms reached the level of obsession. He lived a simple life, living alone in the lonely mountain of West Lake, surrounded by plum blossoms. Lin Hejing expressed his deep feelings for plum blossoms through Yongmei's poems, such as "sparse shadows and horizontal slopes, clear water, dark fragrance floating moon dusk", these poems not only depict the beauty of plum blossoms, but also entrust Lin Hejing's pursuit of noble, tenacious and noble spirit. His attitude and way of behaving, such as the company of plum blossoms and the communication of his existence through the raising of cranes, embody a philosophy of life that is detached from the world and pursues spiritual freedom. Lin Hejing's allusion to "Plum Wife and Crane" not only left a deep imprint on the history of Chinese literature, but his poetry and personality also influenced later generations of literati and writers. His attitude to life and love of nature became a symbol of an ideal life. His poems have been widely praised, especially the sentence "The shadow is sparse and the water is shallow, and the dark fragrance floats in the dusk of the moon", which has become a classic poem describing plum blossoms. The moral of Lin Hejing Aimei is to pursue the spiritual realm of purity, tenacity and purity. Lin Hejing's life was very simple, he never got married, and made a living from the money from selling plums. He planted a large number of plum blossoms on the lonely mountain, and whenever the plum blossoms were in full bloom, he would chant poetry alone in the plum garden and enjoy the time with plum blossoms. His poems are full of love for plum blossoms and awe of nature, among which the sentence "sparse shadows and horizontal slopes, clear water, dark fragrance floating moon dusk" has become a classic sentence for writing plums. Provenance: private collection in Sarasota, FL, USA.
