配色-Thousand miles of rivers and mountains (excerpt) color scheme

配色系列：National treasure color scheme Cultural Relic

作品名称：Thousand miles of rivers and mountains (excerpt) color scheme

创作时间：1113 年

绘画类型：绢本设色画

流派：自成一派

题材：风景画

收藏于：故宫博物院

A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains is a silk color painting created by Wang Ximeng, a famous painter in the late Northern Song Dynasty, which is now in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. This painting is known as one of the ten famous paintings handed down in China and is famous for its unique artistic style and profound cultural connotation.

The work is presented in the form of a long scroll, and the picture is meticulous. Through the vast rivers and the rolling mountains, a magnificent picture of the mountains in the south of the Yangtze River is formed. The painting not only depicts the quiet scenery of fishing villages and cities, pavilions, thatched cottages, etc., but also intersperses with dynamic scenes such as fishing, sailing, playing, and catching the market. The combination of movement and sound is just right. In the portrayal of characters, the painter has done his best to do fine things, and the meaning is lifelike, and even the birds show the state of spreading their wings and soaring.

From an artistic point of view, "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" not only represents a milestone in the development of green landscapes, but also the culmination of ink landscapes since the Northern Song Dynasty. The painter has integrated his own emotions into the creative process, making this painting both freehand-drawn and delicate. In addition, the use of colors in the painting is also excellent, bright and layered, combined with the fluency of the lines, showing a high aesthetic value.

The use of color in "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" has many unique features, reflecting the painter Wang Ximeng's superb painting skills and profound understanding of color.

First of all, the painting uses green as the main color, which is bright and layered. A lot of mineral pigments such as lime and stone green are used in the painting. These pigments are not only bright in color, but also can last for a long time, making the whole painting still dazzling after thousands of years. At the same time, the painter also cleverly uses different turquoise colors to match and render, making the picture show a rich sense of hierarchy and space.

Secondly, the painter pays attention to contrast and coordination in the use of color. For example, in the use of color on the top of the mountain and the foot of the mountain, the main colors are stone blue and stone green, which is fresh and vibrant; while the foot of the mountain is mostly made of ochre, forming a sharp contrast with the mountain and enhancing the stability of the picture. This contrast and coordination of colors not only makes the picture more vivid and interesting, but also fully demonstrates the artist's artistic ingenuity.

In addition, the artist also creates the atmosphere and artistic conception of the picture through the smudging and rendering of colors. For example, in the junction of water and sky, the ochre color is dyed to make the picture seamless; in the rendering of the sky, the use of color that gradually fades from top to bottom not only forms a contrast before and after, but also increases the sense of space and depth of the picture. These ingenious color processing techniques bring the ultimate artistic enjoyment to the audience.

To sum up, the unique use of color in "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" lies in its dominance of turquoise color, vivid color contrast and coordination, and ingenious smudging and rendering techniques. These characteristics make the painting a treasure in ancient Chinese landscape painting, and also provide precious artistic reference and aesthetic experience for our future generations.