Picture of Zheng Chenggong Playing Chess
Collection situation
Created during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi in the Qing dynasty, it was later donated to the government by ZhengChenggong's descendants in the period of the Republic of China. The original is now collected by the National Museum of China.
The painting is a fine brush figure silk scroll, 164 cm long and 65 cm wide. There are two people sitting under a pine tree playing Wei Qi. One of them was facing forward, who had thin face, weared a black hat , armor inside and a blue robe embroidered with golden dragons and cloud patterns. Opposite side an old man was sitting sideways on Round stool who was focusing on the Wei Qi board. In the left front of the painting stands a guard with a sword, accompanied by a messenger, who held the command flag in his right hand and kneels down on one knee, and seem to have good news to report. At the bottom right is a soldier leading a saddle horse. Other spatial pictures surrounded by distant hills and trees. The boundary part of the painting is "100 Words of Praise" inscribed by Wang Zhongxiao, an important strategist of Zheng Chenggong.
From the records of Zheng's family and the contents of Wang Zhongxiao's inscriptions and postscripts, It can be seen it's Zheng Chenggong himself who wears blue shirts. Zheng Cheng's face is thin and his eyes are bright. He listens to detectives to report the military situation while playing chess. He is quite a Confucian general. This painting is currently one of the most authentic and credible bases for textual research on Zheng Chenggong's appearance.
The painting is a fine brush figure silk scroll, 164 cm long and 65 cm wide. There are two people sitting under a pine tree playing Wei Qi. One of them was facing forward, who had thin face, weared a black hat , armor inside and a blue robe embroidered with golden dragons and cloud patterns. Opposite side an old man was sitting sideways on Round stool who was focusing on the Wei Qi board. In the left front of the painting stands a guard with a sword, accompanied by a messenger, who held the command flag in his right hand and kneels down on one knee, and seem to have good news to report. At the bottom right is a soldier leading a saddle horse. Other spatial pictures surrounded by distant hills and trees. The boundary part of the painting is "100 Words of Praise" inscribed by Wang Zhongxiao, an important strategist of Zheng Chenggong.
From the records of Zheng's family and the contents of Wang Zhongxiao's inscriptions and postscripts, It can be seen it's Zheng Chenggong himself who wears blue shirts. Zheng Cheng's face is thin and his eyes are bright. He listens to detectives to report the military situation while playing chess. He is quite a Confucian general. This painting is currently one of the most authentic and credible bases for textual research on Zheng Chenggong's appearance.
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