Archetypal Flamboyant Behind The Admonitions

As a painter, Master Gu Kaizhi took interest in court life and depicted his vision of it through paintings . He was interested in the Eastern Jin court at Nanjing in Southern China , and the negative behavior of the Empress Jia fed his inspiration to conduct works . He dedicated to the court ladies of the early Six Dynasties period a compilation of his painted illustrations paired with text of a poem from a Chinese poet, Zhang Hua, to present instructive information of proper moral behavior . The compilation took form of a silk handscroll which became known as the first masterpiece of Chinese paintings for many hundreds of years . He stood for the beginning of classical Chinese paintings, and he was bestowed the title of archetypal flamboyant
The scroll was inspired by a poem written by Zhang Hua, who observed and recorded the atrocious behavior of Empress Jia from the Eastern Jin dynasty . Jia Nanfeng, known as Empress Jia and wife to Emperor Hui, was infamous for being one of the most malevolent empresses of the Chinese history . Due to her greed, she had exercised her power at court including committing crimes to gain more which ironically contributed to Eastern Jin’s downfall at the end . Horrified by the violent acts and immoral behavior of Empress Jia, Zhang Hua, also as senior minister at the time felt it was his duty to caution her . His observative poem of the empress consisted of eighty lines and had little effect on her, but the poem thrived to serve as a guidance on behavior for many people
Another color that was unintentional is the natural color of the paper. It functions as the base color, and everything else works to add for details. Brown, green, and coral work harmoniously with the deep gold. The black works as a contrasting color. Very often in the scroll, the coral is vividly brushed into the garments of the female figures to indicate their identities such as being a court lady. Coral is a bright, feminine, and fresh color that helped emphasized the luxurious gowns court ladies were given. Black was used for all strokes and outlines for distinguishing subject forms from another. It was also used to color in the hair to retain the natural hair color of the Chinese people of this time period. For nature, green is used to indicate trees, hills, mountains, and grass. To also keep a balance in colors of light and dark, brown is often introduced as a shading