Li Kan, Zhao Mengfu, and Gao Kegong are known as the "Three Great Masters of Bamboo Painting in the early Yuan Dynasty". However, only a dozen of Li’s works have been handed down. Li's "Bending Bamboo" has been on display at the Special Exhibition of Painting and Calligraphy from the Song and Yuan dynasties in the Guangdong Museum. Connoisseurs of painting appreciate it as one of the rare and exquisite masterpieces in the realm of bamboo painting. Lin Lan, the director of Guangdong Painting Academy, deciphered the painting from the perspective of the creator of contemporary flower and bird painting.
李衎与赵孟頫、高克恭并称为“元初画竹三大家”,但传世作品仅十数幅。正在广东省博物馆《绘冠南天——粤藏宋元书画特展》上展出的李衎《纡竹图》,是文人竹画题材中少有的精美杰作。广东画院院长林蓝从当代花鸟画创作者的角度,为我们解读《纡竹图》,一起来听听!