YU FEI'AN | Narcissus and Bees

signed FEI'AN, dated 1937, inscribed, with three seals of the artist, and one collects or's sealINSCRIPTION:(Two poems)In spring of dingchou year, 1937, the narcissus blossomed. I painted several paintings after the style of Zhao Mengjian. It has been  a most delightful event since the beginning of spring. Fei’an Yu Zhao.

Replica Shoes 's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Nov 1982, Lot 80

Hong Kong, Replica Shoes ’s, Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy from 20^th Century Masters: The Goldbell collects ion, October 2-6, 2015

"The Master of Birds - Yu Fei'an", published in Daguan Monthly, issue 7, Yamore Books & Publishing Co., Ltd., Taipei, Apr 2010, p.22
collects ion of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings –Yu Fei'an , Yamore Books & Publishing Co., Ltd., Taipei, December 2010, pl.13
Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy from 20^th Century Masters: The Goldbell collects ion, Replica Shoes 's Hong Kong Limited, October 2015, pl.4

Yu Feian often said that his paintings of narcissus were most inspired by the style of Zhao Mengjian of Southern Song dynasty. Yu’s family collects ion included a long scroll of narcissus by Zhao, and when he later saw Zhao’s Ink Narcissus at the Palace Museum, he was especially inspired. Yu was also fond of sketching from life and often incorporated his own observations into his works.

The present work was completed when Yu began exploring on fine-line painting technique. Narcissus and Bees depicts three young narcissus blossoms and their slender leaves through a combination of fine lines and light washes. Although the work is executed primarily in monochrome ink, the beautiful renditions of the narcissus’s ethereal elegance, their delicate st.mes ns emit a pure fragrance which attracted a group of bees. The bees’ abdomens are embellished in gamboge yellow, and their wings rendered in light ink washes, exhibiting brisk fluttering movements which brings a sense of motion; one can almost hear them abuzz in this serene scene.