The Admonitions for Women isGu Kaizhi根据张华的《History of womenA volume of illustrated pictures。This picture was originally stored by the Qing Neifu, ADIn the Battle of Boxer in 1900, the eight-nation Allied forces entered Beijing and were captured by the British。It is now in London, EnglandBritish Museum。Total volume length348.2cm, height 24.8cm, colored on silk, the content is divided into 9 sections。

This figure is based on the Western Jin Zhang Hua "Female history Proverbs" article, the original 12 sections, the painting is also 12 paragraphs, extant from"Feng Yuan blocks the bear" to "Women's history Sizhen dare to Sue the Shu Ji" a total of 9 paragraphs。Due to the lack of knowledge and poor storage of the British side, it was cut into two pieces, and there was a slag phenomenon。The Palace Museum also has a copy of the Song Dynasty, ink on paper, slightly lower level, and more樊姬、卫女2段。^[1]

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The first paragraph of the extant Admonitions is a paintingEmperor Yuan of HanLead the palace people lucky tiger circle to see fighting beasts, harem beauty present。A black bear suddenly jumped out of the fence, forcing Emperor Yuan of Han, Feng Jieyu defended the Lord's story。In the scroll Feng Jieyu long with wide clothes, although thin, but in the face of running over the black bear Hao fearless, fearless spirit performance is very prominent。Although the two warriors had weapons in their hands, one was Shouting loudly and the other was piercing hard at the black bear, but their faces showed signs of panic, which was in sharp contrast to Feng Jieyu's upright posture, and more prominently showed Feng Jieyu's bravery and the panic-stricken expressions of other court ladies。In this paragraph, Gu Kaizhi fully and vividly shows the different images and personalities of the characters。

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The second paragraph is a paintingBan JieyuDecline with thanksEmperor Cheng of HanThe story of the same chariot。In the picture scroll, eight palace men carried the chariot, and Emperor Cheng of Han, sitting in the chariot, looked back at Ban Jiyu, who was walking behind him, as if to blame her for refusing to ride with him。At the same time listen to Ban Jieyu generous speech。The empress of the chariot stood on her side, her face solemn and beautiful。The expression of a woman (probably the empress) sitting in the chariot facing to one side did not dare to look at Ban Jieyu and the expression of another concubine behind the chariot looking at the chariot as if doing ideological struggle formed a sharp contrast with Ban Jieyu and set off Ban Jieyu's high moral character。

The third paragraph is a picture of a high mountain, showing"Worship Yu dust accumulation"。In the gorge there was a horse with its head just bared。On the hillside a tiger sat staring back。At the bottom of the hill there are two rabbits running。There were two birds near the mountain, one flying in the air, the other standing on the rock and looking back。On both sides of the mountain, there are colorful clouds set off by the sun and the moon at the same time, there are crows in the sun, and there are jade rabbits in the moon。It is the use of symbolism to express the "Proverbs of Women" in the text of "the old is a member, the full moon is a small" truth。At the foot of the mountain, there is a man kneeling on his right leg, bowing his left leg, bending the bow with an arrow to shoot, showing the "terrible machine".。From the layout of the picture, the figure painting, mixed with mountains and rivers, birds and animals, so that the content of the scroll appears lively, there is no monotonous feeling。

The fourth paragraph shows two women dressing themselves in front of a mirror。Serve to show"Man knows how to cultivate his appearance, but not how to decorate his character.。One of the women is taking care of herself in the mirror, the mirror reflects the whole face, the artist cleverly shows that kind of self-pity。Another woman looked in the mirror, and behind her there was a woman combing her hair, and the girl who combed her hair was particularly beautiful。Next to it, there is a mirror deck storage。The posture of the three people is different, but they all make people feel quiet and quiet, dignified posture。The picture shows the strong life atmosphere of women in Wei and Jin dynasties。

Paragraph 5 Draw a bed with a slow hanging, and how many are in front of the bed。A woman sat on her side in bed, one arm resting on the window, her face serious。A man sat on the bed, his shoes still on, and looked back at the woman。This is meant to illustrate"If his words are good, he will respond to them a thousand miles away", if his words are not good, even though he is a husband and wife, he will cause "suspicion with Yuan".。

The sixth paragraph depicts the couple sitting side by side, opposite a woman holding a child who is playing with a ball and another child crawling on the ground looking back。Next to a woman is thinning the hair of a child in front of her, the child is not very happy, struggling not to open, it seems to be anxious to play with other children。On the top of the scroll is a middle-aged man sitting reading, and two young girls on both sides are also watching, as if they are explaining the contents of the book。The whole paragraph describes many characters, but the expressions are different and colorful。This is exactly..."In view of the little star, stop him and drink。Compared to the heart of the dish, then the fella class "image embodiment。

The seventh paragraph depicts a man and a woman, with the man in front and the woman close behind. When the man turns back and waves his hands away, he stops and makes a gesture of asking himself。This paragraph is used to represent"Love can not read, pet can not specialize"。

The eighth paragraph depicts a woman sitting with her head slightly lowered, as if she were thinking about something。The woman's facial expression is peaceful. It shows“翼翼矜矜So good luck。Jing Jing self-reflection, glory shows the periodThe contents of the Proverbs。

The ninth paragraph shows the images of three women。The woman standing alone is a female historian, writing in her right hand, holding a book in her left hand (probably a record of the etiquette of the queen's concubines), what is being written。There are two women opposite, one woman looks back and the other woman forms eyes, and seems to talk about what。Maybe talking about the women's history reading。This is exactly..."Admonitions of Women, dare to tell the lady。”

Gu Kaizhi's Admonitions of Women's History takes daily life as its theme, and its style is like that of a spring silkworm spinning silk, both in form and spirit。The hairspring painting technique he used makes the picture elegant, quiet and bright and lively。The lines in the picture are circular and graceful, uniform and beautiful, and the characters' clothes and belts are flowing and vivid。The women's dresses with wide bottoms are long and elegant, and each style is matched with different shapes and colorful streamers, showing an ethereal and graceful style。