Very much like a sick cat "Bee Tiger", why can become a heirloom painting?

The author of this painting is the Qing Dynasty painter Hua Yan, Hua Yan has painted many paintings in his life, but only this seemingly nonsensical work has been praised, which can not help but make us puzzled. But such a painting into ? Sick cat? of ancient paintings, why is it hailed as an heirloom painting? Is it simply because this tiger picture is the pen and ink of the ancient people hundreds of years ago?

We look at the tiger in the painting, obviously a king of the mountain, but as if it were a bereaved dog, one of its paws forward, scratching its own face, tail pinned up, lumbering over, as if something shocking had just happened. From its appearance, the tiger looked lazy and powerless, bending this body and pinning its tail, its eyes filled with helplessness and fear. It was as if it was afraid of something and was reluctant to meet it. This is not at all the same as the traditional tiger, so it is known as a sick cat in tiger's skin? Sick cat?

But we'll soon find the answer when we enlarge the painting 10 times. First of all, the tiger's eyes, we can see in the painting, the tiger's eyes are upward slanting, which indicates that in the tiger's gaze, is the key point in the painting. As we follow the tiger's gaze, we can see several black dots, and upon closer inspection, it turns out to be a wild bee chasing the tiger. In front of the painting, there are a few wild bees and a beehive, and we realize that the tiger has become a "sick cat". Sick Cat? The reason why the tiger is a sick cat. The tiger's eyes should have shown the toughness of the hunter, but in the face of poisonous bees, even a natural king like the tiger can not resist. Poisonous bees represent those around us who like to make a fuss about right and wrong, maliciously targeting other people's villains, although it is said that the gentleman is honest and open, and the villain is long, however, the villain is much more terrible than the gentleman.

This painting, "Peak Tiger," shows the tiger's distress after being attacked, and also shows that powerful people should not be domineering. There is no room for complacency. This meaning is also in it, really the more you savor the more meaning.

At first glance, many laymen would think that a painting is just that. However, these paintings usually have a certain philosophy, and one needs to observe and understand them carefully in order to realize their beauty.