妙手丹青难留春——论惜春的形象刻画

On the Portraying of Xichun's Character

惜春是贾氏四春中最年幼者,擅长绘画是她独特之处。从中国绘画与佛教关系的大背景,从惜春与方外人交往的分析中,指出独擅丹青展示了惜春的形象,画与禅的相通,是其皈依怫门的自然结果。

Xi Chun, one figure in Red Chamber, was the youngest daughter in Jia's family. She was good at drawing, which was her unique quality. Analysing on the background of the relationship between Chinese drawing and Buddhism and her contact with the Buddhism monks, It can be found out that being good at drawing has presented her character. The connection between drawing and Buddhism the natural result which she was converted to Buddhism.