Figure Painting of Li Tieguai

Min  Zhen,  18th  Century,  Qing  Dynasty
Hanging  scroll,  ink  on  paper,  116cm  by  49cm.

Min   Zhen   is   included   by   some   art   historians   in  the   list   of
"Eight  Yangzhou  Eccentrics". 

Li  Tieguai,  one  of   the  Eight  Immortals,  is  depicted  in  full   face,
standing  on  one  leg  and   leaning  on  his  "iron"  crutch.   By   way
of    painting   style,    it   is   accomplished    in    bold,   heavy,   highly
calligraphic   brushwork   (xieyi   or   yibi),    typical   of   the   artist's
style.