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冷枚（1669-1742），清代宫廷画家，字吉臣，号金门画史，山东胶州人，焦秉贞弟子。善画人物、界画，尤精仕女。所画人物工丽妍雅，笔墨洁净，色彩韶秀，其画法兼工带写，点缀屋宇器皿，笔极精细，亦生动有致。

百子图手卷

整幅作品章法自如，设色艳丽，西式手法明显。作品描绘了一百个天真烂漫的孩子在亭台楼阁间互相追逐嬉戏，每个孩子神态各异，无一雷同，惟妙惟肖，有多子多福的寓意。通篇气度雍容典雅，构图疏密有致，其用笔细腻、精工，设色妍丽清秀而注意质感，设色和谐艳丽而有对比，显然受到西洋绘画技法的影响，绘画技法的时代特征明显，是一件较为典型的宫廷题材的珍品，也是冷枚的上乘之作。

Leng Mei (1669-1742), Qing Dynasty court painter, word Ji Chen, the history of Jinmen painting, from Shandong Jiaozhou, disciple of Jiao Bingzhen. Skilled at painting human figures and border paintings, especially fine ladies. His characters are beautiful, elegant, clean and colorful. His style includes painting and writing and was also used to embellish household utensils. His strokes were extremely fine and vivid.

Hundred Children Scroll Painting

The entire painting are freely succinct, with bright colors and Western styles. The work depicts a hundred innocent children chasing each other between pavilions. Each child has a different facial expression none of which are the same, vivid and lifelike, and symbolises many descendants and blessings. The whole atmosphere is graceful and the composition is dense. The strokes are exquisite and precise, the color beautiful and delicate, and the texture is pronounced. The color is harmonious and bright, with obvious contrast. The painting is clearly influenced by Western painting techniques. It is a inspired by the typical court theme, and a masterpiece by painter Leng Mei.