
Chinese ink wash painting and calligraphy
Prompt
A vertical composition traditional Chinese ink wash painting, painted on aged gray-white xuan paper, using a minimalist monochrome style, combining soft gray washes with deep black brushstrokes. The composition combines large, unrestrained Chinese calligraphy on the left and center with a misty landscape on the right. Write the quotation in rough brushstrokes: "照人如照水,切玉如切泥。" arranged in 2 vertical columns, 4 large characters in the left column, 4 large characters plus punctuation in the right center, each character written with brushstrokes varying in dryness, wetness, density, and lightness, with visible sharp brush tips, ink dots, and ink texture. Add 2 red seals: one small oval seal beside the calligraphy in the upper left corner, and one square seal in the lower left corner. On the right half, paint towering jagged cliffs, dotted with sparse pine trees, floating clouds and mist, and 2 slender waterfalls converging into a calm river. In the lower right foreground, depict 2 ancient Chinese scholars in flowing Hanfu with hair buns, sitting by a flat stone table on riverside rocks, leaning over a "project" or manuscript in quiet discussion; their human proportions should be small relative to the landscape. Include still water reflections, distant low small islands, and layered atmospheric mist. Overall mood: contemplative, literati painting, poetic solitude, elegant scholarly atmosphere, Song dynasty-inspired ink illustration, with masterful calligraphy.