From the left to the right, there are near officials, Emperor Qin, Jin Ke, bodyguards, and Qin Wuyang. In the drawing, Jin Ke is bristling with anger, and he opens his hands and throws himself forwards to assassinate Emperor Qin. However, he fails to kill him and is grabbed by the waist by a bodyguard, but he does his utmost to break loose to chase and kill Emperor Qin, who throws away his own sleeves, loses his crest, raises a sword with his right hand, and flees in consternation. On the left of the picture, two near officials retreat in dismay and lose their composure. Qin Wuyang also has a dreadful intention in his heart and crouches on the ground. This picture shows that Dan, the prince of Yan State, appointed Jin Ke and Qin Wuyang to seek a chance to assassinate Emperor Qin by pretending to surrender to Qin and deliver a map. Emperor Qin gave an interview to Jin Ke and Qin Wuyang in the Xianyang Palace. When the real intention was revealed in the end, the palace was full of tension and turmoil, and this drawing represents the situation at that very moment. The time when Jin Ke assassinated the Emperor Qin reflected the furious conflict during the process by which Qin united China. The drawing has both clear praising and disparaging meanings. While the author is depicting Emperor Qin, near officials and bodyguards, he simultaneously pours passion into Jin Ke to give prominence to Jin Ke's portrayal, to show off the solemn and stirring atmosphere of:
“Wind blows, blows,
Yishui River is cold, cold,
The hero is to go, to go,
Come back? no, no.”
and to pay a tribute to Jin Ke's errantry and spirit of “a gentleman acts on behalf of an understanding friend”.
For this sculpture, the artistry of wielding the knife is concise and vivid. The author adopts hyperbole and antitheses to pop out the personality of the characters. The style of the picture is bold and unconstrained and achieves the artistic effect of the unity of description and charm. |
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