Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 445
Obviously, this is the kind encouragement to the younger generation from the elders in the literary world who have gone out from their hometown.

Zhou Zhi was really touched. The two had never met before and had nothing to do with each other. The old man was purely happy to see the achievements of the younger generation in his hometown, so he specially encouraged him.

"How should I express my gratitude?" Zhou Zhi was tied up in front of real everyone.

"You can write a letter." The godfather said: "But Mr. Wang is very busy, you don't know if you get back, even if you get back, don't bother you too much, since he has already paid attention to you, Let him see the extra achievements, which is more useful than writing a hundred thank you letters."

The truth is the same, but the godfather overlooked a problem, that is, what level of achievement can attract Wang Lao's attention.

Are these grades easy to get? !
Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk about it, the grades represent the past, not to mention that I have a new grade to report to my godfather.

Put the brocade box in his hand on the coffee table and open it, and took out a scroll from inside: "Come, look at this."

"what is this?"

"I finished the restoration of the ancient painting by myself from the beginning to the end. The fourth cousin only gave on-site guidance, and it was all done by me."

"Really? Whose?"

"The crippled."

"Yo, that's a good thing."

Kun Can was a painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

He is good at painting landscapes, as well as figures and flowers.

Landscape painting mainly inherits the traditions of the four masters of the Yuan Dynasty, with complex and overlapping compositions, deep and magnificent realms, and vigorous brushwork.

Among them, the expressive techniques such as mochi and jiesuo of mountains and stones are mostly absorbed and changed from Wang Meng's painting methods;

And the barren and dark rock structure, the light and calm light crimson coloring are close to Huang Gongwang's method.

In addition to the four masters of the Yuan Dynasty, he also studied Dong Yuan and Ju Ran in the Five Dynasties, and learned from Dong Qichang and Wen Zhengming in the Ming Dynasty.

Many modern people don't know the name of Kun Can, but in fact he is very famous. When it comes to the few people with the same name as him, everyone is familiar with it.

Kun Can himself was named Shixi, Baitu, and Shi Daoren, so he and Shi Tao, another early Qing painter, were collectively called "Two Stones".

Together with Bada Shanren, Hongren and Shi Tao, they were collectively called the "Four Painting Monks in the Early Qing Dynasty" by later generations.

Kun Can has a very unique personality. He was smart and eager to learn since he was a child. At the age of 20, because he resisted the forced marriage of his parents, he resolutely gave up his son's career, shaved his hair and became a monk. He became a monk in the Sanjia Nunnery in Longshan near his home, and took the monk's name Shixi.

When the Ming Dynasty fell in his 30s, he ran out as a monk and joined He Tengjiao's anti-Qing team in Nanming.

After the defeat of the Anti-Qing Dynasty, he took refuge in Changde Taohuayuan. During this period of time, he practiced Zen and traveled, and realized the prosperity of mountains and rivers.

He also read more books, history and paintings, enlightened Taoism and practiced Zen. On the basis of learning traditions, he attached great importance to learning from nature.

Straightforward personality, stubborn temper, few friends, difficult to get along with others.This strong personality is manifested in his Zen, which is "self-realization and self-enlightenment, like a lion walking alone, without seeking a partner"; manifested in his painting, it is "relying on the sky, standing alone, and can be called a hero among the six principles".

When the scroll was unfolded, the godfather sighed when he saw it: "Kun Can is always proud: 'Although my clumsy paintings are not as good as the ancients, there is no need for the ancients'." Now it seems that he is not arrogant, but just stated a fact .Because I really deserve this sentence.”

Zhou Zhi also nodded: "He compares the ups and downs of life and the ingenuity of the common world with the beauty of nature's purification and innocence. , so that the painting scene is real, and the shape and the lyric are integrated. It constitutes a unique style that is surprisingly rich in mountains and rivers; the opening and closing are orderly and the structure is tight;

"Is this what you saw?" Godfather asked.

"Ah, no, Uncle Fourth Cousin said it." After failing to pretend, Zhou Zhi had no choice but to admit that the source was not his own.

Only then did the godfather nod his head: "I am disabled, I like to use thirsty pens and bald hair most. They are vigorous and dignified, dry but not dry, and then rendered with thick and light ink to make the brush and ink blend. It is lush and hearty in terms of taste; It is strange, deep and fascinating; it is majestic and vigorous in spirit and charm."

"Godfather, you also researched this?"

"Ah, yes." The godfather said: "Manzhou Cultural Museum has a lot of paintings that are damaged by Kun, and I also have one in Jiachuan. At that time, experts were invited to do restoration research."

"His painting method not only made his paintings famous at the time, but also had a great influence on later generations such as Li Keran and Zhang Daqian."

"Then what does godfather think this picture should be called?"

Many ancient paintings were created by the painters casually. Although there are inscriptions and postscripts, sometimes the title of the painting is not left.

The better names were given by later collectors.

The godfather carefully looked at the inscription written in the blank part of the sky above the scroll.

"Because I was learning Taoism, I occasionally played with brush and ink. I was not famous for this blog, but I fell into it unconsciously. I laugh at those who don't know Zen as a layman. What can I say?
People come from Huangshan, and they talk about their appearance, saying that there is no reason.I couldn't help itching.If you know that aging is so fast, you have to buy straw sandals and walk all over the place, and get a rhyme, so I keep this volume. "

There is also a small poem recorded on the side: "I am afraid that the mountain will not be deep, so why not weigh tens of thousands. Straw sandals are as strong as tigers, and sticks and pillars are as lively as dragons."

I looked at the whole painting again, except for a few collection stamps, such as "Xiang's Study Collection", "Yizhou Collection", "Shenpin" and so on.

What is left is a series of appreciating seals of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, "The Treasure of So-and-so Yulan".

And the identification seal of the royal unit such as "Shiqu Baoji". "Jingji Mountain Villa Appreciation Collection" and the like.

The strange thing is that there is no other content except Kun mutilated his own writing.

The godfather pointed to the seal of "Shiqu Baoji": "Is there this painting in "Shiqu Baoji"?"

"Shiqu Baoji" has the same nature as "Xuanhe Painting Book", which is a catalog of nine types of calligraphy and painting collections collected by the Inner Palace during the Qianlong and Jiaqing years of the Qing Dynasty.

All selected paintings and calligraphy will have a seal of "Shiqu Baoji" on it
Zhou Zhi shook his head: "It is said that if Dong Bangda and his son appraised it as top-grade, in addition to 'Shiqu Baoji', it will also add the seals of 'Qianlong Appreciation', 'Sanxitang Jingjian Seal' and 'Fair Children and Grandchildren'."

"However, there is nothing on this one except the 'Shiqu Baoji', only a few seals of appreciation from Empress Daoguang."

"By the way, this one is the seal indicating where it is collected." Zhou Zhi pointed to the seal of "Jingji Villa Appreciation and Collection" and said.

"This is where?"

"One of the five palaces of Qianlong was in Ji County, Hebei. The paintings at that time also had to be stamped with the seals of the collection office, such as 'Imperial Study Room Appreciating Treasures', 'Yangxin Palace Appreciating Treasures' and so on. This seal is also of the same type."

"That is to say, this painting was once collected by the Qing court, but it was not valued later? I don't think other paintings of Kun Kun are treated like this."

(End of this chapter)