The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 186 Fighting Painting

Wang Wenlong smiled, but Zeng Jing was sincere and called the master one by one.

Wang Wenlong said: "I have nothing to do here. I was supposed to go back in a few days, but I can't wait until you finish this painting."

Zeng Jing smiled and said: "That's good. I will give the painting to Master when I go to Fuzhou."

When explaining the structure of human bones these days, Wang Wenlong directly used himself as an example. Zeng Jing's powers of observation were so strong that he had already memorized Wang Wenlong's appearance. There was no need for Wang Wenlong to be used as a reference here.

Wang Wenlong left for Ou's house the next day. He didn't intend to stay after that. After discussing the matter, he transferred directly back to Fuzhou, so Zeng Jing hosted a banquet to see him off.

After Wang Wenlong left, Zeng Jing devoted himself to painting. He spent two days carefully combining the sketching techniques taught by Wang Wenlong with his own dyeing skills to start painting Wang Wenlong's portrait.

During the painting process, Zeng Jing kept thinking about the techniques Wang Wenlong taught him, and he also understood many things on his own. The final painted work clearly explained everything from structural perspective, facial features, and even spatial relationships that Wang Wenlong had not dealt with. Clearly.

When the last layer of dyeing was completed, Zeng Jing himself was surprised by the similarity of the work when he looked at the "Portrait of Wang Jianyang" in front of him, as if Wang Wenlong was really sitting in front of him.

Even this is just the effect that he has just used the various techniques taught by Wang Wenlong and has not yet mastered them. As his skills become more sophisticated in the future, the portraits he draws will definitely become more proficient.

Then Zeng Jing was ecstatic. Zeng Jing knew that his level of portrait painting had reached the top ranks of the Ming Dynasty.

He used the method Wang Wenlong taught him to completely draw the portrait of Ma Mengji's mother, the prefect, again. This time the drawing was a little more sloppy. It only took more than a day, but the result was far better than the original one.

Zeng Jing was overjoyed and quickly ordered his servants to bring the two paintings to Ma Mengji, the prefect of Xinghua Prefecture, and Wang Wenlong, who was far away in Fuzhou.

Then Zeng Jing took his calligraphy and painting tools and sealed the door and left.

Zeng Jing originally planned to return to Sanwu after staying in his hometown for half a month, but he changed his mind after acquiring the magical skills for the first time. Now he just wants to fully master what Wang Wenlong taught.

He decided to go to Tayu as his first stop. Firstly, he wanted to see Huang Daozhou who was studying on the island. Secondly, Tayu was one of the ten scenic spots in central Fujian. Zeng Jing wanted to use the excellent scenery there to paint an ancient temple. , draw a sunrise, and practice your perspective skills.

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In the back hall of Xinghua Prefecture, Ma Mengji, the prefect of Xinhua Prefecture, was entertaining the painter Wu Bin who had just returned from Jiangnan.

There were quite a few painters in Putian, and those recorded in the history of painting during the Ming Dynasty include Li Zai, Wu Bin, and Zeng Jing—all of whom were famous for their line drawings of figures.

Li Zai has been dead for a long time, but Wu Bin and Zeng Jing are both in their prime at this time.

Among Wu Bin's calligraphy works, Haozhiyin Tutuo was good at landscape paintings and line drawings of figures, and was most famous for painting Buddhist statues. When Zhang Juzheng was still in power, Wu Bin traveled from Putian to the capital, and because of his excellent meticulous painting, he was selected to be enshrined in the inner palace, and was appointed by With this conferment, he is now a member of Zhongshushe in the Sixth Department of Nanjing.

At this time, Wu Bin was wearing a monk's robe, with an arrogant look on his face, and with his grown figure, at first glance he looked like a king in front of the temple.

He is not a monk, and he does not avoid eating and drinking on weekdays. He only wears monk's robes because he likes Buddhism.

Because Wu Bin had an official status, the prefect Ma Mengji also respected him. Ma Mengji took back the portrait Zeng Jing had painted of his mother from the prince, frowned and asked, "Mr. Pochen suddenly went out for something?"

The man nodded and said, "His servant only said that he went to an overseas island to meet friends, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a long time."

"This Zeng Bochen..." Ma Mengji shook his head and said, "He still has the same temperament as a wandering cloud and wild crane."

There was a slight hint of blame in Ma Mengji's words. He was quite fond of playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Originally, according to the agreement, Zeng Jing was going to deliver the paintings to his house today. It just so happened that Wu Bin also returned to Putian today. He also wanted the two of them to They held an elegant gathering together in the government office to compete in painting skills. It was because of his face that the news spread, but he didn't expect Zeng Jing to actually go out.

Wu Bin said with a smile: "Since Bochen has something to do today, I will also make a painting for Ling Gaotang. Then I will compare the two sides and let the prefect judge." "Bone Technique" became a famous master of his generation, and his fame surpassed that of Wu Bin in later generations.

At this time, Zeng Jing had not fully exerted his strength, but now Wu Bin's status in the painting world is still higher than Zeng Jing's.

In addition, Wu Bin was already in his fifties at this time and had received a lot of praise. When he returned to his hometown, he discovered that Zeng Jing, a rising star in his thirties, had already received a lot of praise in his hometown, and even had a voice slightly above him.

Wu Bin was quite dissatisfied with this.

But Ma Mengji hesitated and said: "We haven't informed Bochen about this matter, so we can just compare ourselves with him. I'm afraid it won't be good."

Wu Bin laughed and said: "Calligraphy and painting books have to be commented on by everyone. Now that I have taken action, why are you still afraid of people's irresponsible remarks?"

Hearing this, Ma Mengji could only nod in agreement, so he asked his mother, Wu Bin, to take a closer look at the old lady's appearance, and then began to sketch her appearance.

Unlike Zeng Jing's paintings, which require layers of dyeing, Wu Bin's line drawings focus mainly on lines, but they are much faster to draw.

Ma Mengji came closer to look at Wu Bin's paintings, and then couldn't help but nod.

It can be seen that Wu Bin writes very quickly, but each stroke has extremely high skill. The brush tip is gentle and beautiful, which can not only depict the subtle expressions of the characters, but also capture the aura just right.

It only took him a little time to draw an old lady sitting on a chair with a kind face.

Ma Mengji's mother also used crutches to look closer. She couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw that she was so lifelike in the painting.

The old lady praised: "This gentleman did a good job."

She thought about it and said sincerely: "I want a Guanyin painting in the Buddhist hall. I wonder if sir can do it?"

Wu Bin felt secretly happy and said proudly: "I am also somewhat famous for painting great masters."

Ma Mengji was also very happy. He felt that Wu Bin painted quickly and well. He was much better than Zeng Jing, who had to take it home and polish it slowly for several days to get one.

Ma Mengji quickly said to his mother: "Mr. Zhiyin is a famous painter of great scholars. Even today's saints have personally praised him. His talent is comparable to that of ancient great scholars."

The old lady became more respectful after hearing this and quickly asked her maid to prepare a thank you gift for Wu Bin.

After spending an hour, Wu Bin's line drawing was basically completed. On top of a chair, a graceful old lady sat, with delicate hair and folds. Although the painting has not yet been colored, it is already a portrait. Wonderful product.

Ma Mengji nodded repeatedly: "Sir's method is very wonderful. I should thank you generously for receiving this great gift."

The family presented the gift, Wu Bin took it with a smile, and then looked at Zeng Jing's scroll.

"Why don't you take out Bochen's painting and watch it together?"

Ma Mengji was hesitant. Wu Bin's painting skills were already so superb. If Zeng Jing was compared to him, wouldn't it be difficult for him?

(End of this chapter)