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Chapter 694 Falling Flower Poetry Book (continued)

Tang Yin became a famous painter and gifted scholar in Ming Dynasty because of a fictionalized Tang Bohu Spotting Autumn Fragrance, and his handed down paintings and calligraphy works have always been valued by the world.

However, since Tang Bohu is so famous, there are of course many fakes, and now that most of the authentic works have entered public museums, the authentic works handed down in the society are very rare, it can be said to be rare.

Therefore, everyone attached great importance to the album in front of them, and observed it very carefully. It took a full hour for everyone to read the album inside and out.

When everyone recovered, Chu Chen asked with a smile: "Seniors, what do you think of this album?"

Several old people looked at each other first, Zhu Dafu said first: "Lao An, among us, you are the most thorough researcher on calligraphy and painting, how about you talk about your opinion first?"

"Okay, then I'll tell you my humble opinion first."

An Gongshi nodded with a smile, and said, "I think this album should be an authentic work, and its creation time is likely to be later than the editions collected by Suzhou City Museum, Liao Provincial Museum and the United States."

There are currently four editions of "Luohua Poems", among which only the edition collected by the National Art Museum has a clear date. It was written the year before Tang Yin died of illness, and the other three editions are not dated.However, after research, except for the Liao edition, which is still somewhat uncertain, the other two editions should have been completed during the few years of Heshi.

"How to say?" Qiao Qingtai interjected and asked.

"Let me start with why I think this album is going to be authentic."

An Gongshi said: "First of all, everyone should know the origin of the poem of falling flowers, right?"

Everyone nodded to show they knew.

Tang Yin loved peach blossoms all his life, so the villa was named "Peach Blossom Temple", and he wrote many peach blossom poems under the title "Peach Blossom Temple Master".His representative work is "Falling Flower Poems".

Tang Yin's Poetry on Falling Flowers is a harmonious composition.Heshi was written in the spring of the 17th year of Ming Hongzhi, when Tang Yin was around 34 years old.At that time, Shen Zhou wrote seven rhymes and ten poems on falling flowers. Except for Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing all had harmony poems.

According to historical records, Tang Yin’s 100 poems of harmony and deeds, plus his later creations, according to statistics, there are more than [-] "Falling Flower Poems" in total, and that period of time was exactly the years after he was involved in the fraud case in the examination room. .

An Gongshi went on to say: "It is precisely because of this that these peach blossom poems are full of Tang Yin's indignation at the feudal rulers destroying talents. And the depression and frustration shown in the lines of the album in front of him are also It was in line with Tang Bohu's situation at that time. I think it is difficult for imitators or counterfeiters to reflect this artistic conception."

Having said that, he paused, and found that everyone also had no objections, and then continued: "Let's continue to talk about Tang Yin's calligraphy style. Tang Yin's calligraphy is not as famous as painting and poetry, but he is also very talented. His The style of calligraphy is inseparable from the shadow of Zhao Mengfu, so Wang Shizhen commented in "Yanzhou Mountain Man's Manuscript": "Bohu's writings entered Wu Xingtang Temple, but it is too weak to hear.""

"Actually, Tang Yin's calligraphy is the same as his painting. He pays attention to extensive study of various schools and mastery, and has a variety of appearances. However, he does not live forever and has not yet reached the realm of "everyone is old when he is in a meeting." According to literature records and surviving For his works, he has extensively studied Zhao Mengfu, Li Yong, Yan Zhenqing, and Mi Fu, and showed different emphases in different periods, thus forming a constantly changing stage appearance..."

It is generally believed that Tang Yin's calligraphy style changes can be divided into four periods.

The first period was before the age of 30. He lived in his hometown of Suzhou and made friends with Wen Zhengming of the same age. He was greatly influenced by the Wen family, so the two calligraphy and painting were very close. Tang Yin painted "Small Scenery of Huangmaozhu" when he was more than 20 years old. Volume), the lake stones, flat slopes, and bushes are all very similar to Wen's fine brush; the calligraphy also starts from Zhao Mengfu, all of which are well-structured and elegant, and the characters on Tang Yin's "Great People's Deep Hidden Picture" , very similar to Wen Zhengming.

The second period was from 30 to 36 years old. Tang Yin was deposed from the imperial court, his wife divorced, and he had no choice but to make a living by poetry, calligraphy and painting. At that time, calligraphy followed the Tang people and strived to standardize. It is succulent, the knot is more rectangular, strong and dense, the stippling is thinner and thicker vertically, and it absorbs the official method. The ending of the horizontal stroke is like "silkworm head", and the pause in the middle of the stroke is close to the "swallow tail", which is very powerful.

The representative work of the second period is "Luo Hua Poems" written by him.

The third period is from 37 to 45 years old. At this time, Tang Yin was in his prime. At this time, he lived a contented life and his creation reached its peak...

The fourth period is from the age of 46 to the age of 54, which is Tang Yin's later years. Since he fled from Jiangxi Ningwang at the age of 45, he pretended to be crazy and escaped. meaning……
After talking about Tang Yin's calligraphy style in detail, An Gongshi went on to say: "And the calligraphy style of this "Luohua Poetry Book" can be clearly seen from the characteristics of dignified brushwork, round and fleshy, and rectangular structure. It was written in the second issue of Tang Yin calligraphy."

Hearing this, Meng Yixian had some different opinions. He said, "But I think that the pens on the pages of this album are obviously elegant and flowing. I think it should be regarded as the third issue, right?"

An Gongshi nodded: "You can say that the third issue is fine, but I think the style of the second issue should be stronger, and it is better to be counted as the second issue. As for the writing time of this album, he should be 36 years old. In the future, when the style of calligraphy will change."

At this time, Ji Haoliang asked: "Then why is it that the version of this album should be completed later than the three versions collected by the museum?"

An Gongshi smiled slightly and said: "One reason is based on the change in style of writing just mentioned, and the second is because this edition is a 36-page edition, and there are a total of 32 Luohua poems written on it, except for the thirteen poems from the original collection. Apart from the poems, the fourteen poems are supplementary works."

"The other five poems are addendums to the two editions collected by Suzhou City and Miguo. Judging from Tang Yin's habits, it can be basically concluded that this edition should be later than those two editions. And Liao Province For the version in the museum, I am more inclined to Mr. Yang Renkai's judgment, it should be made by Heshi that year..."

"I don't agree with that!"

Hearing this, Qiao Qingtai retorted: "I think the timing of the creation of the Liao edition is open to discussion, not to mention anything else, if it was really written by Heshi that year, then why is the style of this edition similar to that of the National Jade Museum? "

"alright, alright!"

Seeing that An Gongshi was about to argue, Zhu Dafu smiled and waved his military hand and said, "Now we are here to verify the authenticity of Xiaochen's album. As for the academic discussion, we will talk about it later. But I think, since None of these works are dated, so if you really want to determine who comes first, it’s asking for trouble.”

"Old Zhu is right!"

Meng Yi said with a smile: "After all, we don't study history. Why do we need to find out so clearly. Of course, it must be better to study it. If you want to study it, Xiao Chu, I am very much in favor of it."

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Let's talk about this after I retire!"

At this time, An Gongshi asked curiously: "Xiao Chu, how did you see this album?"

Chu Chen scratched his head and said with a smile: "It's very common, just flip through the book and you'll find it."

"It's so simple?" An Gongshi was very surprised when he heard this, and he said enviously: "Then your luck is really great!"
Zhu Dafu smiled and said: "Xiao Chu's luck has always been so good. Among his collections, Tang Bohu's "Falling Flower Poems" is not the best."

"No way, isn't this the best?" Meng Yixian and others all showed expressions of disbelief when they heard the words, thinking that Zhu Dafu's words were too exaggerated.

Zhu Dafu smiled slightly, without refuting, he said: "When you see Xiaochen's collection later, you will know whether I am right or not."

Hearing what Zhu Dafu said, An Gongshi became a little curious. He said, "Xiao Chu, if it's convenient, can you tell me which famous artist's work you got recently, so that we can open our eyes?"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "What's the inconvenience? If you talk about the most recent time, it was a few days ago when I went to Wucheng, I received a piece of Zhao Mengfu's regular script "Luo Shen Fu"."

"What? Zhao Mengfu's "Luo Shen Fu"?" Before the others could react, Zhu Dafu suddenly stood up and yelled.

Others also showed stunned expressions at this time. You must know that it is Zhao Mengfu's most famous "Luo Shen Fu". It's something amazing.

Seeing Chu Chen nodding his head again, Zhu Dafu laughed and scolded: "I said, you boy, why don't you tell me about such a good thing, so I can appreciate it first?"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "Didn't I have something to do in those few days, I didn't come in time to go to you, and the "Luo Shen Fu" was taken by my dad to the association's party last week, if you go, probably You've already seen it!"

Zhu Dafu shook his head regretfully: "Hey! What a pity! If I had known about this, I would have come a day late! When I go back, I must go to Old Wu to appreciate it."
Meng Yi rolled his eyes and said with a chuckle: "Old Zhu, I haven't been to your place for a long time. When you leave, let's go to the capital together. What do you think?"

"Go together! Go together!" Qiao Qingtai and An Gongshi also said in unison.Ji Haoliang next to him also wanted to see him, but he was not familiar with anyone except Meng Yixian, so he was too embarrassed to say so.

Seeing this situation, Chu Chen smiled and said: "Seniors, if you go, I will welcome you very much, but after returning to Beijing, I will go to Wucheng, and then I will go to Burma. I probably don't have time to entertain you Already, I would like to ask you a few Haihans!"

(End of this chapter)