Chapter 421 The Great Master
This time I was really shocked. I regained my composure and asked, "Fourth cousin, is this the literary standard of a famous collector of calligraphy and painting in the Yuan Dynasty? With this word on it, Do you still think this painting is authentic?”
“Hey!” The fourth cousin said proudly, “It’s because of this. We can even confirm that this poem is authentic!"
After that, he turned to another page in "Collection of Poems and Songs of the Yuan Dynasty": "Because it is a poem of the Yuan Dynasty that can be verified! "
"Really?" Zhou Zhi took the book and took a look. Sure enough, the poem was on top!
Read the poet's biography again: "Yan Zhongji, also known as Zizhi, is a majestic man who is good at riding and shooting, and also has literary talents.
His father Yan Shi, in his early years, he moved to eight states including Zhangde and Daming, with a household of 300,000 people returning to Jiangmu. magnificent Li, Muhuali took over the system and made Yanshi the official of Jin Ziguanglu and the minister of the book to save trouble.
In 1234, Yanshi was granted the title of "10,000 households in Dongping Road", one of the 70,000 households in the Han Dynasty in the early Yuan Dynasty. seal as Duke of Lu, posthumously named Wu Hui.
Zhongji succeeded his father as the officer in charge of marching thousands of households on Dongping Road and was in charge of the people. Zuo Cheng, traveled to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces Things. Existing works include Xiaoling's "Falling Plum Blossoms" and "Tian Jingsha" etc. "
This can confirm that the "Yan Dongping" in the title of Wang Yun's poem refers to this person, Yan Zhongji.
Families that can put their surname in front of their place of origin are first-class powerful families.
Yan Zhongji himself also left lyrics on this painting and stamped his own seal "Zizhi". The two can be mutual evidence.
"But this... this is incredible." Zhou Zhi felt incredulous: "How can such a bad lyric be preserved and passed down?"
"Only a ghost knows." The fourth cousin couldn't explain it either. He pointed to the big seal with the words "Yizhai Treasures" and said, "I guess Yan Zhongji didn't pay much attention to this painting because the painting changed hands very quickly."
"Who is this?"
"This is the Dongping Yan family, a figure that all four major Han families in the Yuan Dynasty were afraid of, Zhang Dehui."
After saying that, Zhou Zhi didn't bother to flip through the book, and pulled out the biographies of the characters he had already read: "Zhang Dehui was born in Jiaocheng, Taiyuan, Yuan Dynasty. His courtesy name was Yaoqing and his name was Yizhai. At the end of the Jin Dynasty, he was appointed as Yushitaibu. After the death of Jin Dynasty, Zhending Shi Tianze was appointed as the governor. In the second year of Dingzong's reign, Kublai Khan summoned him to give lectures on Confucianism and recommended Confucian scholars. He asked Kublai Khan to exempt Confucian households from military duties. He became emperor and became the Xuanfu envoy to Hedong and moved to Dongping Road as the Xuanwei envoy.
In the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Dehui was consulted on all major military and state affairs and then implemented.
Fight the powerful, depose the corrupt officials, and collect taxes and servitude. The elder traveled thousands of miles to see him and said: "I haven't seen this Taiping government office again for sixty years."
Dehui was upright, knowledgeable, talented in running a country and benefiting the world, and he didn't like to laugh. In his later years, he and Yuan Yu and Li Ye traveled together in Fenglong Mountain and were known as the "Three Elders of Longshan". br>
He died at the age of eighty. "
"This coincides with the words "Zhangzhao Yaoqing Chuguan" in the title of Wang Yun's poem. It feels incredible: “It’s seamless.”
What is the official position of signing a province? It is a combination of "handsome signing" and "trouble-saving". Yan Zhitui explained: "As for the history of Taige Ling, he is in charge of writing the supervisors, the kings sign provinces, and the officials are responsible for their use."
What is the sign commander? Starting from the Southern Dynasties, the imperial court was set up to monitor the kings who took office in Fangzhen, and most of them were the emperor's personal attendants. Because of his great power, he is known as the Signing Commander.
Why save trouble? "Book of Jin·Official Officials": "In the beginning, Jia Chong was appointed as a minister, and four officials were assigned to save trouble because of eye problems. From then on, the official record began." "New Book of Tang·Hundred Officials Chronicles One": "For the second order, Ling Que always saves trouble, and impeaches the censor to correct those who do not do the right thing.”
Knowing this, it is easy to understand why arrogant and arrogant Yan Zhongji would use famous paintings to please Zhang Dehui. Not to mention Zhang Dehui's resume, among his important political achievements, history books include "defeating the powerful, deposing the corrupt officials, and allocating taxes and servitude."
The fourth cousin opened the book again: "There is also a poem here, "Shou Zhang Fu Follows the Way", which is to flatter Zhang Dehui's son Zhang Fu."
"Say that Zhang Fu is his father." Have a banquet to celebrate birthday, entertain the bride with colorful clothes , there are two sentences: 'Colorful clothes in the court, embroidered clothes in the sky. I hope Yizhai will live long and have gold and stone as his birthday every year.'"
"It shows that Zhang Dehui's title is indeed 'Yizhai. '."
"Similar to Shi Yannian's "Chibiyishi", in addition to the ink used on the paper and the fine brushwork technique, the collectors under these postscripts and the relationship between them are also important evidence of the authenticity."
" Even if it’s a piece of shitty lyrics.” Zhou Zhi pointed to Yan Zhongji’s “Tian Jing Sha” with a look of disgust on his face: “I don’t know what Zhang Dehui’s expression will be like when he sees this bad poem on a famous painting.”< br>
"Perhaps Zhang Dehui just saw this arrogant bad poem and took this painting away as a serious warning to the local warlords?"
The fourth cousin thought deeper. : "After all, the biography mentions that in the performance assessment in the second year of the Central Unification, Zhang Dehui ranked first among the ten emperors. Summoned and rewarded, Zhang Dehui wrote four urgent matters, the third of which was to "change the official position and move the capital""
"Later, during his tenure as censor, he also pointed out that the sons of officials could inherit the title. Or a small amount of merit can be rewarded or promoted. These people don't know the hardships. The court sends They go to discipline and supervise the soldiers. This is the mistake of the imperial court."
"This is the strong order, the type that the second generation is most afraid of." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be happy: "Such a person is appointed as the governor of Dongping Road. The consolation envoy marched to Dongping Road, and thousands of households were marching to the east. Wang Yun called him "Signing the Province" in the title of the poem... Underneath this painting The story is so interesting.”
“Let’s look at the painting. I’ve been talking about it for so long, but it’s actually just evidence. The main aspects are to be judged from the use of paper, the use of ink, and the painting method. These are not included. Only when something goes wrong can you study other things, such as the collector’s inheritance line.”
Zhou Zhi nodded, indicating that he had been taught.
Although the painting is still being restored and can only be viewed from behind, the clues can already be seen.
This painting is an ink scroll with fine brushwork. It is huge, seven feet wide and eight feet high.
The whole painting is composed of water, sky, clouds and waves. A giant dragon looms through the ups and downs. Part of its body is exposed and part of it is hidden under the clouds and waves. Its high head must be spread out. , his eyes are fierce and cold, putting great pressure on the viewer.
On the dragon's spine, sat the Dragon Subduing Arhat, with an ancient appearance, long eyebrows hanging down to the corners of his eyes, eyes slightly closed, and a calm expression, which was in great contrast to the ferocity of the dragon.
Legend has it that the ancients clearly had their own unique understanding and insights into depicting waves, storms, and stormy clouds.
The background and environment formed by these gave Molong a huge momentum bonus.
The majestic momentum of the ink dragon has become a contrast to the white linen monk's robes, bald head and bare feet, and the kind-hearted and kind-hearted Arhat who subdued the dragon.
And judging from the effects of light and shadow, everything else represents darkness and crisis, while Arhat represents light. Although most of the entire painting depicts darkness, Arhat only accounts for one-tenth of the painting. , is undoubtedly the core and the hub that controls the overall tension of the picture.
It’s wonderful.
"It is said that the dragon water screen painted in the Imperial Courtyard in ancient times seems to have the sound of dragons and waves, and it is the last painting of the time." The fourth cousin was also admiring the large painting: "This painting will be even better when it is hung up."
"According to the "Xuanhe Painting Book", it is said that the ancient Buddhist disciples Derao and Wu Ran and Yue Zheli are both good at painting dragons and water, and each has achieved his own excellence. "This is a great master."
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