Chapter 420 Weird Poem Title
“I’ve never heard of it, that’s because you are ignorant.” The fourth cousin laughed angrily: “It doesn’t mean that he is not famous.”
“This is " In "Xuanhe Painting Book", the biographies of the characters in the chapter "Palace·Dragon Fish·Landscape" were passed down in ancient times not by their names, but by their titles."
Since the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Song Dynasty has attached great importance to the search for ancient paintings and calligraphy. Work. During the reign of Emperor Huizong, the collection of the imperial palace was becoming increasingly rich, so the catalog of works of famous painters of all dynasties collected by the palace was compiled into the "Xuanhe Painting Book" for reference.
"Xuanhe Painting Book" and another bibliographic work "Xuanhe Book Book" are companion volumes. The author is unknown. Some in the academic community believe that the author is Zhao Ji, while others believe that it was compiled by Cai Jing and Mi Fu.
In fact, after examining the content and writing style of the book, Zhou Zhi believed that it was a work that was collectively compiled by the official organization of manpower under the instruction, personal intervention, and even participation of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
The book has a total of twenty volumes and was written by Xuanhe Gengzi. The book contains a total of 231 painters from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Northern Song Dynasty, with a total of 6,396 works. And according to the painting family, it is divided into ten categories: Taoism, figures, palaces, tribes, dragons and fish, landscapes, animals, flowers and birds, ink bamboo, and fruits and vegetables.
Before each painting subject, there is a short article describing the origin, development, representative figures of the painting subject, etc., and then the painters' biographies and their works are arranged in order of era.
This book is not only a record of the court paintings of the Song Dynasty, but also a biographical general history of painting.
It still has certain historical value for studying the development of painting and the spread of works in the Northern Song Dynasty and before.
What’s interesting is that some famous paintings that have been handed down from ancient times have not appeared in this book, which has caused some interesting controversies.
For example, "Traveling in the Spring Mountains" by General Li Zhaodao, a painter of the Tang Dynasty, was first stored in the Palace Museum. This painting is called "Spring Mountains" in the "Xuanhe Painting Book". What is the difference between the two names? It's not the same picture, there are countless research papers published.
There is also the famous Northern Song Dynasty painter Fan Kuan's "Travel to Streams and Mountains". Because it is not mentioned in the "Xuanhe Painting Book", even if the word "Fan Kuan" is hidden in the painting, But some people still doubt that it is Fan Kuan's authentic work.
The reason is that Fan Kuan was originally a nickname. "Kuan" has an unreliable meaning in Shaanxi dialect and is derogatory. Therefore, some later researchers believe that Fan Zhongzheng could not like to use this nickname, and will also It's hidden in the painting.
So Zhou Zhi naturally thought of a question: "Has this painting ever appeared in the "Xuanhe Painting Book"?"
"The book is on the bookshelf. Can't you find out by looking through it yourself?" The fourth cousin showed a strange smile.
Zhou Zhi hurriedly ran over, took down the book, and turned to the page that recorded ancient legends.
"The monk passed down the ancients and was a man of the Ming Dynasty. He was gifted with enlightenment, and his painting of dragons was so wonderful that he was famous during the Jianlong period."
"The old man's pen is getting stronger, and his simplicity is very ancient. , beyond the reach of secular paintings "
"However, the dragon is not something that can be seen in the world. If it is easy to work, it has the shape of three stops and nine twists and turns. As for the wind and waves of the lake and sea, it is rare to get this name. Its people.”
"It is said that it is a custom in ancient times, and it is suitable for celebrities. There were paintings on the screen in the Imperial Palace, and it was called the last painting at that time. There are thirty-one paintings in the collection of the Imperial Palace today:
Picture 2 of Gun Wu Playing with Waves and Dragons, Picture 2 of "Dragon Playing on the Waves Through Stone..."
"Look here." The fourth cousin pointed to a paragraph in the postscript of the half-restored scroll: "There is poetry here, and this poetry is just right. again It has been handed down from generation to generation and can be proven to be authentic. "
"Where is this...this is worthy of examination."
The restoration of the ancient painting has just been completed, and the calligraphy and painting are still reversed. In addition, it is still written in cursive, so it is quite difficult to identify: "Deep mountains... Daze... things... places... stings, thousands of feet... county gong... hanging... Qingbi..."
"Here!" While Zhou Zhi was struggling to decipher the postscript, his fourth cousin took down a thick book from the bookshelf. It was "Collection of Poems and Songs of the Yuan Dynasty" and turned to one of the pages: "Take it. Read."
Zhou Zhi took it over, but it was a long poem.
In the deep mountains and marshes, things are stinging, and in Qianzhang County, clinkers hang on the green walls.
The yin water in the pool is black and bottomless, and the old rain is beginning to revive the vitality and dampness.
Where does the Canglong return from the rain? It breaks out and sits on a pile of red clouds.
The mountain monk was so horrified that he kept silent, and the gloomy mist in the ravines shrouded him in silence. It is said that the nature of the dragon is hidden in ancient times, and the secrets of heaven can be glimpsed through the shadows of others.
Once I fell into this pen from Yuanhua, I drank from the sea and no longer looked at the clear sky.
"Hey, this is wrong..." Zhou Zhi compared the poems in the book with the poems in the painting. The poems in the book were obviously a lot longer, with an extra paragraph at the end:
< br>The world's paintings are filled with thousands of centipedes, and the hyena's tail hides the crystal brilliance.
Every year there is a drought, and the mountains and rivers are empty.
The dragons sleep in a dark cave, and the heaven and earth are polluted by the yellow haze.
When thunder and fire burst out of the iron box, rushing into the house and heading towards Tengtian Qu.
Six Ding rushed to order his servants to shoot at Yu, and rolled back the Botian scoop.
Pangtuo washed the universe clean, but the magical power was as quiet as nothing.
"Hahahaha..." The fourth cousin looked very happy: "Read the title of the poem on the book!"
The author's name is Wang Yun, and the name of the poem is also long, called "The Ancient Situation of the Monk's Biography" The dragon picture Yan Dongping collected in the autumn and September of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty was signed at the provincial Yaoqing office. In the seventh month of the leap month, Jiaxugong retreated his horse. Occasionally, there was a severe drought in the autumn and no snow in the winter.
This name is very interesting, but when translated, it is a diary entry:
In the seventh year of the Yuan Dynasty, in the eleventh month, Jiaxu day, on the way home from get off work, I immediately thought of the hardships of this autumn. There was a drought and no snow in winter, so I wrote a poem.
This poem is actually a continuation of the poem written at that time when I saw a painting at the provincial official Zhang Yaoqing's house in the autumn and September of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty.
That painting is the "Sitting Dragon Picture" passed down by monks in ancient times. It was originally a treasure collected by Yan Dongping.
"It's very interesting!" Zhou Zhi looked at the seal behind the poem on the painting, which had the word "Qiu Jian" on it.
Go back and read the biography of the poet in the book: "Wang Yun, courtesy name Zhongmou, alias Qiujian, was from Luji County, Weizhou. A famous scholar, poet and politician in the Yuan Dynasty."
"He was an official all his life. He was upright, poor and dedicated to his duties. He was fond of learning and good at writing. He became the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. Kublai Khan, Yuan Yuzong Zhenjin and Yuan Chengzong Emperor Tie Mu'er were famous admonishers in the three generations."
"His calligraphy is as famous as Donglu Wang Bowen and Bohai Wang Xu. "Complete Collection". There are forty-one pieces of Sanqu composed in this collection. "
"On June 20, the eighth year of Dade's reign, he died in Ji County at the age of seventy-eight."
After reading this, I couldn't help but be greatly surprised: "This is really right!"
< br>“Not only does this match.” The fourth cousin pointed out the other two seals with a smile: “There is also this.”
Zhou Zhi looked again and saw that one of the seals was very large, with the inscription "Yizhai Zhen" "Reward" is obviously a Zhaihao collection seal.
There is also a smaller one with the inscription "Zizhi".
Later, Zhou Zhi discovered that there was also a postscript written on the edge of the "Zizhi" seal, but it was a bit like drunken graffiti. Although the calligraphy was not as good as Wang Yun's, it still had a domineering and indulgent temperament.
The text is even more interesting. It seems to be a song called "Tian Jing Sha":
I would rather live ten years shorter than live one day without power.
When a man is a man, he behaves well.
One day, according to people's wishes, Sai Tian Wen can support three thousand customers!
"Ah... what level is this? Can this be genuine?" Zhou Zhi couldn't help but feel that this is really nothing. Son, you ruined this ancient painting.
(End of this chapter)