Chapter 446 Kun Can
Obviously, this is the kind encouragement given to the younger generation by the elders in the literary circles who went out from their hometown.
Zhou Zhi was really touched. The two had never met each other before and had no relationship. The old man was purely happy to see the achievements of the younger generation in his hometown, so he specially encouraged him.
“How can I express my gratitude?” Zhou Zhi was helpless in front of everyone.
"Write a letter." Godfather said: "But Mr. Wang is very busy. You don't know whether he will reply to you. Even if he replies to you, don't bother you too much. He Since he has already paid attention to you, showing him more achievements is more useful than writing a hundred letters of thanks.”
This is the truth, but the godfather ignored one issue, that is, what level of achievement can attract Mr. Wang's attention.
Are these results easy to obtain? !
Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk about this. Results represent the past, not to mention that I now have a new result to report to my godfather.
Put the brocade box in your hand on the coffee table, open it, and take out a scroll: "Come, look at this."
"What is this?"
"The restoration of the ancient painting was completed by myself from beginning to end. My fourth cousin only gave on-site guidance. It was all my hands."
"Really? Whose?"
"Kun Can's."
"Hey, that's a good thing."
Kun Can was a painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
He is good at painting landscapes, and is also good at painting figures and flowers.
Landscape painting mainly inherits the traditions of the four schools of Yuan Dynasty, with complex and overlapping compositions, deep and majestic realms, and deep and vigorous brushwork.
Among them, the techniques of expressing mountains and rocks such as hemping and cracking are mostly derived from Wang Meng's painting methods;
The structure of the mountains and rocks in Huangshui is light and calm. The light crimson coloring is close to Huang Gongwang's method.
In addition to the four families of the Yuan Dynasty, he also studied the distant ancestors of Dong Yuan and Ju Ran of the Five Dynasties, and the close study of Dong Qichang and Wen Zhengming of the Ming Dynasty. He absorbed everything and learned from the strengths of all.
Many modern people don't know Kun Can's name, but in fact he is very famous. Speaking of his namesakes, everyone is familiar with them.
Kun Can’s self-names were Shi Xi, Bai Tu and Shi Daoren, so he and Shi Tao, another early Qing painter, were collectively known as “Two Shi”.
Together with Bada Shanren, Hongren and Shi Tao, they were collectively known as the "Four Painting Monks of the Early Qing Dynasty" by later generations.
Kuncan has a very special personality. He was smart and eager to learn since he was a child. He studied his career in his youth and often wanted to become a monk. At the age of twenty, because he resisted his parents' forced marriage, he resolutely gave up his father-in-law career, became a monk, and became a monk in Sanjia Nunnery in Longshan near his home. He took the monk's name Shixi.
When the Ming Dynasty fell in his thirties, he ran away as a monk and joined He Tengjiao's anti-Qing team in the Southern Ming Dynasty.
After the failure of the anti-Qing Dynasty, he took refuge in Changde Peach Blossom Spring. During this time, he practiced Zen and traveled around, appreciating the prosperity of mountains and rivers. He lived among mountains and forests for a long time, surrounded by haze and spring rocks, wandering to the top of peaks and lingering on cliffs.
He also read more books, history and paintings, learned about Taoism and practiced Zen. On the basis of studying tradition, he attached great importance to learning from nature. He said that "those who discuss the essence of painting must read more books and history. Only when you climb mountains and have few sources can you create your own ideas." .
He has a straightforward personality, a stubborn temper, few friends, and difficulty getting along with others. This strong personality is reflected in his Zen philosophy, which is "self-realization and self-enlightenment, like a lion walking alone without asking for a partner"; in painting, it is "relying on the sky and standing alone, he can be called a hero among the six dharma".
When the scroll was unfolded, his godfather sighed when he saw it: "Kun Can is also often proud: 'Although my humble paintings are not as good as those of the ancients, they are not as good as the ancients'." Now it seems that he is not arrogant, just Chen Chen. It’s just a fact. Because it is worthy of this sentence.”
Zhou Zhi also nodded: “He uses the pure and innocent beauty of nature to contrast the ups and downs of life. The art of vulgarity reflects the interest of Zen painting, and integrates subjective cultivation, emotion, and spirituality with objective scenery, humanities, and artistic conception, so that the sceneries are realistic and the objects and emotions become a unified whole. It is surprisingly full of mountains and rivers; its opening and closing is orderly and tightly structured; it is dense but not overwhelming, and it has a unique style that is stable and full of changes." "Is this what you can see?" asked the godfather.
“Ah, no, my fourth cousin said it.” When the pretense failed, Zhou Zhi had to admit that the source was not his.
The godfather then nodded: "Kun Can, I like to use thirsty brushes and bald hair the most. They are vigorous and dignified, dry but not dry, and then rendered with thick and light ink colors to make the brush and ink blend. In terms of taste, it is lush, green, and clear. Hearty and hearty; in terms of mood, it is unique, profound and fascinating; in terms of charm, it is majestic, magnificent and vertical. Hengfeng."
"Daddy, you also researched this?"
"Ah, yes." The godfather said, "Manzhou Cultural Museum has many paintings. I also have one in Jiachuan, and I invited experts to do restoration research.”
"His painting method not only made his paintings famous at that time, but also had a great influence on later generations of Li Keran, Zhang Daqian and others."
"What do you think this painting should be called? Name? "
Many ancient paintings were created casually by the painter. Although there are inscriptions and postscripts, sometimes the names of the paintings are not left.
The better name was given by a later collector.
My godfather carefully read the inscription on the blank space in the sky above the scroll.
"Because I was studying Taoism, I occasionally played with pen and ink. I didn't get famous for it, but I fell into it unknowingly. I laughed at those who don't know Zen and call me a layman. What can I say?
I came from Huangshan Mountain, His condition is unreasonable and I can't help but feel itching in my limbs. If I knew that I would get old so quickly, I would have to buy straw sandals and walk on them all. Nian, because I keep this volume."
There is also a small poem recorded on the side: "It is not possible to go deep into the mountain, so why not wear thousands of straw sandals and sticks like dragons?"
Looking at the whole painting again, except for a few collection seals, such as "Collection of Xiang's Study", "Collection of Yi Zhou", "Divine Product", etc.
What remains is a series of appreciation seals of the Qing Dynasty emperors, "The Treasure of So-and-so Royal View".
As well as the identification seals of royal units such as "Shiqu Baoji". "Jingji Mountain Villa Collection" and so on.
The strange thing is that except for Kun Can’s own words, there is no other content.
The godfather pointed to the seal of "Shiqu Baoji": "Is there this painting in "Shiqu Baoji"?"
"Shiqu Baoji" and "Xuanhe Painting Book" are of the same nature, they are A catalog of nine categories of paintings and calligraphy collected by the Imperial Household during the Qianlong and Jiaqing years of the Qing Dynasty.
All selected paintings and calligraphy will have a seal of "Shiqu Baoji"
Zhou Zhi shook his head: "It is said that if it is judged to be of high quality by Dong Bangda and his son, in addition to the 'Shiqu Baoji', it will also be added with the 'Qianlong Appreciation', 'Sanxitang Jingxi' and 'Yi Zisun' seals."
“But this There is nothing on it except the "Shiqu Baoji", only a few Daoguang seals. "By the way, this one is the seal indicating the place of collection." Zhou Zhi pointed to "Jingzhi." "Mountain Villa Collection" Yin said.
"Where is this?"
"One of the five palaces of Qianlong was in Jixian County, Hebei Province. Paintings at that time also had to be stamped with the seal of the collection place, such as 'Royal Study Room Appraisal Treasure', This seal is also of the same type as "Yangxin Hall Appreciating Treasures"
"That means this painting was once included in the imperial palace by the Qing court, but later it was not taken seriously? In my impression, other Kun Can's paintings did not receive such treatment."
(End of Chapter)
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