As we all know, China's land is vast and rich, and talents have been emerging for thousands of years. In order to commemorate the contributions made by their ancestors, later generations honored them as "sages". For example, Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was revered by successive rulers as "Confucius Sage". Li Bai, who is famous in history in the poetry world, is called "poetry immortal". Today's xiaobian introduces you to Wu Daozi, who is known as "painting sage". So how skilled is Wu Daozi? After reading the following story, everyone will understand.
Wu Daozi was born in the tang dynasty during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, and when he was young, his family was poor, and he studied calligraphy with calligraphers Zhang Xu and He Zhizhang, and later switched to painting. Because he was hard-working and studious, he mastered the magic of Danqing at the age of weak crown. As a result, he began to have a small reputation in the painting world. In 713, Wu Daozi was summoned by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to Chang'an, Kyoto, and became the imperial painter of the court. Tang Xuanzong ordered him: "Unless there is an edict, you must not paint."
In the process of accompanying Tang Xuanzong on his tour, Wu Daozi will pass by the good mountains and rivers in front of his eyes, and every scene and scene will be remembered in his heart, and he will not draw a sketch. When Emperor Xuanzong ordered him to paint a mural on the Datong Hall, he vividly restored the mountains, rivers, hills and ravines of the Jialing River, and they were all completed in one go, which was fascinating. Xuanzong looked at it and praised it. Moreover, Wu Daozi is not only good at landscape painting, but also painting animals. He once painted five dragons in the Datong Hall, "the armor flies, and every time it rains, it produces smoke", which looks vivid and vivid.
Tang Xuanzong Li Longji fell seriously ill after a cruise and used many methods to cure it. One night, Tang Xuanzong dreamed that a little ghost dressed in red had stolen his treasure, but he couldn't do anything about it. Just then, a leopard-headed, iron-faced, bearded, and big ghost with a torn hat appeared, caught the little ghost and swallowed him into his stomach. Tang Xuanzong asked him who he was, and Zhong Kui introduced his origins and said that he specialized in ghost hunting after his death. When Tang Xuanzong woke up, he summoned Wu Daozi, and Wu Daozi drew a portrait of Zhong Kui according to Tang Xuanzong's description, which was no different from Zhong Kui in Tang Xuanzong's dream. Since then, Zhong Kui has been established as the god of ghost hunting.
In addition to the ornamental role of Wu Daozi's paintings, they also have the effect of persuading people to be kind. According to historical records, in order to persuade the people of Chang'an to be kind, Wu Daozi once painted a "Map of Hell in Disguise" at Jingyun Temple. In painting this painting, Wu Daozi "was furious with his pen strength, disguised as a yin monster, and he did not feel mao dai when he saw it." "Because the detailed depiction of the various beings in hell is drawn, it is creepy and shocking to see the people of Chang'an." There are often people in Kyoto who slaughter fish and fish, and those who see it and fear sin and change their professions are often there. Even the butcher was frightened to change his profession after seeing it, which showed the depth of Wu Daozi's painting skills!