□ Old Hu
The epidemic is uncertain, so I have heard about the exhibition in the distance several times, and I am thrilled, but I want to stop. Over and over again, a simple truth has been derived, that is, "want to see from speed". Therefore, I hurriedly walked into the "Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty" opened by the Suzhou Museum at the end of 2021.
【Exhibition Notes】
"Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty"
Exhibition period: December 22, 2021 to March 22, 2022
Exhibition venue: Suzhou Museum underground exhibition hall, the second floor of the calligraphy and painting hall
"Returning to the Yuan Dynasty and Exploring Jiangnan" is the theme of this exhibition, and it is also a topic that has been rarely touched on by domestic museums in recent years. Regardless of the exhibition space or collection resources, Suzhou Museum does not belong to the large museum, but with its geographical advantages and the curatorial ability of long-sleeved good dance, in the past ten years, it has successively held a series of special exhibitions with relatively concentrated themes such as "Ming Sijia", "Suzhou Gu's, Wu's, Pan's Collection", which makes people's eyes light up. This time with the theme of "Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty", I think it should be the museum's attempt to interpret a grand theme.
Poster of "Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty"
The three exhibition halls, the "Jiangnan Style" unit of the special exhibition hall on the first floor, are unfolded from three levels: wind and objects, faith, and art collection. A corner of the Suzhou Lion Forest was created to reflect the elegance of the Wen Artificial Garden at that time; the ancient books such as "Yushan Famous Scenic Collection" and "Yushan Pu Manuscript" that recorded the grandeur of the Yuan Dynasty Yaji were displayed to highlight the prosperity of the Yaji at that time; the Yuanjingdezhen kiln blue and white tangled peony vase, Longquan kiln celadon porcelain, carved peony Ruyi Cloud Edge Marigold Tray, Red Baby Play Picture Plate and other wind objects were exhibited to show the prosperity of the handicraft industry in the past.
A corner of the exhibition hall of "Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty"
There are two calligraphy and painting exhibition halls on the second floor, one exhibition hall is the "Yuan Dynasty Calligraphy and Painting" unit, there are Zhao Mengfu, Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, Ni Zhan (paragraph), Wang Meng, Li Yan, Ke Jiusi, Sheng Mao, Yang Weizhen and other Yuanren works, of which Zhao Mengfu's "Drinking Horse Diagram" volume, Mr. Fu Xinian believes that the facsimile; the same is Zhao Mengfu's "Linhuang Elephant Rush" volume, Mr. Xu Bangda believes that the brushwork is somewhat thin, there is no sense of composure, it should be a pseudo-book; Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Daling Map" axis, there are also scholars who think it is not like a big idiot pen and ink. These samples are an opportunity for researchers to look closely. Another exhibition hall is the "Imitation of Yuan Calligraphy and Painting" unit, which exhibits 16 Ming and Qing Dynasty calligraphy and painting works such as Dong Qichang, Lan Ying, "Four Kings" and Yu Zhiding, from which the far-reaching influence of Yuan ren's pen and ink in the future centuries can be seen.
One of the most worthy of admiration is the volume of "Small Portrait of Yang Zhuxi" jointly painted by Yuan Ren Wang Xuan and Ni Zhan from the Forbidden City.
Volume of "Small Portrait of Yang Zhuxi" co-painted by Yuan Ren Wang Xuan and Ni Zhan
Lao Hu had previously viewed his pictures in different media, such as the high-definition atlas "Famous Paintings" on the official website of the Forbidden City, the "Complete Collection of Yuan Paintings" in Zhejiang University, and so on. But this time, when I was only twenty or thirty centimeters apart and leaned down to look closely, the image of "Yang Zhuxi" instantly "profoundly" reached my mind.
The transmission of facial slicing made me instantly ignore the other details of the picture - eyes, ears, nose, mouth, whiskers, cheekbones, cheeks, wrinkles, all outlined in fine brush light ink, meticulous and meticulous, and the pen was loose and subtle. There is not much ink, and the look is Bishaw. The face that has gone through vicissitudes and the look of perseverance that conveys a little determination leave a deep impression on people.
Then I saw him standing tall, wearing a square scarf on his head and a staff in his right hand. The minimalist line drawing shows the creases of the gebu on his body. The whole character image is simple, the rustic atmosphere overflows with ink, and Coats' extraordinary temperament jumps on the paper.
The gaze then opened to see it standing between the slopes and stones, and the pine of the maple was leaning on its left. The pens of slope, stone and pine are more simple and loose, and the scenery and people are dependent on each other, harmonious and unified.
There is no wang xuan style print in this painting, and at the end of the page there are two lines of inscription on the book of Ni Zhanxing: "Small Portrait of Yang Zhuxi Gaoshi." YanLing Wang Xuan wrote, and the sentence Wu Ni Zhan supplemented as a pine stone. Decameron In February. In the later part, there are nine inscriptions in the Yuan Dynasty, such as Zheng Yuanyou, Yang Weizhen, Su Danian, Ma Wan, Gao Chun, Qian Nai, Shi Jinghui, Wang Feng, and Mao Yi.
Compared with landscape painting, the figure paintings of the Yuan Dynasty are much inferior, and most of them continue the style of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty Li Gonglin and are not innovative enough; but there is no shortage of masters, and Wang Yi is obviously a portrait painter who has to be mentioned. He claims to be a madman and lives in Hangzhou. The year of birth and death is unknown, and the only surviving works is this volume of "Little Portrait of Yang Zhuxi" cooperated with Ni Zhan. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Tao Zongyi said that his portraits were "not only in the form of people, but also in the spirit of people." That's true.
"Small Portrait of Yang Zhuxi" volume close-up
So, who is Yang Zhuxi? Why did a group of painters and literati with a prominent reputation at that time portray and praise him? Then I had to turn my attention back to the protagonist and the "Unhindered Yun shan Lou Ya Ji" that he presided over.
Yang Zhuxi was the alias of the famous scholar Yang Qian at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a native of Huating (present-day Songjiang), who lived a secluded life "holding the talents of Haojie", singing and traveling with many Jiangnan scribes, and was the master of Songjiang's famous "Unhindered Yunshan Lou Yaji".
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yaji Wenhui in Jiangnan was obviously a fashion. Kunshan has Gu Ying's "Yushan Yaji", Wuxi has Ni Yunlin's "Qingjue Pavilion Yaji", Songjiang this small area of the Yaji is more, Ming he Liangjun listed 8, of which "Zhangyan has Yang Zhuxi home". Huang Gongwang, Yang Weizhen, Zhang Yu, Ni Zhan, Wang Meng, Cao Zhibai, Zhao Yuan, Ma Wan, Chen Ruyan, Zhang Wo, and so on, all of whom have been regular guests in the history of Chinese art.
It can be imagined that the literati and inkers on the Yaji collection let loose drinks and chanted poems, leaving behind many anecdotes. In the records, Zhang Wo used Li Gonglin's brushwork to compose the "Yushan YajiTu" for the master of Yushan, and Yang Weizhen made the "Yajizhi", but unfortunately, this painting and zhi no longer exist. In contrast, Yang Zhuxi is obviously much luckier, in addition to this "Small Portrait of Yang Zhuxi" volume, there is also the "Zhuxi Caotang Tu" volume made by Zhao Yong and Zhang Wo, and the end of the volume has Yang Weizhen's inscription "Zhuxi Caotang Record", which is preserved in the Liaoning Provincial Museum. This gives us more intuitive and diverse information about Yang Zhuxi.
Yang Weizhen also has a trek in the volume of "Little Portrait of Yang Zhuxi" in this exhibition, Yun:
"The fairy is sent to the staff, and the strength swallows the Wu hook." Set ruts outdoors, deng song blown in the West Building. Those who do not know think that they are proud of the uncle of the world, and those who know think that they are less traveling in the countryside. ”
Yang Weizhen pointed directly at the protagonist of the portrait in a knowing tone: the illiterate thought he was a hermit like Ji Kang (Zi Shu Ye), but in fact he was more like Qin Guan (Zi Shaoyou), although he was hidden in the wild but had the nostalgia of the world.
Yang Weizhen also has a "Record of the Building of Unhindered Yunshan" in his "Collected Works of Dongweizi", which vividly reproduces the attraction of this building to literati and inkers:
"When the wind in The Bamboo West is good, the shore scarf is upstairs, and after waving five strings, I talk with one or two people to understand. Those who do not hinder with the eight windows are open to the eye, and those who are not hindered by the eight desolation are in the heart. The view of Yun Shan is exhausted and prepared. ”
There is such a natural realm, and there is such a state of mind of the master, the rioters naturally gather here, open their eyes, and penetrate the heart.
"Little Portrait of Yang Zhuxi" volume Yang Weizhen
Privately, I thought that once the exhibition of "Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty" was carried out, it was enough to see a work in the volume of "Little Portrait of Yang Zhuxi". The wonders of Ni Zhan and Wang Xuanxiao's simple pen and ink, and the poetry of Yang Weizhen's whimsical thoughts; through Yang Zhuxi and the "Unhindered Yunshan Lou Yaji" hidden behind Yang's body, and the names strung together by the style and elegance of the scene, I read the theme that this exhibition tries to interpret: Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty - the past life style under the fusion of multiculturalism.
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After the Suzhou Museum unveiled its annual exhibition "Jiangnan of the Yuan Dynasty" on December 22, 2021, the recently completed West Pavilion also held two exhibitions, "Royal Garden Magic Pen - Qing Dynasty Court Paintings Collected by the National Museum of China" and "Spring to Jiangnan Shengshi Gusu - Qianlong South Tour Special Exhibition". Gu Su's trip, three in one fell swoop, can be described as worthwhile. It should be reminded that the West Hall of Suzhou Museum is located in the high-tech zone, about 15 kilometers away from the museum, and interested fans need to arrange a reasonable time, make an appointment before viewing the exhibition.
The author, Lao Hu, lives in Hangzhou. Former media people, amateurs like Chinese painting and calligraphy, like to play with gold stone grass and trees. Later, he simply resigned from public office, specially watched the exhibition and admired the paintings, held up the worshippers, in short, entered the door of calligraphy and painting collection appraisal (freedom).
Viewing exhibitions and drinking tea are the norm of Lao Hu's life in recent years. As long as there is a good exhibition, he will go all over the world to see it. Before the epidemic, it was not only the north and south of the sea, but also the sea and overseas. In short, he lived a leisurely life that made the eyes of the workers red. [Cheng Cheng Tang Subjective Exhibition], is Lao Hu's exhibition column opened in the hour client.
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