Big Cold: Snowflakes fall silently and plum blossoms
The Great Cold is the last of the twenty-four solar terms.
Folk activities related to the Great Cold are rich and interesting,
Sacrifice to the god of vesta, tail tooth sacrifice, drink lapa porridge, etc.
The construction of the word "cold",
From ancient times to the present, there has not been much change:
The treasure head represents the house,
The bottom two points mean ice and snow,
The middle part symbolizes a person snuggled up in thatch for warmth.
Dong Mu (watercolor painting) Xiong Libin
Chinese art emphasizes the integration of calligraphy and painting,
Word making and painting,
They are all seeking to be one with nature and all things, and the unity of heaven and man.
Some painters like to use the local as a background to express the great cold festival.
Wang Taili's "Late Winter in the Underground Pit Courtyard"
Based on deep warm colors,
The curled up state of the person in the painting interprets the temperature of the picture.
In addition, the pit courtyard has a history of thousands of years in China,
Also known as "patio courtyard" and "underground courtyard",
It is a symbol of Yangshao civilization.
Winter birds are the most popular.
In Zhou Zhongyao's "Winter Rong",
Two delicately drawn birds nestled next to each other,
Perched on stone,
The red of the feathers, the white of the snow and the yellow of the plantains
Together, we create a poetic deep winter landscape.
Late Winter (oil painting) Song Glory
Snow bamboo ghost bird (Chinese painting) has a heavy task
Ren's "Snow Bamboo Bird"
Shows the fine refinement of the silk material,
The birds in the painting are delicate and calm,
It's fun to behold against the backdrop of snow bamboo.
Wu Xiangdong's "Big Cold little cold another year"
and Song Glory's "Late Winter" are painted with snow scenes,
The snow covered the frozen soil of the earth and the brick walls of the village houses,
But with the sublimation of snow,
The edges and corners of the frozen soil with solid brick walls,
It seems to reveal a sharpness that has been "cut" by the cold wind,
Oil painting, on the other hand, is particularly good at expressing this sense of layering.
And the painters,
Realistic paintings are used to express philosophical thoughts on time.
Some scholars believe that
"Fishing Tree" and "Landscape"
It is a code for interpreting traditional Chinese culture.
Liu Jingui's "The Great Cold", Lonely Boat, Red Plum Winter Snow,
A few strokes turned the chill of a river into the nostalgia of Sigu.
The old tree's "Great Cold" layout is sparse, the color is mild,
Unclosed books, unexplained hours,
The painting conveys another sense of time:
Although the heavens and the earth are depressed, the spring wind is about to blow.
Watch the snowflakes fall silently, waiting for the plum blossoms to bloom.
As the years pass,
The great cold is the end of a harsh winter,
It is also the beginning of a new life.
(Originally published in Guangming Daily, January 17, 2021 09 edition)
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