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The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

March 20, 2022, Vernal Equine.

The spring equinox is coming, the spring is warm and blossoming, the warblers are long and the grass is long, the spring wind and spring rain are silent. At this time, people's outdoor activities have also become frequent, in ancient paintings, Sui Dynasty Zhan Ziqian "You Chun Tu" depicts that when the spring is bright, tourists indulge in amusement in the landscape. At the same time, there are also three kinds of flower letters when the spring equinox comes, "one waits for begonias, two waits for pear blossoms, and three waits for mulan", and many people in the past have outlined these flowers with their own pen and ink.

The Surging News Ancient Art series "Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Ancient Paintings and Calligraphy" presents the spring equinox in the prints of poetry and painting.

The vernal equinox ranks fourth out of twenty-four solar terms. Because the day and night of the world are equally long, day and night are twelve hours, as the saying goes, "the equatorial golden sun is directly on the surface, and the day and night are divided equally." Moreover, the ancients took the spring solstice to the beginning of the summer as the spring, and the spring equinox was the three months of spring, counting half of the ninety days, and the spring was divided equally. The veritable spring equinox is divided into both day and night and spring.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Sui Zhan Ziqian "You Chun Tu"

The spring equinox is coming, the spring is warm and blossoming, the warblers are long and the grass is long, the spring wind and spring rain are silent. As temperatures rise, people's outdoor activities become more frequent. Sui Dynasty Zhan Ziqian's "You Chun Tu" depicts that at that time when the spring was bright, tourists indulged in pleasure in the landscape. After a long period of time, this magnificent work has become a complete picture of history. Because Emperor Huizong of Song inscribed "Zhan Zi Qian Yu Chun Tu" on the right side and attributed the naming right to the exhibition, there is still controversy as to whether this work is really from the hands of Zhan Zi Qian. Judging from the works, the painter repainted the landscape with green and green, depicted the foot of the mountain with mud gold, selected ochre stones to fill in the tree trunks, took panoramic pictures from afar, and laid out properly, opening up the precedent of the Golden and Bishan Mountains in the Tang Dynasty. The first of the volume reveals a diagonal path leaning on the mountain and overlooking the water, the road follows the mountain, until the woman stands in front of the bamboo fence to appear wide, the mountain road is upward, the trees are covered, the small bridge is flat, the cloth canopy boat, harmonious and quiet. At the lower end is the Poto flower tree, which surrounds the villa, and all kinds of trees dot the mountains, peach red and willow green, which are interesting. This painting is not only the only work passed down by Zhan Ziqian, but also the oldest surviving scroll to date. Speaking of this painting, there is one person who has to mention, that is, the great collector Zhang Boju. This painting was once lost to the world. In order to avoid losing abroad, Zhang Boju sold several private houses and his wife's jewelry to buy "You Chun Tu". In 1952, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Boju donated many famous works such as "You ChunTu" to the Palace Museum. Regarding Zhang Boju's experience as a person and a collector, there is no need to repeat it, the key is his mentality of lifting heavy weights, treating it as an arch, like a treasure, cherishing everything, but "as light as a feather", once looked at it, even one side of the collection seal is not covered, dashing extreme, what a realm! Truly do without stagnation. As the Book of Rites and Learning says, "If you don't enjoy your art, you can't enjoy learning." Therefore, the gentleman is also to learn, to hide, to cultivate, to rest, to swim. Fu Ran, therefore, is at ease with his learning and loves his teacher, and is happy to believe in his way, so that although he is away from the teacher, he does not oppose it." This sentence clarifies what "amusement" means. Zhang Boju really achieved "swimming in the arts"!

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Tang ZhangXuan's "Lady Yu Chuntu"

Coincidentally, Zhang Xuan's painting "Lady You Chuntu of the State of Yu" in the Tang Dynasty showed a grand travel scene, reflecting the leisure state of the Tang Dynasty nobles, and witnessing the luxurious life of the Yang family at that time. The whole painting is dense and natural. The contrast between the movement of man and horse is soothing and calm, which truly responds to the theme of spring tourism. The painter uses a wet brush to highlight the characters, and the artistic conception is empty and fresh. Through the delicate line drawing and the laying of tones, the heart of the character is portrayed. The line is rounded and beautiful, the vitality is feminine, the color is elegant and rich, the seiko is not stagnant, the style is lively and bright, and it sets off the graceful, confident and optimistic Tang Dynasty style. The Tang Dynasty was a key period in the development of Chinese painting, and the various categories of traditional painting appeared in an independent posture, expanding and improving in the subject matter content and art form, and then to a certain extent, they got rid of the restrictions of religious themes and reflected a strong secular atmosphere. Seeing this "You Chun Tu", it is inevitable that there will be a "voiceover": the three sisters of Yang Yuhuan are respectively sealed, and the heroine of this painting is called Lady Yuguo, who is the third sister of Yang Yuhuan. Therefore, it will further associate the love story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, "in the heavenly wish for the bird, in the earth wish for the lianli branch." But who could have predicted that behind the beautiful and tranquil picture, what was witnessed was the unfathomable change of the palace, Yang Guifei finally died in Ma Songpo, "the sky is long and sometimes ends, and this hatred is endless." The reason why the classic masterpieces of the past generations have been passed down through the ages is not only because of the exquisite technique, but also because of the profound connotation.

When the spring equinox comes, there are three kinds of flower letters, "one waits for begonias, two waits for pear blossoms, and three waits for magnolias". It should be noted that if the begonia flowers are chronological, there is a difference between spring begonias and begonias.

According to the records, Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, because his mother's name was Haitang, did not use the word "begonia" in his lifelong poems. Su Shi, a great scholar of the Song Dynasty, was quite related to "Begonia" all his life. As a super player and a scribble player, life is full of ups and downs, and the begonias in his pen are changeable, so that he can appreciate the sentimentality and delicate emotional experience of this great talent.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Northern Song Dynasty Su Shi "Spring In the Thesis"

Su Shi gives people the feeling that many times the spring wind is proud, not alarmed, even in hell can live out the taste of heaven, "Spring In the post" wrote: "In the spring □□□□ reach, for a long time do not smell□ thirst to increase." Biri's footsteps are more than □ is like a dignified wait, and the gathering is harmless. Shi was as sheltered as yesterday. The second brother □, chun □□□ there is a book to ask for return, even an also. The Son cannot resist the book, and is very healthy. When the meeting will be, I wish you a great deal of protection, and do not declare it." This is a letter written by Su Shi to Fan Chunchun( Deru), the fourth son of the Great Northern Song Dynasty writer Fan Zhongyan, which should be in the seventh and eighth years of YuanFeng (1084-1085), when Su Shi was about 50 years old. The "second brother" in the post refers to Fan Chunren, the second son of Fan Zhongyan. This stroke method is natural and smooth, allegorical and clumsy, simple and ancient, with a thick and dignified rhyme, which is a representative work of Su Shi's middle age.

The most dramatic thing is that Su Shi ridiculed Zhang Xianna's concubine, and in the face of the old man and young wife, he chanted the famous sentence "Mandarin ducks are turned into double nights, and a tree of pear blossoms presses begonias". However, some people believe that this poem is not written by Dongpo, but is folklore, and finally installed on Su Shi's head. Maybe that's true. But there is no doubt that it is precisely because it belongs to Su Shi's name that the world knows it.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Northern Song Dynasty Su Shi "Cold Food Post" (partial)

To say that Dongpo's most impressive poem about "begonias" is because of the "Wutai Poetry Case" was degraded after the book "Cold Food Post". This frame is known as "the third largest book in the world" and reads: "I have come to Huangzhou and have passed three cold foods. Every year wants to cherish the spring, and the spring is not to be regretted. This year is raining again, and autumn is sluggish in February. Smell the begonia flowers, muddy swallows and snow. Secretly stealing away, the night is really powerful, He Shu is sick teenager, the illness must be white. The word "begonia" is large and prominent. It seems that when Su Shi wrote here, he had a relationship in his heart. The square pen of the word "flower", cut into the paper, cut through the iron, clean and neat, comparable to the "Twenty Pins of the Dragon Gate". The word "flower mud" is as thin as a gossamer, and you can experience the superb skill of the pen not leaving the paper and the clever press to make the turn. This post writes about the great sorrow of life, and can appreciate the bitter years of Su Shi, who has always been detached from the "Lotte School".

Successive generations of literati have left many good words and famous sentences praising Begonia, two of which are the most affectionate: One is Su Dongpo, and the poem "Begonia" has clouds: "The east wind is full of sogo, and the incense mist is empty and the moon is turning." I was afraid of going to sleep late at night, so I burned a high candle to illuminate the red makeup. The first is Lu You, "Flowers Travel Around the Homeland" wrote: "For the love of the name of the flower to resist the madness of death, only worry about the wind and the day to damage the red fang." The green chapter plays the Tongming Hall at night, begging for spring yin to protect the begonias. "The "Begonias" written by painters of past generations have been interpreted into a huge classic series that makes people linger.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Northern Song Dynasty Zhao Tuo"Begonia White Head Diagram"

First of all, we must mention the Song Huizong Zhao Yao's "Begonia White Head Diagram". Among them, the "white head" is the white-headed man, the forehead to the top of the head is black, the eyes are above the back pillow white, forming a white pillow ring, and the abdomen is white with yellow-green longitudinal stripes, which is a symbol of longevity and auspiciousness. This painting is delicate with the brush, the technique is exquisite, the color is elegant, the most interesting thing is the chapter processing, the begonias in the picture are symmetrical, but there is asymmetry in the symmetry, the middle branches and leaves are facing upwards, full of vitality, two birds, one head up, one head down, Gu Pansheng posture, a mouth, a contemplation, a movement and a stillness, the brake is interesting.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Southern Song Dynasty Lin Chun "Begonia Diagram"

The Great Southern Song Dynasty painter Lin Chun's "Sketching Begonia Diagram" is a masterpiece of his heirloom works, with light colors and fine depictions, which perfectly demonstrates the exquisite skills of this court painter. On the picture, a branch of Xifu begonias, flowers, or burning blooming, or with buds to bloom, the color of the flowers, white powder as the base, covered with carmine, outline blended, vivid, beautiful and elegant, beautiful and vulgar, delicate and lovely, is completely in line with the aesthetic taste of the royal family at that time, so it is praised as "the magic of extreme sketching, the warbler wants to fly, as if it wants to live".

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Southern Song Dynasty Anon.

Reading the Famous Southern Song Dynasty's "Begonia Butterfly Diagram", I not only think of Fan Chengda's poem "Four Hours of Pastoral Miscellaneous": "The long hedge of the day has fallen without anyone, but only the dragonfly butterfly flies." ”

In the spring of March, butterflies dance among the branches of begonia flowers. The painter focuses on the dynamic moments of begonias in the spring breeze, the flowers are leaning back, the leaves are rolled up, the branches are in an S-shaped curved state, the center is sharp, and the line drawings are rounded and smooth. The petals are first outlined with an ink pen double hook, and the outer upper part is slightly carmine, and then the color is dyed with water, and finally a layer of white powder is covered, adding a lot of feminine charm. The leaves are performed by the double hook filling brushwork of the whole body, and the color is filled with stone green, ink ochre and other colors according to the different angles of light, which fully shows the beauty of "clear as water, clean as frost", and finally successfully renders the invisible intoxicating spring breeze and the eternal spring meaning.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Southern Song Dynasty Anon. "Camellia Butterfly Diagram"

Another famous work, The Camellia Butterfly Diagram, depicts the story of butterflies and flowers, condensed into a pastoral scene. In the upper part of the picture, a gorgeous black butterfly flutters its wings and flies, close to the middle of the picture, two delicate camellias are blooming. The painter used the boneless rendering method, plus a fine brush stroke, to make the object natural and vivid. The ink color is thick and dry and wet, the color is multi-layered, and the ink block is full of setbacks and thickness changes, which is very three-dimensional. The butterfly wings are depicted in detail, and the brush is free, painting a sense of lightness and agility. The flutter of the butterfly contrasts with the stems and leaves of the plant, which is extremely artistic.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Northern Song Dynasty Li Anzhong's "Qingchun Butterfly Drama"

In contrast, the Northern Song Dynasty Li Anzhong's "Butterfly Diagram of Qingchun Drama" is set on the color fan, the phoenix butterfly is graceful and gorgeous, the pink butterfly is petite and pure, there are more than ten butterflies of various colors, and there is a wasp, in the bright spring light, or flattened wings, or wings fluttering, beautiful flower clusters are blooming, the image is vivid, reflecting the theme of "butterfly play". On the opposite page there is a Qianlong royal poem: "The dragonfly is high and low, and the wind and objects in the Spring Garden have become prosperous." Xuanhe Painting Academy once tried, He Weiming chased the horse's hooves. "This inscription can be called a fine product, the strokes are no longer soft and fat, with strength, with rhyme, not Zhao Mengfu's penmanship, but mainly Yan and rice.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Yuan Wang Yuan, "Begonia Diagram"

Yuan Wangyuan's "Begonia Diagram" may be suspected to be non-begonia, because it resembles a flower arrangement, but there is an inscription in the upper left corner that reads "Remember to see the begonia in Jiangnan, thousands of peaches and apricots do not make up", which is undoubted. The heart of the painting is surrounded by literati inscriptions, which shows the meaning of pushing and approving. Begonia flowers are rendered purely with thick fresh water ink, the ink is colorful, although it does not use red and green colors, it can paint the fun of spring flowers, superb techniques, and high style. Wang Yuan's contribution to the ink flower ink bird is that he replaces the color with ink, and turns the colorful colors of the HuangZheng school into pure ink color, first outlined and then dyed ink, thick and light, extremely charming.

The begonia flowers in Qing ren's pen are even more beautiful and common.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Yun Shouping "Begonia Flower"

Yun Shouping's "Begonia Flower" is not only a technique from the use of color, but also mainly shows an aesthetic value, with an extremely romantic taste, especially the contrast between light red and pink and white, with a unique meaning, the so-called "it is not difficult to be in a pitiful state, and it is difficult to correct and stand up." From the perspective of the contrast between the leaf surface and the back of the leaf, as well as the flipping of the leaves, the painter's mastery and expression of the flowers and grasses is extremely superb, and the Qing Wang's "Mustard Garden Painting Biography" has commented: "The flowers and branches want to move, and their potential is in the leaves, the delicate red is covered, and the heavy green is intertwined, such as the lady who embraces the lady, the lady who does it, the maid must start first." How can the flower on the paper shake, but if the leaf helps it to bring the dew to the wind, then the flower is like a flying swallow, floating and wanting to fly. ”

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Hualun "Begonia Lane Spring Map"

Reading Hua Zhao's "Begonia Lane Spring Map", a "lane" word is particularly evocative! When the begonia blossoms, a ribbon bird falls on the branch and gazes at the flowers, and two spring finches fly up and down, as if listening to the song of the ribbon bird. Mo Zhu protruded a few branches and leaves from behind the rockery, revealing elegance in the brightness. Hua Yao's paintings attach great importance to the management of style, and the essence is a typical literati aesthetic. White begonias, pale green leaves, and ribbon birds with green feathers make the birds look more agile through the contrast of cold and warm colors, which in turn reflects the delicacy of begonias. A branch of begonia, flying horizontally in the sky, the combination of dead branches, ink bamboo, strange stones and birds and finches presents a dynamic contrast, indicating the cold, warm and sadness of the world.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Julian "Begonia Hummingbird Diagram"

Ju Lian is a generation of masters of the Guangdong painting circle in the late Qing Dynasty, and can be called the precursor of the "Lingnan School". "Begonia Hummingbird Diagram" pays attention to the combination of traditional painting methods and modern painting methods, chasing Chen Daofu, using the method of hitting water and hitting powder, with the intention of swinging and the pen to be rigorous, good at applying color with powder, the picture is beautiful and beautiful, vivid and vivid, full of poetry.

China is a vast region, and the flowering period of pear blossoms will last from March to May, so there is a verse that "pear blossoms are rising and clear", and the first bloom of pear blossoms is at the time of the spring equinox. In the brush of successive generations of painters, there are many wonderful works about pear blossoms.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Southern Song Dynasty (Biography) Ma Yuan's "Bird Diagram of Pear Blossom Mountain"

The Southern Song Dynasty Ma Yuan's "Pear Blossom Mountain Bird Diagram" is intended to go the opposite way, with a large boulder to reflect a severe and stable style, under the background of the dark stone color, the white pear blossom stands tall, the contrast is strong. Not only that, but it is also extremely rare to have a kasushita bamboo in the picture. The author strives to present a pristine natural environment rather than a court painting subject, so some people question that it is not from Ma Yuan's hand. Above the boulders, small birds stay to forage, extremely cheerful. Many times, the scenes painted by the painter are the true portrayal of their own body and mind. The Song Dynasty was an era dominated by literati, which reminds me of the British historian Toynbee saying: "The Song Dynasty is the most suitable dynasty for human life, and if I had to choose, I would like to live in the Song Dynasty in China." ”

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Ming Luzhi "Pear Blossom Double Swallow Diagram"

Lu Zhi once learned from Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhengming, and Yu Danqingzhi, emphasizing the wonder in the chest, a moment of brilliant writing, a few with Wen Li, wonderful places, often made in heaven. Lu Zhi's "Pear Blossom Double Swallow Diagram" shows a realm that is completely different from the Ming Dynasty painters of the same period and even his own other works, the composition uses a more traditional diagonal way to depict the flower branches, the color is elegant, the pear blossom and swallow forms are vividly depicted, the combination of work and brushwork and freehand, the combination of thickness and thinness in the outline, the main part of the whole painting is the inscription, it is worth not only the Qianlong Imperial Inscription, but also Zhou Tianqiu and other Wumen Zhongren, the most important is Wen Zhengming's inscription: "High and low flying snow feathers, Jiangnan Shehou Fei Shi." Dream back to Wang Xie Wu's clothes, dance zhaoyang sleeve hanging. The wind outside the curtain is light silver scissors, and the spring cold jade is poor. Painting lou frost moon sad place, only allow the Zhang family to look forward to knowing. "The elegance of the text is fluent, adds a lot of color, and is also very matched."

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Modern Chen Shizeng "Pear Blossom Diagram"

In modern times, Chen Shizeng's "Pear Blossom Diagram" is a sketch of the scenery, painting a branch of pear blossoms, depicted purely in ink, white and transparent, out of the dust. The flowers are circled with delicate ink threads, and the leaves are boneless, thick and light, and the pieces are clear, both to see the rigid pen posture, and to have a soft and charming aura, which is quite the wind god of Hualun painting. The left side of the inscription is self-composed poem: "Jiaoyun is powerless to lean on the east side of the wall, just low branches can avoid the wind." Diagonally opposite the window of Ru, a spring opens and falls. Yu Zhai pear blossom a plant, the woman is cute, portrays this, and is a small poem. "Poetic and innocent, gentle and moving. Chen Shi was an all-rounder of poetry, calligraphy and painting, but unfortunately died young.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Modern Wu Changshuo's "Four Screens of Flowers" Axis of Mulan

As a protégé of Wu Changshuo, Chen Shi was once infected with Cang instead of confined to Cang. Comparing the works of the two, it can be seen that Chen Shizeng is popular and Wu Changshuo is more golden and stone. Wu Changshuo's "Mulan Tu" has a golden stone atmosphere, the pen is powerful, the ink color is full of changes, simple and warm. Wu once said to himself: "The most powerful thing in my life is that I can paint with the method of writing books." Wu Changshuo particularly emphasizes a "writing" word, specifically, by copying the stone drum text, jin wen and other tempering pen skills. The reason why freehand painting is difficult is that it requires strong expressiveness. Without a solid foundation in calligraphy, it is impossible to draw such an endlessly changing and calm and condensed ink line. Wu Changshuo belongs to the "old people painting" big artists, the older he gets, the more refined his pen and ink techniques become. It should be noted that Mulan is different from magnolia, nor is it the orchid that is customarily said, and its aliases are Xinyi, Linlan, Wood Lotus, Purple Magnolia and so on. Wu Changshuo asked, "Spring Wind Lake is coming." Blow out the Xinyi flowers. People say this wooden pen. Old age. ”

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

In modern times, Wu Changshuo's court trial was decided, and Gengchen's spring equinox was held

Wu Changshuo was an extremely diligent master, and his poetry, calligraphy and painting were printed one after another. The engraved "Yu Trial Judgment" is obviously printed from Qin, and is also influenced by Zhao Zhiqian, and the side section is signed: "A few days before the spring equinox of Gengchen, rain window". At the age of 37, it was the time when the style was first decided.

In the ming and qing dynasties of seal creation, there are many series of seals related to "spring", which may be the frequent appearance of the poetry of the literati singing the advent of spring light, and the Indians are also literati in their bones, facing the spring color like Xu, Yixing erupts, and is merciful under the knife.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

QingDa is engraved jiangnan spring

The founder of Quanzhituo, Sangda, was engraved with "Jiangnan Spring" and could not help but think of Tang Dumu's "Jiangnan Spring" verse: "Four hundred and eighty temples in the southern dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain." This party seal is mainly subordinate to the law into the seal, the word "Jiang, Chun" is broken just echo, and the "Jiang" character at the red form a virtual contrast, the artistic conception is long, with a pictorial meaning.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Zhao Zhichen carved Looking back at where the old tour is, willow fireworks mist lost spring

Zhao Zhichen carved "Looking back at where the old tour is, the willow fireworks mist lost spring", from the words of Song Zengqing, revealing the mood of "lost spring". This is a multi-character print, which is more broken, revealing a state of myth and highlighting the poetic meaning. Because the number of words is large, they are all based on the law, so don't see the fun.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Modern Wang Fu'an carving Yesterday was older than the day before, and last year's spring was like this year

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Modern Wang Fu'an carved Spring supper no dream no money pond

Wang Fu'an carved "Yesterday was older than the day before, last year's spring is like this year" is Bai Juyi's poem, "Spring Supper No Dream No Qiantang" is a modified, the original sentence is Ming Shexiang "Spring Supper No Dream No Jiangnan", the second seal reflects "Spring Time" and "Spring Supper", just as the so-called "years and years of flowers are similar, years and years are different", "the ancients did not see this time and month, this month used to be the ancients", the previous print has a lot of the same word, each has its own changes, but it is intentionally juxtaposed, which is interesting. "A moment of spring supper is worth thousands of gold", in the dream, always go to Qiantang, parting from love, and turning into a party seal. As the new "Zhejiang School", Wang Fu'an has carried forward the inheritance of Zhao Zhichen's "Zhejiang School" and introduced the old and the new.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Wei Wen Yuan carved where spring returned, and where did he sleep in spring

Wei Wenyuan carved "Where spring returns, where did spring sleep he slept" is Tang Xianzu's poem, pointing out "spring sleep". There are two highlights of this seal: one is round, and the other is the clever use of overlapping words, which is interesting and unique.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Wang Harmonious engraving full of paper spring heart ink has not dried

Wang Huan's engraving of "full of paper spring heart ink is not dry" comes from the "West Chamber", the key word is "Spring Heart" - a pun, paper and pencil affection, can be understood as the lover's love, can also refer to the love of the calligrapher and painter, "who in the clouds sent the jinshu to come, when the goose character returns, the moon is full of west building".

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Yang Ru harmonious carving wonderful place no heart from spring

Yang Ru harmoniously inscribed "Wonderful Places Without Hearts And Things from Spring" comes from Zhu Xi's "There is a sentence in idleness that people argue, and the wonderful places have no heart to spring." What comes to mind is what the master of psychology, Wang Yangming, said, "The mind has no external objects, and things are born of the heart." Wang Yangming and Zhu Xi's views seem to be diametrically opposed, and the difference lies in the perspective of understanding. All people's perception of the outside world comes from their own hearts. Life has gone through ups and downs, ups and downs, and after half a life, you will find that living thoroughly and calmly is the truth. If the heart is spring, then all the time is not the spring breeze! The most coincidental thing is that both Indians have a "harmonious" character in their names. Yang Ru harmonious printing style is influenced by Deng Shiru, the circle is smooth, the glyph is full, the nature is simple, the sidebar is broken, if there is none, the magic hand can be obtained.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Ming Wang Yangming's "Song of the Iron Boat of Tongling Guan" volume (partial), Gengchen Spring Equinox

Wang Yangming, one of the "Four Saints" of Confucianism, was a master of Hanmo, and the volume of "Song of the Iron Boat of Tongling Guan" was composed in a boat returning to Nandu after Tongling was captured, lamenting the bumps in the road of life at the age of 49. "Tongling guan iron ship, record the shi jie to serve the royal road, and see the difficulty of the road." The green mountains roll like rushing waves, and where the iron ships come to a halt. The human mu ning has this, which is suspected to be the work of the immortals. The immortals have been gone for a thousand years, and the mountain head is long and windy day by day. The bow of the ship is still unearthed as if, and there are stone cloud ships in the back of the hill. I have done this, and the people of the past have been careless with their hearts. The wind and waves are flat, even if there are iron ships, they are not yet imprisoned. Qin Whip could not move, and the force was exerted. I want to take this opportunity to visit Peng Island, and Lei Shi Huang rudder rainbow is a reel. The weak current is invincible, and it is futile to fear this. The world's road is difficult to do every time, and the independent oblique sun head is scratched again. "Each line of the work is mostly three characters, the lines are sparse, the glyphs are not connected, but each word is constantly involved, the whole font is long, the line is fast, the bone is connotation, the boldness is calm, the vigor is beautiful, and there is a calm and painful charm of rice calligraphy, which can be read with a hesitant and ambitious mentality." Although the strokes are sharp and open, they can converge on the sharp edge, which shows that personal cultivation is indispensable for calligraphy.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Chen Yu Bell Little Xie Meng No Spring Grass Sentence

Chen Yuzhong, who belongs to the "Eight Houses" with Zhao Zhichen, carved the "Little Xie Dream No Spring Grass Sentence" and pointed out the word "Spring Grass". "Xiao Xie" generally refers to Xie Xie, remembering that Song Ye Shaoweng had a sentence: "The Junjia family has mountain habits in spiritual fortune, but the ordinary life expenses are a few or two." From the people to the canal to be a mountain thief, the internal history of the wind and currents determine who knows. The west window is tired of resting, dreaming of pond spring grass poems. The Xie Lingyun mentioned in it is called "Great Xie". This seal is a pure "Zhejiang School" style, the number of glyph strokes and the formation of a dense contrast, the "small" character left red, and the "grass sentence" red to form a diagonal echo.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Contemporary money thin iron carvings stream grass rock flowers each spring

Wu Changshuo's other protégé Qian Thin Iron carved "Jian Cao Rock Flower Each Spring", and the main theme of the inscription is "Spring Flower". This print is cut with a knife, the strokes are condensed but deliberately expanded outward, and they are adhered to each other, which can be described as "random flowers gradually entering the charming eyes", and can give people the impression of "spring grass", which is impressive.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Zhou Fen carved idle to listen to the spring birds

The main point in Zhou Fen's engraving of "Idle Listening to Spring Birds" is "Spring Birds", which has changed from plants such as spring flowers and spring grasses to birds and animals, and has another taste. This printing knife, mainly punching, slightly cutting knives, the layout of the chapter is still based on the "Zhejiang school", the printing edge is broken, but the printing strokes are many and dense, and the contrast is strong.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Deng Shi is carved day by day lake and mountain day by day spring

Deng Shiru, the master of seal carving of the Anhui school, carved "Day Day Lake Mountain Day Day Spring", the essence is "spring water", the lake and mountains, feel the spring warm good time. There are four "day" characters in this print, the first two are processed into overlapping characters, so it looks like a six-character layout, and the three "day" characters are interspersed with wonderful uses, forming a "sense of form", the glyphs are full and round, the shape is complete, and the intriguing taste is intriguing.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Wu Rang moment sit me spring breeze

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Wang Yu carved The mountain light illuminates the sills and waters around the corridor, and the dancing goose returns to the spring wind and fragrance

Deng's re-disciple Wu Rangzhi carved "Sit on my spring wind" and Wang Yuru carved "Mountain light illuminates the sills and surrounds the corridor, and the dance is returned to the spring wind", and the themes are "spring wind". Wang's literary lyrics are from Song Wengsen's "Four Hours of Reading Music". Compared with Deng Shiru, Wu Yin is an effective inheritance and development, the technique is more skilled, naturally stretched, not angry and unusual, and the aftertaste is long. Wang Yin is slightly ingenious, but the printing surface is round, there are many words, it is not easy to deal with, and it is still interesting, especially the beautiful words, the three words of "spring wind fragrance", which are intoxicating.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Yuan Shen Cheng 《Spring Wind Post》

Compared with "Autumn Wind and Autumn Rain Sorrowful", the spring wind blows all things alive, and there is a popular song called "Spring Wind She Kissed My Face Again". Yuanren Shen Cheng has "Spring Wind Thesis": "Wu Lang etymology originates from the river and the water, and travels to and from the rivers and lakes for several autumns. The spring breeze is full of ripe flowers, and the midnight poems enter the building. The prince scrambled to cast a brocade obstacle, and the gentleman draped in purple fur. Nanzhou's widows are more clear-haired, and they are far away from the Huangxi Boat. "Shen Cheng was active in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties and was famous for his poetry. This post is his reward work. The characters mentioned in the interior are Yang Weizhen, Mr. Zizhen may be Wang Tingzhen, and Mr. Jinren is Wu Jinren. The year of Wu's death is unknown, Yang Weizhen died shortly after entering the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Tingzhen died before the death of Yuan. Therefore, this post should be written at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Shen's calligraphy style as a whole does not depart from the characteristics of the times, with the characteristics of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, but it is different from the thick and round style of Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, with thin and hard strokes and eclectic size. The opening chapter has not yet been released, and the more it goes back, the more relaxed it is, and the gestures are elegant and flowing, which has a vivid connection with the later Wen Zhengming.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Ming Chen Li's Sketch Game Scroll

When the spring breeze blows the earth, flowers, birds, insects and fish become extremely active, which can be seen in the Ming Dynasty Chen Li's "Sketching Game Picture Scroll". In this color painting scroll, from right to left, nine kinds of flowers such as peonies, orchids, magnolias, peach blossoms, lotuses, daffodils, etc. are interspersed with flying swallows, butterflies, fish and shrimp, mandarin ducks, etc. The flowers are boneless, the double hooks are used at the same time, and the birds are written with meaning, vivid and lively, quite wild. Chen Li's painting style is different from his father Chen Chun and trivial, his personality is quite close, he drinks alcohol and is born, his pen is wandering and interesting, and he integrates poetry into painting, quite a legacy of five generations of Xu Xi and Huang Xiao.

As mentioned earlier, the "vernal equinox" is a "watershed". Calligraphy arrived in the Qing Dynasty, and there was a division of inscriptions. This is also a series of calligraphy works in the spring equinox. In contrast, epigraphy "slightly prevails", including Hanbei, Weibei and Tangbei in a broad sense, and mainly Weibei in the narrow sense.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Yi Bingshou Wenbi poem chase couplet, B ugly spring day

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Yi Bingshou Xiwen Junshi Lishu Lian, 癸酉春日

In addition to Yi Bingshou's officialdom, he immersed himself in Han Mo, patriarchal Han monuments, and excellent works were produced one after another. On three different spring days, such as 癸卯, 癸酉, and 乙 ugly, four works were left behind, which shows that the frequency of creation is very high. Yi Bingshou's book has become a high ancient and broad atmosphere. With the pen round, horizontal and vertical, the intention to the pen stop, the knot body is square, pay attention to the dense changes, retract decently, do not come up with new ideas, at first glance a little bland, dull, carefully scrutinized, you will perceive the qi but not board, neat and not dull, thick and dissatisfied with the decorative meaning, ethereal, "there is a temple atmosphere."

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Fan Zengxiang Book Song Zhangqian "Huai Jinling" poem, 壬戌春子

Fan Zengxiang, who is known as "Fan Meiren", wrote the poem "Huai Jinling" by Song Zhangqian: "Once made a southeast khan roam, and the north returned to the dust to change into Qiu." In the sound of the lotus, the lone boat rained, lying in the first state of Jiangnan. "The content is slightly different from the original poem. The calligraphy has a clear inscription. The pen has a subordinate method, and the fusion absorbs the characteristics of Yan Kai and Huang Tingjian's book. The indulgence of horizontal painting and the thickness of the vertical painting are extremely eye-catching, and there are many uses, but they do not feel monotonous at all, and there are often long strokes released in the glyphs, but there is never a connection between the glyphs, the breath is quaint and clear, the knots are naturally formed, the word spacing is extremely large, and the chapters are sparse and ethereal.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

In modern times, Liang Qichao's "Epitaph of Yuan Zhao", Ding Di's Spring Equinox

Liang Qichaolin's "Tombstone of Yuan Zhao" retains the steep and sharp edge of the north stele, the middle palace is tightly knotted, and the mellow atmosphere of the Han stele is added, and the glyph framework draws on the quiet state of "Zhang Heinu", which is refreshing and refreshing on the whole, and integrates it on the basis of personal knowledge and profound cultural accomplishment.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Sun Zhimin Shu Wei Xi once discussed the printing of poems, Ding You's spring equinox

Sun Zhimin was a scholar of guangxu for 29 years, and served as the supervisor of Zhejiang Higher School and two-level normal school. The elderly live in Shanghai and make a living from books. The four screens written are twenty-four poems by Wei Xizeng. The traces of this work "Pavilion Body" are obvious, the rhythm and ink color of the pen are consistent, the knots are uniform, the rules are orthodox, the skills can be seen, and there is little interest. When it comes to essence, there is a foundation in epigraphy. Reading this work has a strange feeling, reading words is the standard "pavilion", without the slightest personality and interest, but the reading content is very cold and professional, different customs, let people feel quite touched. Many librarians may really be involuntary.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Modern Zhang Boying Shu Su Shi "Qianzhou Jingde Temple Rongshi Zhanran Hall", Chengshu Spring Equinox

Zhang Boying recorded the sentence in Su Shi's "Qianzhou Jingde Temple Rongshi ZhanranTang": "Zhuo Ran is shrewd and cannot remember, Wu Ran gray manuscript and cannot be extinguished, the two laws should be merged into one, and the Huang Sui Dao people's language is also." "His book takes the north stele as the sect, rooted in the Han soul and transformed into Su and Huang, and the pen is solemn. With both square and round areas of the pen, you can see the strong wind bone, the knot is tight and informal, the wide and majestic and free, the style is simple and elegant, the ancient and natural, has the effect of catching people's attention.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Ming Wu Cheng'en's "Book of Zhongchun Dolls"

Wu Cheng'en, the author of "Journey to the West", has rare calligraphy, and as far as the era in which he lived is concerned, there is no distinction between the inscriptions and posters, but in terms of style inversion, it is undoubtedly the thesis, the second king of the patriarchy. There is a sentence in the "Book of The Mid-Spring Dolls": "The wall world has to hear the former Day's Tao, and the Yushu is still passed on at this time." The wine feast is like yesterday, and the years are round several degrees in the world. The virgin Jiang Tou was more hopeful, and asked if Jin had ever been to the king? "This work is the main collection of wang's "Holy Order", which is naturally completed, unrestrained in ink, and full of literary style between the lines.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Wang Wenzhi title "Yan Liu BaiMi" calligraphy, Gengshen Spring Equinox

In the Qing Dynasty, Wang Wenzhibao, an important town of Thesis, recorded in the "Yanliu Baimi Calligraphy Scroll": "Yu had to go to his leisure and leisure, fortunately. However, the bamboo fool is in the day, the three posts have been dispersed one after another, and now they are all returned to the trial Yan Zhai, which is fortunate! When more so? However, the smoke cloud passed by, and it was unknown what would happen after that? The master of the test, the meditator, and the attainer, that is, the coming and going of these three posts, the combination and dispersion can be enlightened. "Jiaqing Five Years" was 71 years old, and his skills were great and he returned to the ordinary time. This inscription can be pushed as a Wang's fine product, without the sharp and sharp state caused by the deliberate management of the pen in the special creation, and has the charm of Xizhi, Huating and Miyi, which comes out naturally, showing the pen, worthy of being a first-class thesis master. It is not easy to collect, sour, helpless and open-minded, one by one, sweet and bitter self-knowledge, but also willing as a gluttony.

The twenty-four solar terms in ancient calligraphy and painting | the spring equinox: spring ink is as promised, day by day lake and mountain

Qing Yao Nai's "Spring Equinox" poem fan noodles

The "Tongcheng School" master, a generation of Wenzong Yao Nai's book "Spring Equinox" poem Fan Face wrote: "The weather of the spring equinox is semi-cold and warm, and the companions swim out of the north gate. Looking forward to the Shi Gong Ancestral Hall, the plum blossoms worship the loyal soul. Whoever locks the platform deeply, refuses to allow tourists to open it. Only the incense-seeking bees and butterflies rushed through the pink wall together. "Yao Nai's calligraphy beginner Dong Qichang, with the thesis as the sect, chased after Wei Jin, showing a kind of wind god Xiao Scattered, ethereal and clean appearance, flowing and beautiful posture contains a Confucian and elegant atmosphere, extraordinary. It's just that the title of the text is too popular, so that the title of the book is covered.

If you want to truly appreciate the spring equinox, in addition to reading these classic works of calligraphy and painting, you may wish to divide the spring meaning into ten parts: one point of spring dawn, one point of spring color, one point of spring warmth, one point of spring light, one point of spring wind, one point of spring water, one point of spring flower, one point of spring shadow, one point of spring thought, one point of spring fun, every moment, one moment worth thousands of gold. The Twenty-Four Festivals once played an important role in China's agrarian society. Today, the pace of industrial civilization is getting faster and faster, and there is not much dependence on the solar terms, but many people are still unwilling, always pay attention, enjoy it tirelessly, and have a warm embrace attitude. This, to a large extent, is a spiritual symbol and a need for spiritual comfort.

The plan of the year is spring.

(The original title of this article was "Spring Ink Is Like a Sun Day Lake and Mountain - Spring Equinox Calligraphy and Painting Printing.") )

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