In the past era, in order to survive, some of the more famous artists were most closely related to the dignitaries. Of course, it is also a very common thing for cultural people, painters and painters, painters and actors to connect with each other, communicate with each other, and exchange art.
Then, the connection between the painter and the artist who sings is also a very common thing. Then you can see from some of the documents recorded that in addition to praising the artists they like, they will also slander and criticize the artists they don't like, which is also common in the literature left behind today, but at that time, on the surface, everyone was very happy and peaceful.
Of course, there is no doubt that artistic exchanges are also for the improvement of the understanding of technical cultivation in their respective fields.
Several heavyweight painting masters in modern times, such as Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, and Xu Beihong, have all had contacts with Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu and other Peking opera masters, and in the mouths of these people, Mei Lanfang's reputation is the best.
Qi Baishi and Mei Lanfang
A while ago, such a crooked wind blew up on the Internet, and some unscrupulous self-media people, using the past events of Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong, desperately denigrated Mei Lanfang's reputation, and many of these people's statements were fabricated out of thin air and were very irresponsible! They simply do not understand what the original face of history is, so they assume that many plots are asserted, and put a ruthless and unjust hat on Mei Lanfang, and then conclude that Mei Lanfang's character is not good.
I think many people are just like the clouds, take it for granted that they follow the scolding street, they do not study history, if they look up the information of that era with a serious attitude, it is not difficult to find that people's evaluation of Mei Lanfang is not at all what some people say now in order to rub the traffic and eyeballs!
Mei Lanfang had been associated with Qi Baishi for the most time in his life, and when Qi Baishi was down, he helped Qi Baishi and openly said that Qi Baishi was his teacher, which was very valuable to Mei Lanfang, who was famous at that time.
Zhang Daqian and Xu Beihong also had contacts with Mei Lanfang for some time. Zhang Daqian had a close relationship with many famous people in Pear Garden at that time, and the literature recorded that he commented on Mei Lanfang with his friends several times, and once he commented on Mei Lanfang, which was compared with Cheng Yanqiu, and he said this: "Mei Lanfang is a person who is very generous and generous, and does not care about things, every time he has a new drama performance, when he sends tickets to friends, he never asks how many people, and a gift is a row.
Zhang Daqian
And Cheng Yanqiu is not, before each ticket is delivered, Cheng Yanqiu must first call and ask, you want to come over a few people, you tell him a few people, he will send you a few tickets, not much to give! From this one detail, we can see the personalities of the two people. It can't be said who is good and who is bad, but what is reflected is Mei Lanfang's tolerance and Cheng Yanqiu's rigor. ”
Then for a while, Xu Beihong also had contacts with Mei Lanfang in Beijing. And mei Lanfang also drew a "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers Map".
The formation of this picture is like this, Mei Lanfang once performed the costume play "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers", Xu Beihong felt particularly good, he was very excited after watching it, very excited! He had the urge to paint a painting, so he found his friend Mr. Chen Shizeng. When chen had to be asked to take him to see Mei Lanfang, Chen Shi was helplessly aggrieved and agreed.
So the next day Chen and Mei made an appointment, and took Xu Beihong to Mei Lanfang's apartment in Beijing at that time, the Yuxuan of the Immeasurable Adult Hutong.
Xu Beihong
After Xu Beihong saw Mei Lanfang, he said bluntly after a few words of greeting: "I watched your "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers", which is very beautiful, and I like it very much! There is an urge to create, draw a picture. Use your beauty on stage as a material to complete this work.
But unfortunately, I don't know much about the costumes of Peking Opera, as well as the costumes you created, and these dance postures of Peking Opera, so can you provide me with a still of your performance for me to use as a reference? ”
Mei Lanfang replied that this was easy to do without thinking about it, and he instructed the nanny to take the photo album and picked out a photo to give to Xu Beihong.
Xu Beihong took a look at the photo, it was really the stage stills of Mei Lanfang Tiannu Scattered Flowers that he wanted, he was very happy, thanked him again and again, and said: "I will use the shortest time to create this painting, and then show it to you." Hope you enjoy it. ”
Xu Beihong's "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers"
A week later, Xu Beihong came to Meifu with a new painting and handed it over to Mei Lanfang.
Mei Lanfang was also very happy after seeing it, and also took a lot of photos, and distributed the photos to many friends, which showed his love for this painting.
Once, a group of people sat together and talked about this "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers Map" again. Mei Lanfang smiled and said to everyone: "You look at this picture, it is actually very interesting, the figure, the posture are very good, especially the facial contour, that is very similar to me, but there is a point that this eye does not look like me, he is like Xu Beihong himself, I think he painted it according to his own eyes." ”
Everyone took a closer look, and it was really so, it seems that the artist's vision is very sharp! To achieve such a point as Mei Lanfang, without superb vision and observation, it is really not possible.
The painting has been framed in a mahogany frame and hung in the main house of the Mei family for many years. Unfortunately, one day in that decade, it was torn apart by some thugs with red hoops and belts who broke into the house.
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