The treasure of the town hall - Tang Luoxia-style "Caifeng Mingqi" lyre, donated by Xu Huan in 1953
In his early years, he saw a royal guqin "Songshi Mayi" during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty in Beijing Poly, which is said to have been sold at auction for a sky-high price of 136 million yuan, because it could not be exported abroad, so it entrusted the Poly Museum to store it on its behalf. At that time, when I carefully examined its Jiao Tong abdominal cavity, I was meditating, what kind of ethereal string sound would it derive? Now, you can be disappointed with the architectural design of the new Zhejiang Museum, but you don't have to rush, please believe that it is sincere enough and will give you the last and biggest surprise. Suddenly, I walked into the "Taikoo Sound" guqin art museum, and suddenly saw many guqins standing vertically in the dark, and the friends were stunned. For a while, "the cold and astringent strings of the ice fountain condensed", the so-called text to moisturize, elegant to stop anger, even the exclamation in the hall turned into a whisper.
Tang Luoxia-style "Caifeng Mingqi" lyre (partial inscription), donated by Xu Huan in 1953
Guqin, also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Lyre, is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument that has been shaken for more than 3,000 years. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, musical instruments were divided into gold, stone, silk, bamboo, kui, earth, leather, and wood according to their materials, and the guqin belonged to silk. According to legend, its creation is related to the ancestor of Chinese civilization. "Qin Exercise" says "Fuxi as a piano"; The "Qin Dang" says, "The piano of Fuxi, one string, seven feet two inches long". Han Huan Tan's "New Treatise" said, "The qin of Shennong is made of pure silk as the string, and the carved paulownia wood is the piano. By the time of the Five Emperors, it was changed to 8 feet 6 inches. Yu Shun changed to five strings, and King Wen Wu changed to seven strings". Shun Ding five strings, when the inner alloy wood, water, fire and earth five elements, the outer palace Shang Jiao Zheng Yu five tones. Later King Wen was imprisoned in Yili, and his son Boyi Kao added a string; King Wu added another string, called the Wenwu lyre.
Tang Zhongni-style "Shuying" lyre, donated by Xu Huan in 1953
The earliest record of the guqin is found in the Book of Poetry. During the week, it is not only used for suburban temple sacrifices and pilgrimage ceremonies, such as "Lu Ming" in "Xiaoya", "I have guests, drums and drums", "Chang Di", "wives are good, such as drums", "drum bells" "drum bells chinqin, drums and drums", "Futian" "qinser drumming, to the ancestor of the otian"; It is also popular among the people, such as "Zhou Nan Guan Ji", "My Fair Lady, Qin Se Youzhi", "Yongfeng • Dingzhi Fangzhong", "Chair Tong Zi Paint, Zheng Fa Qin Sang", "Zheng Feng • Nu Yu Chicken Song" "Qin Se is in the Palace, Don't Be Quiet". Folk entertainment often accompanies labor, from the most primitive "the music of the Former Heavenly Clan, three people oxtails, throwing enough to sing eight ques", gradually evolved to wind music, percussion, plucked music, string music, etc., which are consistent with human life.
Tang Zhongni-style "Laifeng" lyre, donated by Xu Huan in 1953
Perhaps the sky is particularly favored by Zhejiang. When China was in danger, in 1931, Yang Zongji, the grandmaster of the guqin, resold half of the Tibetan qin on his deathbed and entrusted it to Xu Jiao, a chaebol in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who knew the rhythm of music. In 1935, Xu Zangqin lived in the private residence of "Tazhipu" in Beilun, Ningbo. In 1953, the descendants donated all their collections, including 6 Tang Cai Fengmingqi, Lai Feng, Gu Ying, Qiu Hong, Chunlei Qiu Yi and Shuying, 2 Song Runxue and Feng He, 3 Ming Dacheng, Feilong and Jade Kettle, 2 Qingyang Zhu Xianzhou, Bashu Hongqiao and 1 Centennial of the Republic of China, a total of 14 pictures. In addition, Zhejiang Boshang has 1 Song qin donated by Zhu Jiapu and Pan Luyuan, and 1 Ming Qin donated by Huang Binhong; 1 each of his own old Tibetan Qing and Republic of China; Requisitioned 1 piece of Wang Zixin Minguo piano. It is hard to imagine that the moment when the 20 guqins sound in unison, will it wake up Boya, Confucius, and Shi Kuang?
Zhebo live guqin listening
A corner of the exhibition hall can be "guqin listening". The moment you sit in front of the table and put on your headphones, think about talking to the ancients so closely, caressing your left chest unconsciously, and making your heart as calm as water. I was fortunate to listen to Su Sidi play "Xiaoxiang Yunshui" on the Tang Luoxia-style "Caifeng Mingqi" lyre, "Yangguan Three Stacks" with Tang Zhongni-style "Shuying" lyre, and Yao Zhongbai playing "Good Night Introduction" on the Tang Zhongni-style "Laifeng" lyre. After a pop, there seemed to be a momentary pause, and suddenly the universe fell silent. The overtones are like the sky, the sound is like a man, and the scattered sound is the same as the earth. For a time, the mountains and flowing water, the pine wind, the water light and cloud shadow, the birds and insects chirping, the empty valley and the void, the ancient meditation... But listening to the golden sound and jade vibration, the afterglow is long, ethereal and nothing, like outside the dust. Every time the song is over, but the juedou room is quiet, the tea cup on the case is gas, the stove is smoked, and the pulse is endless.
Zhebo live guqin listening
Fu Xuan of the Jin Dynasty said, "The king of Chu has a qin around Liang, Sima Xiang has a green qi, and Cai Yong has a jiaowei, all of which are famous instruments." The piano seems to be the standard of literati. I never touched the piano, fearing that my heart would be unclean and desecrated it. This does not prevent listening to the piano attentively, I think it is a realm and enjoyment. Ji Kang said, "Seeing Gui Hong, waving the five strings; Pitching and self-satisfied, wandering too mysterious", I admire his detachment and freedom. Wang Wei said, "Sit alone in the fence, play the piano and roar; The people of the deep forest don't know, the bright moon comes to take pictures", his mind must be as clear as the autumn moon. Li Bai said, "The Shu monks embrace the green qi and go west to Emei Peak; Wave your hand for me, like listening to ten thousand pines", even if you poetry is also envious. I listened to the piano in Zhebo, and my eyes were slightly closed. It doesn't matter if time flies, I am afraid that "the clock period is long gone, and there is no ignorance in the world".