"Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will be seen by itself", which means that if you read a book a hundred times, you can understand the deep meaning.
Mr. Huang Junbi also went through such a stage when he was learning to paint at a young age, and that was when he frantically copied ancient paintings. It is precisely because of this period that when Huang Junbi was in his 20s, the works copied were even comparable to the originals.
Huang Junbi's study of Chinese painting started from copying. Because his parents and friends have a hobby of collecting ancient calligraphy and paintings, Huang Junbi often has the opportunity to come into contact with the classics of ancient paintings.
Touched by Huang Junbi's diligent and studious spirit, his friends generously took out their treasures for him to copy and enjoy. Whenever he borrowed an ancient painting from a friend's collection, he regarded it as a treasure, and copied it without sleep or food, and experienced the interest of his brushwork.
Huang Junbi "Stop the Piano and Listen to Ruan"
At that time, Huang Junbi's wish was to copy all the ancient paintings he could see, borrow, and buy. This period of frenzied copying of ancient paintings lasted for ten years, and over time, he copied more than 300 ancient paintings.
Huang Junbi's copied masters cover the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, including Li Tang, Wang Meng, Shen Zhou, Shi Xi, Shi Tao and so on.
In 1919, Linwang Shigu's "Green Water and Green Mountains Long Couplet Picture";
In 1921, he made "Linsilla Mountain Humanistic Figures";
In 1922, imitating the Silla Mountain people "Duck Bath";
In 1927, he imitated Shixi's "Mountain Dwelling Map" and "Thatched House White Cloud Map";
In 1930, imitating Shi Tao's "Peach Blossom Spring" ......
Huang Junbi "Imitation of Stone Creek Pen Intent"
Huang Junbi's efforts in copying ancient paintings have laid a solid foundation for him in Chinese painting. When he copied, he would also integrate his own understanding into it, so that the ancient paintings would take on a new look.
His friend Zhang Daqian admired Huang Junbi's skill in copying ancient paintings, and he inscribed in his "Imitation of Stone Creek Fishing Map": "In the vein of Stony Creek, only my friend Huang Junbi has been good at it for 300 years." Since the friendship with the fixed, to put aside the pen, the ...... of respect and awe"
In the past three hundred years, only Huang Junbi has been good at the mystery of Stony Creek, and after making friends with him, he was ashamed to "put down his pen" and no longer imitate Stony Creek. Although this is Zhang Daqian's ridiculous words, it can be seen that he appreciates Huang Junbi's copying skills.
In the 20s of the last century, Huang Binhong, a famous modern Chinese painting master, also published a "Collection of Antique Character Landscapes, Flowers and Birds" for Huang Junbi, which collected a total of 22 antique works. This book also made him famous in the art world.
Huang Junbi "Imitation of King Smoker Autumn Mountain Stacked Cui"
Huang Junbi "Imitation of Mei Daoren Cangjiang Sail Shadow"
Huang Junbi "Imitation of Zhang Boyu Mountain Residence"
Later, Huang Junbi, who was engaged in art education, always told his students:
"When I was young, I couldn't help but start with copying in many aspects, and only by immersing myself in the mysteries of the ancients' painting could I create wonderful works in the future."