"Ask the study of Yuxing--- Academy collection of Qing Dynasty Guangdong XuehaiTang scholar calligraphy and painting exhibition" was launched
Reporter Huang Zhouhui and correspondent Li Kaiyu reported: From November 23, 2019 to February 23, 2020, the "Qingxue Yuxing --- Academy Collection of Qing Dynasty Guangdong Xuehaitang Scholars Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition" was exhibited at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum on the first floor of the Guangzhou Art Museum. Hosted by the Guangzhou Museum of Art, the exhibition features more than 70 calligraphy and painting works with the theme of calligraphy and painting of Guangdong Xuehaitang scholars in the Qing Dynasty, showing the artistic achievements of calligraphy and painting by local elites gathered in the 19th century.
Xuehaitang gathers and cultivates Guangdong academic and cultural elites
In the Qing Dynasty, Guangdong XuehaiTang was a cattle. It is understood that Xuehaitang was one of the most influential academies in Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty, and it was also one of the earliest educational positions of the Qianjia School in the Qing Dynasty, which opened up the atmosphere of emphasizing practical learning in the Qing Dynasty Academy, and was an important case in the process of the transformation of the Qing Dynasty from the Eight-Strand Trial Post Academy to a new-style academic research academy.
In 1820, Nguyen Yuan (1764-1849), the governor of Liangguang, with the support of local scholars and the patronage of merchants, proposed to establish Xuehai Hall in order to introduce the latest classics and history and literary trends in Jiangnan to Guangdong. Xuehai Hall was different from other colleges in Guangzhou at the same time, not for the purpose of remedial examinations, but for the study of examinations, and set up courses on history, poetry, and ancient chinese literature, without mountain chiefs, and eight seniors to evaluate the curriculum.
At the beginning of the establishment of Xuehaitang, there was no field, but the list of winners of the examination was posted on the xuehai hall wall of Wenlan College. The courtyard near the northern city wall at the foot of Yuexiu Mountain was officially completed in 1824 and closed in 1903, with a total history of 83 years. According to Rong Zhaozu's "Xuehaitang Examination", at least more than fifty seniors were appointed during the Xuehaitang period, and four episodes of the "Xuehaitang Collection" were published. The establishment of the academy gathered and cultivated a group of elites in the academic and cultural field of Guangdong at that time, pushing the Guangdong culture of the Qing Dynasty to its full glory, and changing the cultural landscape of the Elite of Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty.
The works on display provide a glimpse into the achievements of calligraphy and painting of xuehaitang scholars
The planning of this exhibition focuses on the achievements of calligraphy and painting of Xuehaitang scholars, with a greater emphasis on calligraphy. Ruan Yuan's "Seven Words and Poems of Xingshu" exhibited in the exhibition is his later works, and the style of the book is elegant and elegant, reflecting his Thesis style that was deeply influenced by Dong Qichang. Xie Lansheng is good at poetry and calligraphy, in terms of painting, he and the Qing Dynasty Guangdong painter Li Jian are called "Li Xie"; and in terms of calligraphy, he is the author of "Book Tips", advocating "flat wrist vertical front, false fist real finger", this time exhibited his work "Kai Shu Ji Kang Health Theory".
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- ruan yuan's "Seven Words and Poems of Xingshu" courtesy of the organizers
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- Xie Lansheng's "Health Theory" courtesy of the organizers
Other calligraphy works on display include: Xiong Jingxing, one of the first eight masters of XuehaiTang, a long volume of calligraphy "Three Poems of Han Yu, Li Bai and Du Fu"; Chen Li, who was hired as the head of Xuehai Hall in 1840; and Huang Zigao, the head of Xuehai Hall, "Seal Book Festival Linshang Luo Dingming".
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- provided by the organizers of Chen Pu's "Eight Sayings of Xingshu Lian"
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- Huang Zigao's "Lishu Seven Sayings Lian" Courtesy of the organizers
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- Wu Xuezao's "White Ape Listening to the Scriptures" Courtesy of the organizers
In terms of painting, Xuehaitang scholars Xie Lansheng and Xiong Jingxing were all famous painters of the time, and Xiu Kun, Liang Yuwei, Li Ruwei, Wu Xuezao, etc. also valued their painting names more than the times. This exhibition exhibits Xiong Jingxing's "Imitation of Various Landscape Atlases", Xiu Kun's "Chrysanthemum Map", Huang Peifang's "Jiangshan Autumn Mist Picture Volume", Liang Tingfeng's "Lanshi Map" and so on.
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- Huang Peifang's "Jiangshan Autumn Mist Picture Scroll" Courtesy of the organizers
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- provided by the organizer of Liang Tingfeng's "Orchid Stone Map"
In this exhibition, the largest number of exhibits is Wu Xuezao. Wu Xuezao is a native of Shunde, living in Guangzhou, and was the head of XuehaiTang. Wu's gong calligraphy and painting, landscape, flowers and good, especially good characters, lychees and red cotton. In this exhibition, his works of figures, landscapes, flowers and birds are all on display, which comprehensively presents the painter's painting styles of various subjects.
Two of the paintings in this exhibition are most closely related to Xuehaitang. One is Wu Xuezao's 1898 "Reopening The School haitang poetic intention to give wine feelings", and the other is Chen Pu's 1872 "Learning Haitang Playing moon map", the audience may wish to go to appreciate it.
The fine works of calligraphy and painting on display --- Chen Pu's "Learning to Play with the Moon Map" courtesy of the organizers