Hongren was one of the four painters of the early Qing Dynasty, surnamed Jiang before he became a monk, a famous Tao, a character Liuqi, also known as Fang, and a well-known painter. Representative works: "Dry Maple Short Hagi Diagram", "West Rock Pine Snow Map", "Yellow Sea Pine Stone Map".
As a teenager, Hirohito was lonely and had a reclusive personality, but he liked literature and painting since childhood. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhongxiucai, in addition to no more high merit. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Hongren had the ambition to resist the Qing, and in the second year of Qing Shunzhi, he participated in the Huizhou jinsheng and his student Jiang Tianyi to fight against the Qing soldiers and defend the Jixi and Huangshan lands.
《Tiandu Peak Chart Axis》
This anti-Qing force was not large, so it was soon suppressed by the Qing army, and the leader was captured and killed. Hongren and his master then went to Mindi, and when they were about to leave, they and their friend Cheng Shou cried goodbye to Xianggongtan, and then passed through Hangzhou by water and arrived in Fuzhou.
During the third year of shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Hongren entered Wuyi Mountain. At this time, he had not yet become a monk, lived in Wuyi Mountain for about a year, and only after traveling all over Wuyi Mountain did he decide to become a monk and worship Guhang Zen Master.
《Pine Canyon Clear Spring Map》
Hirohito loved to paint and never stopped in his life. After becoming a monk, he had a leisure time to concentrate on studying painting and improving his skills. He often traveled from place to place, between Huangshan and Baiyue. Looking at Hongren's paintings, it can be seen that Hongren's favorite painting is Huangshan pine stone. Historical sources also record that Hongren must visit Huangshan Every year and immerse himself in the beauty of Huangshan Mountain.
Hongren was the founder of the "Xin'an School". He, Together with Zha Shibiao, Sun Yi, Wang Lirui and other four people, were known as the "Four Greats of Xin'an" in the early Qing Dynasty, also known as the "Four Greats of Haiyang". At the same time, together with Yuan Ji, Zhu Yun, and Jia Yan, he was also known as the "Four Painting Monks of the Early Qing Dynasty".
"Yellow Sea Turquoise Map"
Among the "Four Painting Monks of the Early Qing Dynasty," Hongren was definitely the most thorough monk and the one who was far away from the worldly red dust. This can actually be seen in the characteristics of his paintings.
Looking at Hongren's paintings, there is a high and cold atmosphere, with the spirit of the pen, the pen and ink are refined, and there is indeed a sense of a thousand rocks and a thousand rocks. Among the four painters in the early Qing Dynasty, he was not like the Bada Shanren, who was full of disgust with the world and grief and indignation at the destruction of the country. At the same time, unlike Yuan Ji, after becoming a monk, he could not get rid of worldly fame and fortune. Not only did he have close contact with the upper class in his later years, but he even took over the car twice and presented paintings.
"Cliff Bamboo Plum"
After Hongren became a monk, he hung up his staff every day, walked with shoes, or sat in an empty pond for a long time, or cried lonely and dangerous on the night of the moon. He was immersed in landscapes and waters, intoxicated by nature, and sought spiritual detachment. He does not value the world, and prefers steep turquoise to the rich landscape. That's why it is said that among the four painting monks in the early Qing Dynasty, Hongren was the most thorough monk.
"Long Forest Runaway"
《Fengxi Autumn Color Map》
"Rain And Willow Color Map"
《West Rock Pine Snow Map》
"AbsoluteLy Cold"
"Lin Yu Searching for Meitu"
《Dry Maple Short Hagi Diagram》
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