Manson's legacy
——The exhibition of literati purple sand artworks opened in Hangzhou
Text/Nansha finishing
After all, in the middle of June, the scenery of the West Lake is not the same as the four o'clock. In Hangzhou, the century-old famous society Xiling Printing Society Art Museum is holding a purple sand exhibition, tasting tea and appreciating pots, can you come? On the afternoon of June 5th, the Xiling Printing Society Art Museum was full of popularity, and the "Mansheng Relics - Literati Purple Sand Art Exhibition" was supported by Yixing Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism, Yixing Ceramic Industry Association, Xiling Printing Society Group, Xiling Printing Society Art Museum, Daowei Maker and Wutang.
Chen Mansheng, real name Chen Hongshou (1768-1822), zigong, mansheng, lao man, manshou, mangong, also known as jiagu pavilion chief, Xuxi Yuyin, seed Yu xianke, seed Yu Daoren, Zhejiang Qiantang (now Hangzhou) people, lived in Qianlong, Jiaqing years. He is one of the "Eight Schools of Xiling" and is one of the spiritual leaders of the Xiling Seal Society. In the Mansheng era, the popularity of art forms with a strong literary atmosphere, such as gold stones and seal carvings, gradually showed a prosperous atmosphere in the printing altar, and then rose to a splendid genre of seals. Among them, in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Xiling Eight Families, composed of Ding Jing, Jiang Ren, Huang Yi, Xi Gang and Chen Yuzhong, Chen Mansheng, Zhao Zhichen and Qian Song, were the most influential seal carving groups in the Qing Dynasty, and the works of the Xiling Eight Families were deeply loved by literati and inkers at that time. And Chen Mansheng of the Eight Families of Xiling has taken a different path. Later, due to the cooperation with Yang Pengnian to produce a large number of purple sand pots, that is, the famous "Mansheng pot", he also became the most concerned figure in the "Xiling Eight Houses". Chen Mansheng can write and paint well, study gold stones, and more famously, his contribution to the design of purple sand pots is exemplary. Chen Mansheng worked closely with his contemporaries Yang Pengnian, a purple sand artist, to perfectly integrate calligraphy and painting poetry, gold stone seal carving, purple sand craftsmanship, etc., creating a unique and mature era of literati purple sand.
After more than 200 years, Chen Mansheng's purple sand and calligraphy works, as well as the purple sand and calligraphy works of Tong Yanfang, a famous contemporary calligraphy and painting golden stone seal engraver and vice president of Xiling Printing Society, were exhibited at the Xiling Printing Society Art Museum. This is a dialogue that spans time and space, which not only allows us to feel the classic atmosphere of the Mansheng pot up close, but also the inheritance of the literati purple sand culture.
Since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, purple sand has flourished in the world, and good workers have emerged. Purple sand is not only the inheritance of skills, but more importantly, the inheritance of the spirit of purple sand art. Among the purple sand works in this exhibition, there are purple sand works by contemporary young potter Wang Qiang. The literati stone drum purple sand pot is the perfect creation of Mr. Tong Yanfang's Jinshi and Wang Forced Pot. Shigu Wen, the pre-Qin carved stone script, is named Shigu Wen because of its carved stone shape like a drum. It is the earliest piece of stone carved cultural relics unearthed in China, which was discovered in the early Tang Dynasty, with a total of ten pieces, about three and three feet in height, and a large seal of four poems, a total of ten poems, counting 718 characters. Shiguwen naturally possessed the triple attributes of literature, history and art, and was later regarded as a national treasure by successive generations of literati.
Coincidentally, Wang Qiang, a young purple sand master, once got a "Mansheng pot" by chance, and since then he has loved it and has been using it for a while. For Wang Qiang, it is also an opportunity, and he can get the recognition of Mr. Tong Yanfang, a famous gold stone seal carving, and then he has the vision of reviving the literati Purple Sand. This is like the current replica of Chen Mansheng and Yang Pengnian's encounter. Literati purple sand, the work in practicality, the quality in the culture, giving the spirit of purple sand utensils. Wang Qiang has been studying the Qin Stone Drum for many years, absorbing nutrients, and has taken on the purple sand of the Stone Drum with a personal appearance. It is also carved in purple sand with Mr. Tong Yanfang's golden stone seal, which is like a tiger adding wings, a big master of collecting literature and art, and is a good legend of literature and art in the new era.
The long river of culture and art carries the spirit of a nation. Xiling Printing Society Group has systematically sorted out, examined and researched the biographies, ideas and works of famous people who have had a major impact on the history of cultural and artistic development of Xiling Printing Society through exhibitions, lectures, publications, etc., and contributes to the construction of a world famous city with unique charm in Hangzhou and the display of "important windows" in the new era.
ManSheng's legacy- literati purple sand art bloomed in the centuries-old Xiling. In Hangzhou in June, the mountains are empty and rainy. Enjoy the tea pot and enjoy the beautiful view of the West Lake. Welcome to beautiful Hangzhou.
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