Painter

Chapter 38: Chapter 38
Seeing Zhong Huaiyu's expression, Xu Yingqiu asked, "But you don't like that painting?"

Zhong Huaiyu quickly denied: "Of course not, why do you say that, sir?"

Xu Yingqiu smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to deny it, literature and painting books are not for laymen."

Zhong Huaiyu asked suspiciously, "Wen Hua?"

Xu Yingqiu looked at the waterside pavilion and said: "Today's painting is roughly divided into three schools, literary painting, Zen painting and courtyard painting. Courtyard painting pays attention to law and skill, and strives to be similar in shape, while Zen painting and literary painting are different. Zen painting emphasizes artistic conception, with a Zen heart. When observing objects, one should pay attention to 'emptiness without emptiness, silence without extinguishment', literary painting is similar to Zen painting, the painter observes objects with a literary heart, and also pays attention to artistic conception and does not seek similarity in shape."

"Laymen don't understand the reason. At first glance, they naturally feel that academic paintings are better than literary paintings. In fact, the two are indistinguishable from each other, but the directions of pursuit are quite different. In addition to paying attention to artistic conception, literary paintings are also for literati to express their spirit and flaunt integrity. The quality of literary works and paintings cannot be judged only by the painting, but also by looking outside the painting, and it should be regarded as the character, knowledge and talent of the painter."

"Take your uncle Su Jiangzhen as an example. He is a noble man, and the bamboos he draws are naturally virtuous. If another courtier draws them, no matter how good the painting is, it will not match the word "integrity"."

Zhong Huaiyu suddenly understood that the scribe who took out the picture of wintersweet was called Zhao Sicheng, a character who would rather bend than bend. Appreciating his talent and interest is the way to appreciate this painting.

He gratefully said: "Thank you sir for teaching."

In the water pavilion, Su Xiangzheng tasted the picture of wintersweet, and said with a smile: "The plum branch is very vigorous, it doesn't look like it was drawn with a brush, presumably Sicheng broke the plum branch and rubbed it with ink."

Zhao Sicheng said: "Sir, you have good eyesight. Not only did I use the method of rubbing ink, the plum blossoms on the branches were also painted with dots."

Su Xiangzan said: "It's really ingenious."

A person nearby said: "Sicheng's poems on paintings are also excellent... With frost and snow accompanied by scale moss, the moon bloomed in the cold last night. A calyx is the most prophetic of waxing, and a hundred flowers come back to feel spring. With this poem, The artistic conception of this picture of wintersweet has reached a high level."

Another said: "I really like it more and more. I wonder if Sicheng would like to transfer this painting to me?"

Someone deliberately said: "How much will Brother Xu pay?"

The literati surnamed Xu said with a smile: "Sicheng is noble and pure, how dare I insult him with money."

Xu Yingqiu laughed, and teased, "Could it be that you want to prostitute yourself for nothing!"

Zhao Sicheng quickly put away the wintersweet picture, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't plan to resell this painting. Brother Xu, if you really like it, you can come to my house as a guest anytime. Pick them up, wash them, soak them in honey, and they are perfect as a side dish."

Su Xiang said with a smile: "Two years ago, I tasted Sicheng's honey-soaked plums, so Sicheng shouldn't favor one over another."

Zhong Huaiyu watched the crowd appreciating the paintings, and felt a bit of taste. It turns out that the celebrities pay more attention to the style of the paintings, and the craftsmanship is second-class.Thinking of this, I can't help feeling sorry for my 20 taels of silver, 20 taels of silver, how many times I can sleep with beautiful girls when I go to Furongyuan to play tea.

Zhao Sicheng "throwing bricks to attract jade", and then other people also showed their own paintings or collected paintings. This time, everyone was well prepared for the gathering of Yunni Club.

After Han Xuandi finished playing the piano, he recited a few words with drunken eyes, and lay down on the edge of the railing, snoring like thunder.Although this poet fairy is extremely talented, but his identity is sensitive, all the people present are not willing to have a close relationship with him except for a few who don't care about official career.

Everyone tasted the paintings, and some even took out paintings that had not yet been inscribed and asked Su Xiang to inscribe a poem. After an hour or so of communication, some people couldn't help asking: "Jiang Zhen has been selling Guanzi until now, what's new? , should be taken out."

"No hurry." Su Xiang took everyone aside.

Next to the waterside pavilion is a small pond more than a foot deep. The walls of the pond have been painted with lime ash. The boy servant has just replaced the pond with clean water.

Someone asked, "What is Jiang Zhen going to do?"

Su Xiangdao: "You guys have been immersed in painting for a long time, and you are very familiar with all kinds of painting skills, but in all kinds of painting skills, there are ways to expand ink, sprinkle ink, and thicken ink... Generally speaking, it is all about using brushes and ink. The technique of using water, today I have a skill called water painting, please have a look.”

Everyone was curious, and saw that Su Xiang ordered the boy servant to bring the Danqing inkstone, mixed the paint, and then drew on the water surface.

The pigments are immersed in water, and some of them condense into threads, floating and sinking.Su Xiang painted for a while, then put down his pen, and ordered the boy servant to bring a piece of tender silk, cover it on the water, and then called everyone to drink.

Everyone was curious, but they couldn't pry Su Xiang's mouth open.After drinking for a quarter of an hour, Su Xiang asked the boy servant to lift the juvenile silk.

A painting appeared on the silk surface, complete with ancient pine trees, strange rocks, figures, and houses.

Everyone was amazed, and there was a lot of discussion: "Could it be a magical power to turn water into a painting?"

Su Xiang smiled and said nothing, and waited for the discussion to calm down before he said with a smile: "This method of water painting seems to be ingenious, but in fact it is just to absorb the paint with silk while the paint is still in the water."

Everyone suddenly realized, and Shen Qingteng praised: "It's simple to say, but if you want to use this method to paint, you must know the flow of ink and wash well. Before painting, you must also have a well-thought-out plan, otherwise how can you paint with water? Jiang Zhen's painting skills are really amazing. It's about the skill, the skill is close to the Tao."

Su Xiang was all smiles when he heard that, but his posture was still modest, "It's just an ingenious skill, it's not close to the Tao. I heard that there are master painters who can 'move the spirit and fix the quality'. When painting a peach tree, the peach tree When everything falls, the vitality in the flower is fully integrated into the painting, so it can be regarded as a technique close to the Tao."

Someone laughed and said: "Sir, you are too modest. The so-called technique of moving the mind and fixing the quality is only in the legend. Who has ever seen it with his own eyes?"

Someone said again: "This statement is wrong. The "Longyuan Sword Book" in the hands of Zhenxi King can kill people with sword energy, and the "Wanling Chaoyuan Picture" in the Xunning Palace can be seen on Xiyi Mountain. "The Picture of the Five Sages and Thousand Palaces"..."

Someone immediately retorted: "These paintings are strange and strange. Although they can show visions, they rely on magical powers..."

People were arguing.

Zhong Huaiyu was fascinated, it turned out that there are so many famous masters in the art of painting, if he hadn't had the chance to listen to the discussions of famous scholars, he would have thought that painting is just a technique of using ink.

At this time, a door boy came over and said to Su Xiang, "Ah Lang, someone is asking to see him outside, and he claims to be Cao Yun, the general manager of Xunning Palace."

Su Xiangdao: "Cao Yun? What is he doing here?"

The doorman shook his head and said: "Director Cao didn't say anything, but he looked very eager and said he wanted to see Alang. I asked briefly and told him that Alang was meeting with friends in the Yunni Society, but Director Cao said it was just right. That’s what it’s for.”

(End of this chapter)