"I've never heard of it. That's because you are ignorant." The fourth cousin laughed angrily: "It doesn't mean that he is not famous."

"This is a character listed in the chapter "Palace·Dragon Fish·Landscape" in "Xuanhe Painting Book". In ancient times, it was not his name, but his title."

Since the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Song Dynasty has attached great importance to the search for ancient paintings and calligraphy. During the reign of Emperor Huizong, the imperial collections became increasingly abundant, so a catalog of the works of famous painters of all dynasties collected by the palace was compiled into the "Xuanhe Painting Manual" for reference.

"Xuanhe Painting Book" and another bibliographic work "Xuanhe Book Book" are companion volumes, and the author is unknown. Some in the academic community believe that the author is Zhao Ji, while others believe that it was compiled by Cai Jing and Mi Fu.

In fact, after examining the content and writing style of the book, Zhou Zhi believed that it was a work that was collectively compiled by the official organization of manpower under the instruction, personal intervention, and even participation of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.

The book has a total of twenty volumes and was written by Xuanhe Gengzi. The book contains a total of 231 painters from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Northern Song Dynasty, with a total of 6,396 works. According to the painting discipline, it is divided into Taoism, figures,

Ten categories include palaces, tribes, dragons and fish, landscapes, animals, flowers and birds, bamboos, and fruits and vegetables.

There is a short article before each painting subject, describing the origin, development, representative figures of the painting subject, etc., and then the painters' biographies and their works are arranged in order of time.

This book is not only a record of the court paintings of the Song Dynasty, but also a biographical general history of painting.

It still has certain historical value for studying the development of painting and the spread of works in the Northern Song Dynasty and before.

What’s interesting is that some famous paintings that have been handed down from ancient times have not appeared in this book, which has caused some interesting controversies.

For example, "Traveling in the Spring Mountains" by General Li Zhaodao, a painter from the Tang Dynasty, was first stored in the Palace Museum. This painting is called "Spring Mountains" in the "Xuanhe Painting Book". There are countless questions about whether the two names are the same painting.

The research paper was published.

There is also the famous Northern Song Dynasty painter Fan Kuan's "Traveling in Streams and Mountains". Because it is not mentioned in the "Xuanhe Painting Book", even though the word "Fan Kuan" is hidden in the painting, some people still question whether it is.

Fan Kuan's authentic work.

The reason is that Fan Kuan was originally a nickname, and "Kuan" has an unreliable and derogatory meaning in Shaanxi dialect. Therefore, some later researchers believed that Fan Zhongzheng could not have liked to use this nickname, and hid it in the paintings.

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So Zhou Zhi naturally thought of a question: "Did this painting appear in the "Xuanhe Painting Book"?"

"The book is on the bookshelf. Can't you find out by looking through it yourself?" The fourth cousin showed a strange smile.

Zhou Zhi hurriedly ran over, took down the book, and turned to the page that recorded ancient legends.

"It is said by the monks in ancient times that he was a man of the Siming Dynasty. He was gifted and enlightened, and his ability to draw dragons was extraordinary. He was famous during the Jianlong period."

"Lao Lao's brushwork is getting stronger and stronger, and his simplicity and ancient style are beyond the reach of secular paintings."

"However, the dragon is not something that can be seen in the world. If it is easy to work, it has the shape of three stops and nine resemblances, winding up and down. As for the power of the lake, sea, wind and waves, so it is named here, it is rare."

"It is said that Duzhuan is a custom in ancient times, and it is suitable for celebrities. There was a screen painted in the Imperial Palace, which was titled "Quebi" at that time. Today, there are thirty-one paintings in the imperial palace:

Picture 2 of Gun Wu Playing with Waves and Dragons, Picture 2 of Playing with Waves and Dragons Through Stone... There is no such thing!"

"Look here." The fourth cousin pointed to a paragraph in the postscript of the half-restored scroll: "There is poetry here. This poetry happens to be handed down from generation to generation, which can prove that it is authentic."

"Where is it...this is a real test."

The restored ancient painting has just been removed from the supporting paper. The calligraphy and painting are still reversed, and it is still cursive, so it is quite difficult to identify: "Deep mountains... Daze... things... places... sting, thousands of feet... County Cong

...hanging...qingbi..."

"Here!" While Zhou Zhi was struggling to decipher the postscript, his fourth cousin took down a thick book from the bookshelf. It was "Collection of Poems and Music of the Yuan Dynasty" and turned to one of the pages: "Take it.

read."

Zhou Zhi took it over, but it was a long poem.

In the deep mountains and large swamps, things are stinging, and in Qianzhang County, clinkers hang on the green walls.

The yin water in the pond is black and bottomless, and the old rain has just opened up the vitality and moisture.

Where does the blue dragon return from the rain? It breaks out and sits on a pile of red clouds.

The mountain monk was so horrified that he kept silent, and the mist in the valley covered his body with a veil.

It is said that the dragon's nature is hidden in ancient times, and the secrets of heaven can be glimpsed from the shadows of others.

As soon as I fell into this pen from Yuanhua, I drank from the sea and no longer looked at the clear sky.

"Hey, this isn't right..." Zhou Zhi compared the poems in the book with the poems in the painting. The poems in the book were obviously a lot longer, with an extra paragraph at the end:

There are tens of thousands of weeds in the world, and the hyena's tail hides the crystal brilliance.

Every year there is a drought, and the mountains and rivers are in vain.

The dragons are sleeping in a dark cave, and the six heavens are polluted by the yellow haze.

How could thunder and fire burst out of the iron box and rush towards the house to reach Tengtian Road?

Liu Ding rushes to order his servants to shoot at the emperor, and rolls back the Botian scoop?

Pengtuo washes the universe clean, but the magical power is as quiet as nothing.

"Hahahaha..." The fourth cousin looked very happy: "Read the poem title on the book!"

The author's name is Wang Yun, and the name of the poem is also long. It's called "The Ancient Picture of Sitting on a Dragon in a Monk's Biography" collected by Yan Dongping in the autumn of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty.

Occasionally, there is a bitter drought in autumn and no snow in winter.

This name is very interesting, but it translates into a diary:

In the seventh year of the Yuan Dynasty, during the leap month of November, Jiaxu Day, on my way home from get off work, I immediately remembered that this autumn was suffering from drought and there was no snow in winter, so I wrote a poem.

This poem is actually the sequel to the poem written at that time when I saw a painting at the provincial official Zhang Yaoqing's place in the autumn and September of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty.

That painting is the "Sitting Dragon Picture" passed down by monks in ancient times. It was the earliest treasure collected by Yan Dongping.

"It's very interesting!" Zhou Zhi looked at the seal behind the poem on the painting, which had the word "Qiu Jian" on it.

Then I went back and read the biography of the poet in the book: "Wang Yun, courtesy name Zhongmou, nicknamed Qiujian, was from Luji County, Weizhou. He was a famous scholar, poet and politician in the Yuan Dynasty."

"He was an official throughout his life, he was upright, he was poor and dedicated, he was good at learning and writing, and he became a famous admonisher for the three generations of Emperor Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhenjin of Yuan Yuzong and Emperor Tie Mu'er of Emperor Chengzong of Yuan Dynasty."

"Treading on the Stars"

"His calligraphy is elegant and graceful, and he is as famous as Wang Bowen of Donglu and Wang Xu of Bohai. He is the author of "The Complete Works of Mr. Qiu Jian". He composed sanqu and composed 41 pieces of Xiao Ling."

"On June 20, the eighth year of Dade's reign, he died in Ji County at the age of seventy-eight."

After reading it, I couldn’t help but be pleasantly surprised: “This is really right!”

"Not only do they match here." The fourth cousin pointed out the other two seals with a smile: "There is also this place."

Zhou Zhi looked at it again and saw that one of them was very large, with the inscription "Yizhai Treasures", which was obviously a Zhai collection seal.

There is also a smaller one with the inscription "Zizhi".

Later, Zhou Zhi discovered that there was also a postscript written on the edge of the "Zizhi" seal, but it was a bit like drunken graffiti. Although the calligraphy was not as good as Wang Yun's, it still had a domineering and indulgent temperament.

The text is even more interesting. It seems to be a song called "Tian Jing Sha":

I would rather live ten years shorter,

There is no right to take a day off.

When a man is a man, he is obedient.

One day it will be whatever one wishes,

Sai Tian Wen raised three thousand guests!

"Ah... what level is this? Can this still be authentic?" Zhou Zhi couldn't help but feel that this thing was really nothing and it had ruined this ancient painting.
Chapter completed!