Mi Fei's mother, Yanshi, was the queen's wet nurse, so she lived in the court when she was young. He has been very clever since he was a child. He began to learn calligraphy at the age of seven or eight. When he was a teenager, he could write inscriptions. When he grew up, he knew all about ancient poetry and poetry, and he dabbled in everything. But he likes to talk and has a high heart. Although he has a good background in Wanli in the future, he is cynical, opinionated and sometimes pretentious, but he wears the Tang suit of the Song Dynasty, and many people are watching him everywhere. When he was a state official, he saw a huge stone and was overjoyed. He dressed up and called him a "brother". In feudal society, this behavior not only went beyond the etiquette rules, but also stood aloof from the world. Therefore, in the eyes of rulers, it is certainly not "the material of a temple". Therefore, he was not proud of his career all his life, so he had to "add three honors and serve five products."
Mi Fei, a painter, appraiser and collector, has a rich collection and a wide range of knowledge. In addition, he has a broad vision and excellent appraisal. His works are all necessary books for future generations to study the history of painting, including Zhang Bao to be visited, History of Books, History of Painting, History of Inks and Inscriptions on Haiyue.
Mi Fei studied calligraphy the most in his life, and his greatest achievement was running script. Although paintings have not spread to the world, many calligraphy works still exist. Most of the famous stone inscriptions since the Southern Song Dynasty are engraved with their calligraphy, which is widely spread and has far-reaching influence. It is second to none among the "Four Great Calligraphers of Northern Song Dynasty". Kang Youwei once said: "Tang Yan structure, Song Shang is interesting." Calligraphers in the Song Dynasty emphasized interest and individuality, especially Mi Fei, who was an outstanding representative of the four masters in the Northern Song Dynasty. Mi Fei's calligraphy is based on copying the works of many famous artists. This is called "collecting ancient Chinese characters" by some people and is often cited as a laughing stock, but it explains the success of Mi calligraphy to some extent.
Mi Fei's achievements in calligraphy come entirely from the efforts made the day after tomorrow, and there is no Machiavellian element. At the age of 30, he became an official in Changsha. He once saw the memorial tablet of Yuelu Mountain Temple, and the next year he went to Lushan Mountain to visit the memorial tablet of Tolin Temple, all of which were signed. In two years, I also bought Li Yong's How Hot I Want to Post with six paintings by Zhang Xuan and two posts by Xu Haoshu and Shi. Looking at his calligraphy, 24-year-old Lingui Long Yin inscribed a cliff on the rock, with a slight momentum and no shadow of his own; At the age of 30, the inscription and postscript of Bujitu also made people feel deeply gifted and academically incompetent. Later, it was my family. Mifei has a rich collection. He often goes with him when he is on business. On the boat here, he hung the banner of "Mijia Painting and Calligraphy Boat".
Miffy likes rocks. According to legend, when he was appointed as the Lianshui Army, because Lianshui was close to Lingbi, he regarded Lingbi Stone as a treasure. Every time he got it, he hid a lot, appreciated it one by one, and named it. He could not stay indoors all day. One day, Yang Ci came to Lianshui as a provincial judge to inspect the work. Seeing that Mi Fei ignored political affairs and stayed at home all day, he asked him seriously, "The imperial court gave you a county thousands of miles away from Beijing to govern. How can you play with stones all day without asking about politics? " Mi Fei took out a piece of Lingbi stone from his left sleeve, and saw that the stone was small and exquisite, with a clear color and a shape like a mountain peak. A closer look shows that there is a hole in the small peak, which is really natural. Mi Fei said, "How can no one like such a good stone?" Yankee took it and studied it carefully. Sure enough, this is a good stone. Put it in his sleeve. Mi Fei took out another piece of Lingbi stone, but he saw mountains and mountains, green and moist. After Yankee took it and studied it, he immediately received it in his sleeve. Mi Fei took out another stone, which was unique in shape, thin, transparent, leaky and beautiful, with a color like black jade and a pleasant voice. This is a great work. Mi Fei said to Yang Ci, "How can such a beautiful stone not be liked?" Yankee replied, "You are not the only one who loves it, but I also love it." Say that finish, grabbed the stone from Mi Fei, went straight to the door, out of the door, boarded the bus and left. Mi Fei was very unhappy when he saw Yang Ci take the stone away, and he was unhappy for several months. He wrote to Yang Ci many times to get back his beloved stone, but in the end he failed to get it back. Miffy regretted it.