Zheng Xie: Poems on Ink Bamboo Pictures Lying in the Yazhai, listening to the rustling bamboos, I suspect they are the sounds of suffering among the people. These little officials in Caozhou County are always caring about each branch and leaf. Li Fangying: Pictures of pines and strange rocks with poems. If you don’t see me, it’s a cold year.
Where can I find fragrant grass?
See you again, the pine tree,
The green color is restored.
Heaven and earth have no intention, and all things value their true nature.
The mountains are straight and the beauty is unparalleled.
It takes a thousand years to experience ice and frost.
Support the sky tower high and strong,
Stand in the clear spring breeze and blue clouds.
Wang Mian: Poem on the Plum Blossom Picture
The tree at the head of the pond where I wash my inkstones,
Every flower blooms with faint traces of ink.
Don't let anyone praise the color.
Only leave traces of fresh air and flowers blooming all over the world.
Don’t be praised for the good colors,
Only leave the pure energy to fill the universe
Zheng Xie specializes in painting orchids, bamboos, stones, pine, chrysanthemums, etc., and occasionally He also writes about plum blossoms, and his brushwork is directly inspired by Shi Tao, and he also gets his ideas from painters such as Xu Wei and Gao Qipei. The tailoring and composition advocate conciseness, and the writing style is free and easy, vigorous and heroic. Although its subject matter is limited to the traditional "Four Gentlemen" of literati paintings, it can often come up with new ideas by incorporating social and ethical education into the paintings through poems and postscripts. For example, the poem "Ink Bamboo Picture" says: "I lie down in the Yazhai and listen to the bamboos rustling, which is suspected to be the sound of suffering among the people. I am a Caozhou County official, and I always care about each branch and leaf." The postscript of "The Picture of Thorns and Orchids" says: "The whole painting is full All gentlemen end up with thorns, why? A gentleman can accept villains, but he cannot become a gentleman without villains. Therefore, the orchid among the thorns will have more luxuriant flowers. "The poem "Pictures of Pillars" says: "Who is alone with the desolate studio, and a pillar and stone reach the sky. It is Tao Yuanliang who is upright, how can five buckets break my waist."
His calligraphy is based on the painting method, which is a compromise between running script and official script. Calls itself "six and a half books". It is scattered vertically and horizontally, and neatly slanted, like a street paved with stones. It does not fall behind the predecessors' conventions and has a unique flavor. Later generations also called the calligraphy Banqiao style.