But you know what? After these auras are gone, the old man Baishi is a stingy old man who loves money in daily life. Recently, a precious letter from Qi Baishi, collected by China Museum of Literature and Art, slowly explained a real "human" Qi Baishi.
A letter exposed another Shandong celebrity.
Recently, the reporter saw a letter from Qi Baishi hanging in a conspicuous position in the China Museum of Literature and Art. The signature was "Old Man Baishi" without an envelope. Xu Guowei, director of China Literature and Art Museum in Shandong Province and founder of China Book Network, told reporters that this is a personal letter written by Baishi to Shandong painter Wang Tianchi.
Speaking of Wang Tianchi, Xu Guowei's face immediately shines with pride, because this is another Shandong celebrity. As we all know, Qi Baishi had many disciples in his life, many of whom were from Shandong, and Wang Tianchi was one of them. In addition, he also obtained the true biography of Qi Baishi, giving full play to the style of Qi School.
It is understood that Wang Tianchi is a native of Huangxian County, Yantai, and did business in Tianjin in his early years. He was introduced because he liked painting since he was a child. /kloc-in the winter of 0/944, I studied painting with Qi Baishi for four years. From 65438 to 0947, Wang Tianchi returned to Jinan and devoted his life to the creation of flowers, birds, fish and insects. He used to be president of Jinan Painting Academy, director of Shandong Branch of China Artists Association, and vice president of Jinan Chinese Painting Research Association.
According to legend, Xu Guowei introduced that Wang Tianchi was sensitive to the world, sincere and diligent, and won the admiration of Qi Baishi. On one occasion, the old man Baishi wrote a poem saying: "The iron gate is closed three times, and the pen is as busy as a farm tool." The cows in Yantian haven't rested yet, and the sun is shining in the east room. Knowing the teacher's good intentions, Wang Tianchi immediately agreed with the teacher's original rhyme: "Although my calf is weak, I am busy reading and ploughing every day, and it is difficult to serve hard. Dare to lie in the east wing. " From this, we can get a glimpse of their teacher-student relationship.
Great painters are also frugal. The letter lamented the high price.
When was this letter written? Why did you write it? Xu Guowei said that the letter sent to disciple Wang Tianchi was written at the age of 85, but it was not dated. Interestingly, the content of the letter is very common and related to buying stationery. The letter said, "There are three magenta samples, all of which are too expensive. Merchants are curious and don't have to buy it. It can be inferred from the contents of this letter that Wang Tianchi, a disciple of Qi Baishi, bought pigments, but Qi Baishi felt that the price was too high and merchants were hoarding them, so he advised his disciples not to buy them for the time being. Xu Guowei said.
"It can be seen that Baishi has worked hard all his life and his work is more rigorous." Xu Guowei said that Qi Baishi, especially the 85-year-old Qi Baishi, is already a master of painting and highly respected. Before making a decision, he will still study the price carefully, showing his simplicity, diligence and rigor.
In addition, this letter also explains some changes in Qi Baishi's calligraphy. Xu Guowei said that after research, he found that Qi Baishi's calligraphy still had some convergence in the "transformation in his later years". It was not until he was about 80 years old that his calligraphy reached a new peak with his painting style, showing an open Qi Li trend, which can be seen from Qi Baishi's letter to Wang Tianchi. In addition, Qi Baishi is not only good at painting, but also good at calligraphy, which is deeply loved by many collectors. However, his calligraphy is rare in the world, mostly used for inscriptions or titles, inscriptions, diaries and notes, and rarely surfaced. "My newsletter was bought when I bought Qi Baishi's" Litchi Map "at Teacher Wang Tianchi's house in the early years." Xu Guowei said.
Qi Baishi's meanness and generosity "Many stories of Qi Baishi are widely known, and his paintings, prints, books and poems are called" four musts ". He was diligent in painting and calligraphy all his life, and his moral character was noble, with special emphasis on national integrity. However, his diligence is beyond our understanding when we look at Qi Baishi's paintings and calligraphy. Especially those words hidden in ink like "rice, oil and salt", as well as rigorous and diligent personality, make people feel more and more cordial. Give birth to a kind of awe. " Xu Guowei said.
Indeed, many people don't know that Qi Baishi, who has always been arrogant and arrogant, is actually an old man who loves money but is generous. It is understood that Qi Baishi is not short of money, but after selling the painting, he had to change the money into gold and hide it. Qi Liangmo, the youngest son of Qi Baishi, recalled that when the old man had money, he would not stay in the bank, but left everything with him. "There is a big wooden knot in my yard, which is usually left unattended and thrown in the yard. Later, a garbage collector came. My mother feels useless and wants to change some matches. My dad just came back and saw it and said, this is not our home. They said they sold it to me, but my dad saidno. I won't sell it when you come back, but I can still use it. After my father took the wood back, he scolded my mother. He said, how can you sell this? You have gold bars in your head! It turned out that he was afraid that the gold bars would be taken away by others and thrown into an inconspicuous place in the corner. "
One more thing, it's also very interesting. Qi Liangmo said that Qijia's old yard was in disrepair, and the government said it would help to complete it, so people began to demolish it. "When it was moved to half of the wall, the workers fought. It turned out that some gold bars came out and my father hid them in bricks. Then he suddenly remembered what might be down there, and said, "You all go. This room will not be repaired. "Since then, our house has been demolished and repaired before it was demolished."
In addition, Qi Baishi also has a hobby criticized as "love money", that is, when others ask him for paintings, he will give money, unless there are two situations: one is to show him the paintings twice, and the other is to let his disciples draw birthday paintings for their parents. Qi Liangmo analyzed the reasons and said, "Maybe he is really short of money. He has two sons to support. Those relatives in his hometown have no choice. He often came to Beijing to see him and brought some money when he left. " There is another sentence: "I don't want to make money." If I get a little money, I will take it home, serve the elderly and raise my wife. Only when the photo is stuck on the mouth of an old family can the wish be satisfied. "
However, sometimes Qi Baishi is surprisingly generous. For example, he will be generous to his old friends from Xiangtan, even those who he has never met in his life but have no life in his hometown. Qi Liangmo recalled, "Except those close relatives, as long as they are from their hometown in Hunan, they will speak Hunan dialect and report where they are from." They may not have the money to go home, which is not enough to pay for the trip. It's hard now. My father has an unwritten rule: invite people to dinner first, and then take out 50 yuan as his own road fare. At that time, except for the round-trip fare from Beijing to Hunan, there was still a lot of 50 yuan left. I saw a man with my own eyes, holding the money my father gave me, and his hand was shaking all the time. "