My home is Xiyan Hutou Tree,
All the flowers are pale and inky.
Don't boast that the color is beautiful,
Just keep it fresh and full of Kun.
About the author:
Wang Mian (1287— 1359) was a famous poet, painter and calligrapher in the Yuan Dynasty, with the inscription "Boiled Lion Mountain Farmer", Cowherd Weng, Huiji Waishi, Plum Blossom Master, Mr. Jiu Li, Jiangnan Ancient Guest, Jiangnan Savage, Yinshan Yeren, Duckweed Zi Xuan, Bamboo Crown Grass Man and Mei Xie. Zhuji, Zhejiang. Born in a farmhouse. He lost his father when he was young, herded cattle in the Qin family, painted lotus flowers every day, and studied under the ever-burning lamp of the temple at night. He is knowledgeable, poetic and green. Unwilling to compromise with the rulers, and disgusted with the corrupt atmosphere in the society at that time, he lived in seclusion in Jiulishan and made a living by selling paintings. Plum blossom painting takes rouge as the plum blossom bone, or the flowers are dense and numerous, which has a unique style and is also good at writing bamboo stones. He can also carve and use Elaeagnus as printing material. According to legend, he initiated it. He is the author of Zhu Zhai Ji and Mi Mi Tu Poems.
Precautions:
1, Momei: Plum blossom sketched by ink pen.
2. Xiyan Lake: a pool for washing pens and inkstones after writing and drawing. According to legend, Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Jin Dynasty, studied in Linchi, washed his pens and inkstones frequently, and the pool turned black. There are relics of Xiyan Lake at the foot of Huiji Mountain in Zhejiang, and Linchuan in Jiangxi. Legends are all washed by Wang Xizhi. The author is a famous painter. He writes plum in light ink with elegant style. Because of the same surname as Wang Xizhi, it is called "my home", which is a superb metaphor.
3, light ink mark: light ink, ink painting is divided into several colors, such as light ink, thick ink, Jiao Mo. It means to circle the petals of plum blossom with light ink.
4. Fresh air: fragrant smell. Pun intended: pure character, noble moral integrity. )
5. Gan Kun: refers to heaven and earth.
Poetic:
A Chimonanthus praecox, with knotted branches, is growing magnificently beside my West Weir Lake.
Every plum blossom has a faint ink mark, and every plum blossom petal reveals a faint floral fragrance.
Don't need others to praise its beautiful color;
I just hope it can give off the fragrance between heaven and earth.
Appreciate:
This is a poem. Mo Mei is the plum blossom of ink painting. Poets praise Mo Mei and Dont Ask For Help, just to leave a fragrance of virtue to the world. In fact, he used Mei as a metaphor to express his attitude towards life and his noble sentiment of not being kitsch.
The first two sentences, "The first tree in Xiyan Lake, my home, is full of pale ink marks", which directly describes Mo Mei. In the painting, the plum trees by the pond are in full bloom, and the plum blossoms are stained with a faint ink color. "West Wild Goose Lake" is the allusion of Wang Xizhi's "middle school books in the pool, and the water in the pool is all black". The poet has the same surname as Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in Jin Dynasty, so he says "my home".
Three or four sentences praise Mo Mei's moral integrity. It is painted in light ink, and although its appearance is not exquisite, it has a beautiful, noble and dignified, secluded and detached inner temperament; It doesn't want to attract people, please people and get people's praise with bright colors. It just wants to send out a fragrance and let it stay between heaven and earth. These two sentences are the poet's self-portrayal. Wang Mian grew up in a poor family, herding cattle during the day and studying hard under the ever-burning lamps of Buddhist temples at night. Finally, he learned a lot. He is good at poetry and painting, and he is versatile. However, he tried every time and didn't want to curry favor with the powerful, so he decided to gain fame and fortune, live in seclusion in Jiulishan, East Zhejiang, and draw rice for a living. The phrase "don't be praised by lewdness, just stay dry for nothing" shows the poet's character of disdain, independence and self-appreciation.
This poem, titled Mo Mei, is intended to express one's ambition. The poet organically integrates painting style, poetic style and personality. Literally praising plum blossoms is actually appreciating the virtue of a person standing.