1. The ancient calligraphy work "Tianma Fu" (with preface)
★The historical "Tianma Fu" is a cursive treasure of the great calligrapher Mi Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty. Mi Fu, formerly known as Mi Fu, with the courtesy name Yuan Zhang and the name Lumen Jushi, was originally from Taiyuan and later moved to Xiangyang, where he was known as "Mi Xiangyang". Mi Fu was good at poetry and writing, especially in calligraphy and painting. He is capable of all styles of seal script, Li script, Xing script, Cao script and Kai script. His calligraphy is full of joy, elegance and wonders, and together with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Cai Xiang, he is known as one of the "Four Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty".
★Among Mi Fu's handed down works, "Tianma Fu" was praised by Kangxi as unprecedented. However, for a long time, there has been no agreement on the authenticity of "Tianma Fu", and there has been great controversy. Dong Qichang, a calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty, said that he had seen four editions of "Tianma Fu", one of which was inscribed "Master Pinghai's calligraphy"; the second was followed by Huang Gongwang's postscript of the Yuan Dynasty, saying, "When I looked at it, there were a lot of fighting and Falling, its sound is like thunder"; the third one is called "Wu version", with many dry pens, "not a kind of rice calligraphy"; the fourth one was engraved by Dong Qichang himself, and Mr. Qi Gong later wrote "Dong Qichang Lin Tianma Fu" Title and postscript.
2. "Ode to Tianma" (with preface) Author: Mi Fu
★Gao Gong painted Junsu, and his family had a yellow horse entered by Han Qian of the Tang Dynasty. 〗One axis. The horse lifts up the hero, but I feel that there is no such horse today, so I pretend to write a poem.
★Fang Tang Mu was at his peak, and he had the extraordinary beauty of Tiangu, and the number of horses was 400,000, and he was divided into colors according to Fang, and this horse lived among them to act as a guard. His eyes are full of stars and sparkle with electricity, and his hooves are as fast as the wind. The dragon's head is standing alone, its ears and phoenix are towering, and its legs are steep. Cuihua builds and steps forward, and the eyes close and lightly spray. The group of low-pitched slaves does not hiss, and the horizontal autumn wind has a unique rhyme. If you are a husband, you will jump over the stream to relieve your anxiety, and brave the catkins to fight for rebellion. If you push forward straightly, you will be able to build virtue, and if you gallop sideways, you will be able to lead the world. They are all talented and capable, but they dare to be defeated and become stingy. How can I be willing to chase the clover slopes and cover up the horses in all directions? The high standard is majestic and the lions are ferocious. The elegance is declining but the night is calm and steady. As a result, he is popular, charming, beautiful and talented, and does not move when he joins the battle. He is like a bad person all day long. Then he got a jade as a title ornament, embroidered it into a saddle (table?), used dates, fodder, and millet to bury the flesh and tendons, which is a reward for virtue. The cover is not as good as stealing Lu and eating thieves, and planning Jian is worse than firewood. Cast yellow snails to spit out water, and paint white snails to ward off disasters. But if you feel that the camel is hanging down, it will be knotted, and the rat will be on guard against guessing. Although the anger is severe, the tame shout is harmonious. I swear that I will bow my head to live my life, and I will not rest in peace to be happy. Alas! The so-called heroic spirit is gone, and the redundant battles are high. If we don't use the bones of horses to make horses like dragons and matchmakers, once the emperor patrols Shuofang, ascends to Qiaoyue, sweeps away the dust from the four fortresses, and prepares for hunting in Qiyang, he will fly yellow and white, sneak through the clouds and chase lightning, how can he come so suddenly? !
※Note: Mi Fu's "Tianma Fu" comes from the Internet and is a relatively complete translation. Some of the characters in it are difficult to read due to the original calligraphy glyphs, so there may be errors. They are compiled here for reference.
3. About the Pegasus and the Sky
★The concept of the Pegasus and the Sky
Explanation: The Pegasus gallops very fast, as if it is flying in the air. It is a metaphor for poetry and prose that are bold, eclectic, smooth and natural, and also refers to an unusual jump in thinking.
Source: "Preface to the Collection of Poems of Sa Tianxi" by Liu Tingzhen of the Yuan Dynasty: "The reason why he is deified and transcends all other forms is almost like a horse flying in the sky with extraordinary steps.
★Myth "The horse flying in the sky sends a message" "Yuanxiao"
As for the story of Tianma, there is a myth mentioned in "Tianma Xingkong Sending Lantern Festival" that the author is the master of Huayue. This myth tells the mythical origin of Lantern Festival. The article is vivid, interesting and fascinating.