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Who is Zhu Zhishan? Zhu Yunming (1460-1527) was named Xizhe and named Zhishan. Because his right hand had six fingers, he named himself "Zhi Zhisheng". He was also named Zhishan Laoqiao, Zhizhishan people, etc. Han nationality, a native of Changzhou (today's Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). He has a rich family background and is good at poetry, prose, and calligraphy. Especially his wild calligraphy is highly praised by the world. Introduction to Zhu Zhishan, there is a saying that "Tang Bohu's paintings are Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy". Zhu Zhishan's "Poetry Volume in Six-Style Script", "Poetry Volume of Du Fu in Cursive Script", "Nineteen Ancient Poems", "Poetry Volume of Tang Dynasty in Cursive Script" and "Poem and Han Volume in Cursive Script" are all masterpieces of ink that have been handed down from generation to generation. He is as famous as Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing. Mingli called him one of the "Four Talents in Wuzhong". Due to their encounters and sexual intercourse with Tang Yin, they had similar temperaments, and various interesting stories about the two were circulated among the people.
Before Zhu Yunming was born, his maternal grandfather Xu Youzhen had made great contributions to the restoration of Yingzong and was favored by the emperor. He was jealous of Cao Jixiang, Shi Heng and others who had made great contributions to the restoration, and was falsely accused and imprisoned several times. Later, Yingzong issued a special edict. Let him go home. After returning home, he closed the door and thanked guests. It was not until Cao and Shi died one after another that he began to buy land and build houses, preparing to spend his old age. At this time, Zhu Yunming was already two or three years old and studying with his grandfather Xu Youzhen. Xu Youzhen was highly respected in his hometown. He was often asked to compose and write inscriptions on the steles of Suzhou Fu School, and he was often asked to write epitaphs. Therefore, in addition to his grandfather, Zhu Yunming came into contact with many people and was constantly influenced by him.
When Zhu Yunming was five years old, his grandfather Zhu Hao resigned and returned to his hometown. Although his grandfather was over sixty, he was in good spirits. He was good at talking, quoted from other things, and often joked. People at that time were very willing to socialize with him. Zhu Yunming was deeply impressed by his grandfather's fun and free-spirited character and lively speech. Zhu Yunming had great innate talents and was taught by two great Confucian scholars, so his talents were revealed very early. When he was five years old, he could write large characters one foot square, and he could read several lines at a glance. When he was nine years old, he was already able to compose poetry, and he was called a "child prodigy".
At the age of 10, he has read a lot of books, has magnificent articles, and has extraordinary intelligence. When I was thirteen, my grandfather died at the age of sixty-six. This year Wu Kuan was the top scholar in the Wu clan. Two years later, Zhu Yunming's teacher Wang Hao won third place in the imperial examination. The reputation of the Wu clan's literati grew. Zhu Yunming studied hard in his youth in order to seek fame and fame like his elders. This was the only way out for a scholar. Suzhou Fuxue established the "Record of the Development of Confucianism" written by his grandfather and the "Record of Subject Titles" written by his grandfather. This was pressure and requirement for Zhu Yunming.
Portrait of Zhu Zhishan
Seeing that his familiar teachers were named on the gold medal list one by one, he had to work hard. In addition to studying for the imperial examination, he also needed to practice regular script. Zhu Yunming strictly followed the teachings of his predecessors. Work hard on the ground. Zhu Yunming often combines reading and writing. Zhu Zhishan gathered the strengths of various calligraphers and led a generation *** Introduction to Zhu Zhishan, he is one of the "three masters of calligraphy in the mid-Ming Dynasty" (the other two are Wen Zhengming and Wang Chong) of the Wumen calligraphy school. His calligraphy draws on the calligraphy gods of Yu Shinan of the Tang Dynasty and Zhao Mengxi of the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the running script of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi of the Jin Dynasty, and the cursive script of Tang Huai Su. There is a popular saying that "Tang Bohu's paintings and Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy".
Zhu Zhishan is funny, free and talented, and likes to travel around without sticking to trivial matters. He often appears as a resourceful, eloquent and helpful person in "Three Smiles", "Wang Laohu Robbery", etc. Among numerous opera art works. Zhu Yunming's poems and calligraphy in his youth were already famous in his hometown, and everyone knew his talent. Therefore, Li Yingzhen, who was the head of Zhongshushe at that time, betrothed his eldest daughter to him. He gave birth to a son, named Xu, who was a Jinshi during the Zhengde period and was promoted to Zuobu Zhengshi of Guangxi. Zhu Yunming's progress in calligraphy was guided by his father-in-law.
Li Yingzhen is proficient in calligraphy and has studied various calligraphy styles. He advocates innovation and is unique in practice. He was also Wen Zhengming's calligraphy teacher, so he had a great influence on the formation of the Wu School of Calligraphy. Zhu Yunming made many mentors and friends during his hard study.
He became a disciple of Wang Hao, who was ten years older than him, and became friends with Du Mu and Yang Xunji, who were similar in age. He even dated Tang Yin and Zhang Ling, who were younger than him. They often wrote poems, sang poems, and discussed calligraphy and painting together. They had deep feelings for each other. In middle age, they were frustrated with their ambitions and wanted to play with their talents. Zhu Yunming's talent was already quite outstanding after his thirties.