The pronunciation of the picture of people riding on horses is: [rén, qí, tú].
Introduction:
The famous painting "Man Riding" is a self-portrait on silk by the famous painter Zhao Meng of the Yuan Dynasty. The person in the painting is dressed in Tang Dynasty official red robes and a black hat, riding a horse and riding forward slowly, looking leisurely and contented.
Zhao Meng, also known as Zi'ang, also known as Songxue, also known as Shuijinggong Taoist, was a famous painter and calligrapher, and a native of Wuxing (now Huzhou, Zhejiang).
When he was fourteen years old, he joined the army in Zhenzhou, relying on his father's influence, and successively held official positions such as bachelor's degree at the Hanlin Academy and doctor Ronglu. Zhao Meng has profound attainments in calligraphy and painting, and is known as a leader in the painting world. He is good at various themes such as landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, etc. His techniques are relatively comprehensive, emphasizing the origin of calligraphy and painting, and advocating learning from nature.
He wrote in the painting: "It is difficult to paint, but it is even harder to appreciate paintings. I am naturally good at painting horses, and I think I am no worse than the painters of the Tang Dynasty. If there is anyone in the world who can appreciate this painting, he is the only one." Very discerning! "
Extension:
Some scholars believe that this painting is a self-portrait of Zhao Meng.
There is also a view that the characters in Zhao Meng's paintings symbolize the emperor and the horses symbolize the ministers, expressing his Confucian desire to assist the Ming Dynasty to save the world. "Man Riding" has been collected by many collectors, and there are nearly 200 imprints in it. It was originally circulated among the Zhao family, including Zhao Meng's younger brother Zhao Mengyu, nephew Zhao Youchen, sons Zhao Yong, Zhao Yi, grandson Zhao Lin and others.
Zhao Mengyu admired his brother's paintings very much and wrote: "Every time I unfold the scroll, I can't get rid of it." Later, this treasure that the Zhao family couldn't put down left the family and was forgiven by Ni Yuan and Yuwen Gong. , Chen Runzu, Shi Wenxin, Zhu Jingyuan and others have collected it in their hands.
It has been collected by An Guo, Yuan Mengli, Xiang Yuanbian and others. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, "Man Riding Picture" was collected by Wang Guan [ shàn ], a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and later presented to the new owner of the palace, Emperor Qianlong.