Brief introduction of Dong Qichang's life
Dong Qichang, a famous painter. Born in the 34th year of Jiajing, he died in the 9th year of Chongzhen at the age of 82. Dong Qichang is good at painting and calligraphy. In painting, it has the reputation of South Dong Qichang and North Miwanzhong; In terms of calligraphy, it combines the strengths of various schools, making its own calligraphy surpass its predecessors and leaving a deep impression on the long history of calligraphy in China.
Dong Qichang entered the official career at the age of 30. However, the official career was not smooth, and he went in and out several times in the court. Due to the ups and downs of his official career, his political ambitions have not been shown. I will improve my painting and calligraphy when I quit my job and go back to my hometown. In the special research, I learned the previous experience of painting and calligraphy, and spontaneously organized painting and calligraphy lovers in the workshop to discuss the knowledge of painting and calligraphy with myself. He copied a large number of representative works of calligraphers such as Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing, from which he got creative inspiration and created his own beauty of calligraphy.
Later generations spoke highly of Dong Qichang's achievements in painting and calligraphy. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong especially praised Dong Qichang's calligraphy, and they made a lot of descriptions in their spare time. In addition, Dong Qichang proposed? North and South sects? On becoming the creative guiding core of literati painting.
Dong Qichang's achievements in calligraphy and painting have a far-reaching impact on the development of calligraphy and painting in later generations. In terms of calligraphy, his works Bai Juyi's Pipa Journey and Jinsha Tie are all over the world. His paintings, such as "The Day of Tang and Jin" and "The Show of Yuan Shulin", are still in the museum.
After Dong Qichang's death, later generations often went to Dong Qichang's tomb and Dong Qichang's former residence to pay tribute to the master of calligraphy and painting.
The Value of Dong Qichang's Painting and Calligraphy
At present, Dong Qichang's calligraphy and painting are collected by domestic museums. Many literati come here to admire the master's painting and calligraphy style. In addition, Dong Qichang's calligraphy and painting also played an important role in the development of China literati painting.
Dong Qichang has made great achievements in painting and calligraphy since he was a child. Because of his hobbies, he studied the works of calligraphers such as Yan Zhenqing, and described and innovated them. In the end, he combined the advantages of all kinds of calligraphy and painting and became one of the famous calligraphers in Ming Dynasty, which had a far-reaching influence on the creation of calligraphy and painting in later generations.
In terms of calligraphy, Dong Qichang integrated his innovative consciousness into it on the basis of copying predecessors' calligraphy. The font is elegant and beautiful, strong and powerful, especially cursive and regular script, and he has made great achievements. Emperor Kangxi once praised Dong Qichang's elegant and ethereal calligraphy, which won the favor of Emperor Kangxi. Among the people, there is a trend of imitating Dong Qichang's calligraphy, and its prosperity is unimaginable.
In painting, Dong Qichang put forward? North and South sects? In theory, he proposed that painting should not only draw the surface of scenery, but also pay attention to the essence of objects, and combine Taoist thought to create. In addition, when Dong Qichang painted, he thought that literati painting was too monotonous. When finished, he added poetry creation to enrich the theme of the painting.
Dong Qichang wrote many works in his life, so there are also many works that have been circulated in the world.
Appreciation of Dong Qichang's Painting and Calligraphy
In painting, he is good at landscape freehand brushwork. On the basis of imitating previous paintings, Dong Qichang added his own innovations and ideas. He used ink painting to outline rocks, trees, rivers and other physical objects, and made good use of ink painting to make the picture clear and artistic. In addition, painting techniques such as splashing ink and spotting ink are used to outline the lines and depth of the scene, making the picture more realistic. Dong Qichang thinks landscape painting is too monotonous, so after painting, he will show beautiful calligraphy on the painting, which will make the painting look more artistic and full of themes.
Calligraphy is highly respected and studied by later generations. Dong Qichang has a high understanding of calligraphy. He began by imitating the works of calligraphers such as Yan Zhenqing, Wang Xizhi and Mi Fei, and gradually found his own breakthrough point from the calligraphy of the predecessors, combining the writing advantages of calligraphers in Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties to create his own calligraphy advantages. The font is elegant and beautiful, and the pen is vigorous and powerful.
Later, Kangxi and Qianlong were particularly interested in Dong Qichang's calligraphy, and described and praised it many times. Later generations affirmed Dong Qichang's paintings and calligraphy. Up to now, Dong Qichang's works have been collected by Beijing Palace Museum, Shanghai Museum and Tianjin Museum. For tourists from all over the world to taste.