Brief introduction of the author and Xie of the second volume of Wei County Records

Zheng Xie (xiè), a painter and writer in Qing Dynasty, is known as "Zheng Banqiao". When Qianlong was a scholar, he served as the magistrate of Wei County and the history of calligraphy and painting. Xinghua, Jiangsu province, Kangxi imperial examination champion. Juren in the tenth year of Yongzheng, and Jinshi in the first year of Qianlong (1736). Officials in Fan County and Wei County of Shandong Province have a political voice, "Please ask for help for people who are hungry at the age of 20, become a big official, and then ask for illness." Before and after he became an official, he lived in Yangzhou and made a living by painting and calligraphy. Poetry, words, good books and good paintings. Poetry despises idioms. He is good at drawing flowers, wood and stones, especially orchids and bamboo. The beauty of orchid leaves is reflected in Jiao Mo's brushwork. The cursive script stands upright and has a long fortune. More but not messy, less but not sparse, it is absolutely beautiful to use. Books are also unique, with mixed official texts and sample books, calling themselves "six and a half books". Sometimes it is done through painting. The brushwork of the seal is simple and ancient. As a free and uninhibited person, he chose the county magistrate by Jinshi, made poetry and wine for daily affairs, and transferred to Wei County. At the age of 20, he sought help for the people because of hunger, returned to his hometown and lived in Yangzhou, which made him famous. Indulge in the mountains and rivers and have a drunken hometown tour with poets and savages. When writing about the thin stone of the jungle and the monk wall in the lounge, the viewer will sigh. The Complete Works of Banqiao is written in calligraphy. The paintings he sold were polished and circulated for some time. As one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", his poems, books and paintings are praised as "three wonders" and he is good at painting Zhu Lan. Zheng Xie painted bamboo the most in his life, followed by orchids and stones, but he also painted pines and chrysanthemums. He is a representative literati painter in Qing Dynasty. Born in1693.165438+1October 22nd, died in1765.65438+1October 22nd. At the age of 73.

Zheng Xie is good at painting orchids, bamboos, stones, pines and chrysanthemums. Write plums occasionally. His brushwork is directly based on Shi Tao, and he gets inspiration from Xu Wei and senior painters. Writing cuts advocate simplicity, and the brushwork is relaxed, free and easy, and vigorous. Although its theme is limited to the traditional literati painting "Four Gentlemen", it can integrate social ethics education into painting through poems and inscriptions, thus making some innovations. For example, the poem "The Map of Zhu Mo" says: "Yazhai is lying and listening, and doubt is the voice of the people's sufferings. Some small officials in Caozhou County always care about their feelings. " There is a postscript in Lan Tu among thorns: "A whole picture is a gentleman, and then it ends with a thorn. Why? A gentleman can accept a villain, but a gentleman cannot live without a villain. Therefore, orchids in thorns have more lush flowers. " The poem "Stone Map" says: "Who and the lonely? A pillar went straight into the sky. Straightness is Tao Liangyuan. How about I break my waist in five fights? " His calligraphy is a brushwork, which compromises between running script and official script and calls himself "six and a half books". Staggered vertically and horizontally, the overall oblique, such as paving stones, does not fall behind the previous pattern, which has a unique flavor. Later generations also called the calligraphy style Banqiao style.