Zheng Banqiao’s Spring Ci Reading: "Spring Ci" Author: Qing Dynasty Zheng Banqiao Recited: Zhu Guangquan
Zheng Banqiao (November 22, 1693 - January 22, 1766), formerly known as Zheng Xie, also known as Kerou, also known as Banqiao, was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu, and his ancestral home was Suzhou. Calligraphers, painters, and writers of the Qing Dynasty.
A scholar of Kangxi, a scholar in the tenth year of Yongzheng, and a Jinshi in the first year of Qianlong (1736). He was the magistrate of Fan County and Weixian County in Shandong Province. He had outstanding political achievements. He later lived in Yangzhou and made a living by selling paintings. He was an important representative of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou".
Zheng Banqiao is good at painting orchids, bamboos, stones, pine, chrysanthemums, etc., and he has made the most outstanding achievements in painting orchids and bamboos for more than 50 years. The method was borrowed from Xu Wei, Shi Tao, and the Eight Great Masters, and became its own method, with a sparse appearance and a vigorous style. Gong calligraphy uses Han Bafen mixed with regular cursive and calls itself Six and a Half Fen calligraphy. And integrate calligraphy into painting.
Advocates inheriting the tradition and learning seven things, discarding three, not adhering to ancient methods, and attaching importance to the originality and diversity of styles in art. As the saying goes, before painting, do not establish a pattern, and after painting, do not leave any one behind. The style still has reference significance today. The poems are sincere and interesting, and are loved by the people. It can also cure seals. His poetry, calligraphy and painting are known as the "Three Wonders" in the world. He is a relatively representative literati painter in the Qing Dynasty.
Representative works include "Pictures of Bamboo Bamboos and New Bamboos", "Pictures of Clear Light", "Pictures of Fragrant Orchid and Bamboo", "Pictures of Sweet Valley and Chrysanthemum Spring", "Pictures of Clusters of Orchids and Thorns", etc. He is the author of "The Collection of Zheng Banqiao" .