The famous poet and seal carver Qiao Dazhuang once carefully carved a seal for Xu Beihong. The seal was Su Dongpo's poem "Only to know the truth is in the subtleties." The famous leisure chapter "Now the clouds have dispersed, the snow has disappeared, the flowers have faded, and the moon has faded." was carved by Zhao Zhiqian after the death of his wife and daughter. A friend has a leisure chapter that says, "Only I am content." These four words are concise and concise, and have a profound charm.
Sitting alone on a spring day, the sun shines into the study through the window. Holding a leisure seal in my hand, the literal meaning is "Lend me to live happily for ten years." The ancient words made me fall into reverie. Su Shi once said, "In ten years, life and death are boundless." Not to mention ten years of freedom, in the sudden adverse journey of life, even three or five days of happiness are rare.
In my eyes, every texture on this seal is buried with the leisurely past. The indifferent artistic conception revealed in the words seems to express the depression of failure, or exudes the desire to return to nature that has been in the cage for a long time.
"There are thousands of things in a small space." The words are exhausted but the meaning is endless. This may be the charm of Xianzhang.
Xianzhang refers to seals other than name, residence, official position, book collection seal, etc. It evolved from the auspicious seals of the Qin and Han Dynasties. In addition to auspicious seals, poems, mottos, etc. were often engraved. Words of self-discipline, etc. "Idle chapters are not idle" because it represents the aesthetic pursuit of literati and their beautiful yearning for ideal artistic conception. Behind the words, there is often a strong sustenance of the author's life. Even if he cannot get it, this small amount is enough to make him obsessed and even forget himself.
The famous poet Su Dongpo had a bold and bold style. Even though his life was bumpy, he still petitioned for the people and spoke outright. Therefore, his poems are often engraved as leisure chapters. The more famous one is "I often hate that this body is not mine." These seven words express helplessness in life, but they also warn people to cherish this moment and live out their true selves. The famous poet and seal carver Qiao Dazhuang once carefully carved a seal for Xu Beihong. The seal was Su Dongpo's poem "Only to know the truth is in the subtleties."
Behind every casual chapter, there is a story. It is said that Mr. Hu Tinglu, the pioneer of Liangxi art, is good at painting willow and swallow pictures. He often uses a small seal to read "red means lovesickness and green means sorrow", which is based on "red cherries, green bananas" and "green bananas" in "Zhushan Ci". The artistic conception of "One kind of lovesickness, two places of leisurely sorrow" in "Shu Yu Ci", the beautiful seal and the purple swallows shuttled among the willow branches and peach blossoms complement each other and form an interesting contrast. Zheng Banqiao's famous Xianzhang is "rarely confused". It is humorous and meaningful with a bit of bitterness, and it can be described as penetrating in describing the world and human feelings.
The famous Xianzhang "Now the clouds have dispersed, the snow has disappeared, the flowers have faded, and the moon has faded." was carved by Zhao Zhiqian after the death of his wife and daughter. Literally, the writing is extremely bleak. In fact, the author cannot forget those beautiful moments, when the flowers are blooming and the moon is full, when the family is having fun and smiling at the clouds rolling in front of the court. The word "now" makes people feel sad, and it is quite like Nalan's helplessness that "it was just ordinary at that time".
The article tells the story of the ages, knowing the gains and losses. It is in this small space that Xian Zhang shows the true emotions hidden behind others. Tang Bohu was deposed in the imperial examination, and lived in Suzhou selling paintings for a living. The paintings were often stamped with the two seals "Nanjing Jieyuan" and "The No. 1 Talented Talent in Jiangnan". He was arrogant and clear-minded. Deng Shiru of the Qing Dynasty engraved the poem "The chest has a square heart, the body has no flattery", which expresses the upright spirit directly from the heart.
A friend of mine once said, "Only I am content." These four words are concise and concise, and have a profound charm. "If you are content, you will always be happy and happy; if you are not satisfied, you will be depressed and the time will pass by. Instead of being depressed, how can you always be happy?" In the eyes of friends, contentment is a state, a kind of greatness that transcends the trivialities of the world. wisdom.