Zheng Banqiao (1693- 1765), whose real name is Zheng Xie, is Kerou, Lian and Hao. Banqiao, also known as Mr Banqiao, is a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu, and his ancestral home is Suzhou.
Kangxi scholar, a juren in the tenth year of Yongzheng, a scholar in the first year of Qianlong (1736). He served as an official in Fan County and Wei County, Shandong Province, with remarkable achievements. Later, he lived in Yangzhou and made a living by selling paintings. He is an important representative of "Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics".
In the 30th year of Qianlong (176565438+1October 22nd), Banqiao died of illness and was buried in Ruanzhuang, Chengguan, xinghua city at the age of 73.
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Zheng Banqiao's artistic achievements;
Zheng Banqiao's paintings are mainly bamboo, stone and orchid, which are elegant, complex but not chaotic, few but not sparse, fragrant and orchid, rich in ink, elegant and colorful; Dense and dense, dripping with ink, full of interest and full of spirit.
He advocated "not sticking to the ancient method" and attached importance to artistic originality. Pay attention to go deep into life and observe sketches.
Calligraphy is a mixture of seal script, official script, running script and official script, and it is mainly official script, which is unique and unique. It is called "six-and-a-half-book method" and "littering the streets" style. In the history of China's calligraphy, it is unprecedented. There is also a long seal cutting, simple and good.
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