Xigang: the 11th year of Qingganlong in Xigang —— the 8th year of Jiaqing (1746- 1803), whose name is Tiesheng, whose name is Luo Xiaosheng, was born in another department, was an outsider of Mengquan, a layman and a Buyi from Qiantang (now Hangzhou). Worked as a servant at the age of 9, and worked as a temporary worker for a long time. His handwriting is very good. Poetry is superb, but painting is especially good at it. The landscape is natural and unrestrained, the flowers have the rhyme of clouds, and the orchid bamboo is also extremely detached. Geng Jie has an open mind. Carved in the Qin and Han Dynasties, it is one of the eight schools of Xiling, and the author of the manuscript of Donghua Temple.
Xigang: Main Chapter: Tiesheng
Tiesheng
Xi Gang, an introverted, honest and frank person, was famous for his painting when he was young. Emperor Qianlong was taking an examination of the boy when he was on his southern tour. The magistrate of Hangzhou sent someone to arrest him and let him paint murals for the palace. He said, "No one was arrested for painting! The head can be broken, and the painting will never be done! " His captor said, "You are not a child, you are an iron student." So in the name of Tiesheng, he was forbidden to take the imperial examination for life.
Tiesheng
Xigang statue