Rong Xi Zhai was written in the fifth year of Hongwu (1372) at the age of 72. He painted this picture and gave it to his friend Bo Xuan, who kept it for three years, and then asked Yunlin to fill in the question and give it to Dr. Pan. Rongzhai is Pan's leisure residence. The composition of "one river and two banks" is adopted, and the pen and ink are extremely elegant. Rock slopes are painted horizontally with a dry brush, and then trees are painted with Jiao Mo. There are many ink layers, and there are many stains near the slope, which is particularly refreshing. The picture is simple and sparse, and the spirit is faint.
Ni Zan, who is young and clever, devoted himself to reading in his early years. At home, there are thousands of books, classic subsets and Buddhist and Taoist classics in the secret pavilion. He concentrated on reading and proofreading, collecting famous calligraphy and painting, and studying hard. Its calligraphy is natural and simple, with the style of Wei Jin people. Ni Zan lives in seclusion in Yixing, Changzhou, Huzhou and Songjiang around Taihu Lake.
I often admire the beautiful lakes and mountains here, and his paintings are mostly based on this. This painting is divided into three scenes: near, middle and far. There is a flat slope nearby, on which several trees are planted, occasionally dotted with huts and pavilions. Make a messy head or a low slope in the distance. As a transitional part of the close-up and long-term view, it is mostly a large blank, not a single pen and ink, but a lake.
Four great masters in Yuan Dynasty:
Among the four great painters in Yuan Dynasty, Ni Zan was a careless painter, which was in sharp contrast with Wang Meng's "complexity" and "mystery". Ni Zan, whose real name is Shen, is a word town. There are many nicknames, because there is "Yunlin Hall" at home, so it is called "Yunlin Woods". A native of Zuotuo Village, Miri, Malaysia, Wuxi, Jiangsu. Born in Dade five years of Yuan Dynasty (130 1), he died in Hongwu seven years of Ming Dynasty (1374) at the age of 74.
Life has fallen from wealth to poverty, even leaving home and living in seclusion. This experience directly contributed to the formation of his painting style, which is simple, ethereal and simple. Ni Jia, a Taoist, was once one of the few rich people in Jiangnan. Although his father died early, his eldest brother Wen Guang is still rich and powerful in Taoism. After my brother died, Ni Zan was in charge. At that time, the world was at peace, and Ni Zan shared his wealth with his relatives and friends. Everyone blamed him.
He is not good at managing money, and he has built many buildings, which leads to his family's decline. Soon, political turmoil, mutiny, rich families were robbed and killed, but Ni Zan was spared. However, his family was in decline and could not stand the exploitation of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous fees, so he had to leave. Sometimes I stayed with my friends, but most of the time I drifted on a boat in Taihu Lake for more than 20 years, and I didn't return to my hometown until I died.