Translation:
There was a man named Du Chushi in Sichuan who loved calligraphy and painting. He had hundreds of kinds of calligraphy and painting in his collection. One of them is a cow painted by Dai Song, which (Du Chushi) especially cherished. He made a scroll of jade and packed it in a brocade bag, which he often carried with him. One day, he spread out his calligraphy and painting to bask in the sun. A shepherd boy saw the cow painted by Dai Song, clapped his hands and laughed and said: "This painting is of a bullfight!"
The strength of the bullfight is used in On the horns, the tail is tightly clamped between the legs, but now the cow in this painting is fighting with its tail raised. Wrong!
Du Chushi smiled and thought what he said made sense. . There is an ancient saying: “You should ask the farmers about farming, and you should ask the maids about weaving. This principle will not change!
Original text: Shu Daisong painted cows
There was Du Chushi in Shu, who was good at calligraphy and painting and had hundreds of treasures. There is a scroll called "Ox" by Dai Song, which I particularly like. It is a jade scroll with a brocade bag and I often keep it with me. One day when the calligraphy and painting were exposed, a shepherd boy saw it, raised his palms and laughed loudly and said: "This painting is like a bullfight! The bull's fighting power is in its horns, and its tail twitches between its two legs. Now it is fighting with its tail turned, which is ridiculous!" The scholar laughed.
An old saying goes: "You should ask your slaves for plowing, and your maidservants for weaving." This cannot be changed.
Extended information:
Enlightenment
This article tells us: we must observe things seriously and carefully, and cannot imagine things out of thin air. Don't be superstitious about authority. You must start from objective facts and ask for advice based on circumstances. Everyone has their own specialties.
About the author
Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, also known as Dongpo layman, was known as "Su Dongpo" by the world. Together with his father Su Xun, His younger brother Su Zhe is also known as "Three Su".
Han nationality, a native of Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan, Meishan City in the Northern Song Dynasty), and his ancestral home is Luancheng. He was a famous writer, calligrapher, painter, lyricist, poet, and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties and a representative of the Bold and Unconstrained poets.
His poems, lyrics, rhymes, and prose are all of extremely high achievement. He is also good at calligraphy and painting. He is a rare all-rounder in the history of Chinese literature and art. He is also recognized as the most accomplished person in literature and art in China's thousands of years of history. One of the great ones.
His prose is known as "Visiting Eternals", and he is called Ou Su together with Ouyang Xiu; his poems are called Su Huang together with Huang Tingjian; his poems are called Su Xin together with Xin Qiji; his calligraphy ranks among "Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai" "One of the four great calligraphers of the Northern Song Dynasty; his paintings created the Huzhou School of Painting.
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia----Shu Daisong Painting Cow