Xue Ji's great-grandfather was Xue Daoheng, a famous writer in Sui Dynasty, and he was an official assistant minister of literature and history. Grandfather Xue Shou joined the army as a recording engineer of Tang poetry, and was made a duke of Fenyin County. His father Xue Shicong, Shu Linghezi and Zi Guanglu are all doctors. Born in Yukime, an official's family also has a prominent career. Wu Zetian was a scholar of the imperial court, and later turned to be a doctor of rites and a scholar of China's calligraphy. In the last few years in Jinglong, Tang Zhongzong, he was a remonstrator and a bachelor of Zhao Wen Museum. At that time, Tang Ruizong Li Dan had not yet ascended the throne and had a good relationship with Xue Ji. She married her daughter Princess Yuanxian to Xue Boyang, the son of Xue Ji, and they became the children's in-laws. In the first year of Jing Yun, Li Danfu acceded to the throne and immediately promoted Xue Qi to Shao Qing. Later, he was transferred to the assistant minister of Zhongshu, and then transferred to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce. He set up Yi Zan Gong and Gong Jin, granted 300 families, and paid less for the prince. Tang Ruizong often called Xue Ji into the palace as a political adviser. At that time, his courtiers could not compare with him. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, Princess Taiping and Dou Huaizhen plotted a coup, and everything was exposed and killed. Xue Ji, who didn't report it, was also sentenced to death at the age of 65.
Yukime is a man.
Xue Ji is a master of ancient Chinese with clear pronunciation and beautiful writing style. After entering politics, he specialized in painting and calligraphy. At that time, Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang had excellent calligraphy, and the patriarchal clan system was in a state of ignorance. Wei Zhi, the ancestor of Xue Ji, was a famous minister in the early Tang Dynasty, and his family had a rich collection of books. Among them, Yu and Chu wrote a lot of ink, so Xue Ji was able to observe for a long time, and then "determined to learn the model and forget the tiredness in poor years" and finally became famous.
Walking under the Zen master monument. Shu Shufu, a boxing fighter, said: "Cambodia's effectiveness is in jeopardy. Too thin to catch; Less care, but twice as many elites. " Gave him a high evaluation. In addition, Xue Ji also studied cursive script from his uncle Wei Shuyu, who was good at cursive script. Known as "Chu first, then there". Later generations juxtaposed Xue Qi with Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang, and called them "the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty". Yukime's official script and running script are all capable, "Zhang Caoshu is not as good as Zhang Caoshu". His calligraphy is characterized by "graceful knot" and "delicate skin". Described as "the wind scares the garden flowers, and the snow stirs the mountain cypress", full of poetry and painting. Because Xue Ji's calligraphy can well inherit Chu Suiliang's brushwork and style, "it can be said that Henan is the best, focusing on time." Therefore, there is a saying that "you can buy the first snow without losing its festival". Li Simiao, a native of the Tang Dynasty, ranked the original and running script of Xueji as the first in the book of nine sons. While learning and inheriting Chu Suiliang's calligraphy style, Xue Ji developed and innovated, forming a calligraphy style with personal achievements, charm and momentum, strength and thinness. He developed the era style of calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, which had an impact on later generations and won people's heartfelt praise. Ji Zeng wrote an inscription for Puzan Temple, with three characters and a diameter of three feet, vigorous brushwork and rigorous structure. Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem, praising: "Look up and be beautiful, don't collapse or mourn. The three words are gloomy and the dragons and snakes are intertwined. " His calligraphy works include Monument to Zhong You, Monument to Luoyang, Monument to Zen Master Advocating Education, Monument to Prince Sage, Biography of Buddhist Stone Traces, etc. Among them, there are many masterpieces recognized through the ages.
Xue Qi's Calligraphy Literacy
Xue Jixing and Kai Shu, originally named Shu Duan, was written in the middle of Kaiyuan, and was included in the Linghu 'an car accident in Tianjin. They immediately said, "Learning from Gong Chu, especially from Shang Qi, is fascinating and superficial. It can be said that Henan Gong was the highest and was very valuable at that time. " Du Fu once saw his Puzan Temple with three big characters and vigorous writing style. There was a poem "Looking at Xue Shaobao's Painting and Calligraphy Wall" that praised the cloud: "Look up and show your posture, don't collapse or scream. The three words are gloomy and the dragons and snakes are intertwined. " Dong Ji's Postscript of Guang Chuan Shu, a descendant of Tang Dynasty, is considered as the first heir of Chu family. In the seventh volume, there is such a sentence: "Xue Ji's words were prepared with ink left by Europe, Henan, Chu and Lu, so there are laws to follow." However, his teacher has a close relationship with Chu. As for the pen, it is slender and clear, and it is a family. "Skinny with a pen" is a deliberate style of the times, especially for Xue Ji, her cousin Xue Yao is even less plump. Ji calligraphy comes from Truman. It's novel sometimes, but it can't be Shen Feng. However, due to the "super effect of killing one stone mouse, it humiliated Zhu in Sui Dynasty", it failed to get rid of the scale of Chu family. Ranked among the "four schools in the early Tang Dynasty", they are actually inferior, so those who are attached to Europe, danger and Chu, as well as those who change books, seek even numbers! The Monument to the Year of Xinyi Zen Master in A.D. was established in Chang 'an in the second year of Emperor Zhenzong of Yue, and it is his masterpiece.
Xue Ji's literary talent
Yukime also has a high literary talent. "This article is of great academic value and famous." His poems are very well written, with 14 poems.
In the field of art, Xue Ji's highest achievement in his life is painting. Applying the sentence pattern of the ancients, we can say that he is "poetry is not as good as books, and books are not as good as paintings". Xue Ji's paintings are good at flowers and birds, figures and miscellaneous paintings, especially cranes. As a painting theme, cranes can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, but there are few paintings and no mature techniques. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that flower-and-bird painting began to become one of the painting themes, and only then did there appear painters who devoted themselves to flower-and-bird painting. Xue Ji was one of the earliest painters who was famous for painting cranes, and created a generation of flower-and-bird paintings. This has a lot to do with the social environment at that time; In ancient times, cranes have entered literary works, and the image of cranes can also be seen on existing bronzes. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were records of domesticated cranes. Wei Yigong died of raising cranes, which is a famous historical story. In the Tang Dynasty, it became common for literati to raise cranes and play with water, and cranes occupied a certain position in their lives. Reflected in literary creation, a number of poems with cranes as the theme appeared. When they are dissatisfied with the lack of words, they must resort to the artistic expression of images. Therefore, crane painting is logical in the field of painting. It is developing rapidly. But as the "Xuanhe Painting Spectrum" said, "There are many cranes in the world. Its attitude of singing, drinking and pecking should be detailed. But few people draw cranes, all of which are shallow on the top and deep on the bottom, with light purlin, long beak and short beak, small shin and big shin, and high knee. I've never met anyone who can sketch. As for the distinction between men and women, it is especially difficult to distinguish between north and south. Although the name is well drawn, it is also lost to draw a crane with claws on the ground. So it's great that Ji is here. It should be named after ancient and modern times. " "Therefore, cranes must be called Ji, hence the name." It is mentioned here that ordinary painters cannot accurately grasp the surface characteristics of cranes, let alone describe their spiritual temperament. The paper cranes painted by Yukime, whether pecking at the moss and plucking their hair, striding around in circles, standing in a corner or flying up and down, are lifelike, bending to the extreme, and have both form and spirit. At that time, people even called Xue Qi's painting of cranes, ministers' falling stars, He's cursive script and Lang Yuling's painting of phoenix "four wonders". She Fu and Li Bai, two great poets in Tang Dynasty, praised Xue Ji's crane poems, which reflected his extraordinary talent.
Both form and spirit have reached the point of being vividly portrayed. Therefore, Mr. and Mrs. Li Du said that "the painting is still dusty" and that "the fullness of the crane can be changed, and the shadow can be smoked." It seems that the crane on the wall will break through the wall and fly away as soon as it injects life, which reminds people of the legend of "making the finishing point". What Li Du and his wife appreciate more is the aloof temperament of cranes in Xue Ji's works. In other words, the lofty standards of "Chixiao has real bones, is ashamed to drink the water in the pool, and can let you go wherever you want, and who can tame it without eating fireworks" and "Wait in high spirits, correct after being frightened, stay in the corner of the seat and show off the sky" can also be said to be a symbol of feudal literati hermits in a sense, which has two completely different cultural connotations from the auspicious wealth of cranes. Mi Fei, a great painter in the Song Dynasty, also focused on this. He said in the poem "Snow Crane": "You can leave the court calmly and gracefully, but you can only be carefree and have your heart in Wan Li." Say it again; "Yu Pingsheng is addicted to this old man, and there is no other way." Expressed a strong sense of * * * between him and Yukime.
Xue Ji's Painting Achievements
The crane painting in Xue Ji has made great achievements and far-reaching influence. Year: "There are six cranes on the screen, since the beginning of the century." A "sample" is a model of painting. Xue Ji can create "samples" and be accepted by the society, which shows his important position in the history of painting. Later, "Six Cranes" became a freeze. In the Five Dynasties, Huang Quan painted six cranes on the wall of Piandian Hall and renamed it "Six Crane Hall". Until 1000 years later, there were still six crane screen paintings in the Qing court. Many people have been learning from Xue Ji to draw cranes, such as the fast lotus in the Tang Dynasty, which is "wonderful". Huang Quan, the tenth generation flower-and-bird painter, was "learning from her crane teacher", and later came from behind and won the reputation of "Shining on You".
Xue Jihe's Paintings
Yukime's crane paintings include "A famous painting of a crane pecking at fur", "Five cranes in the valley" and "Cranes in the past". These are scroll paintings, and there are many murals of cranes. For example, Kao Wai Lang Tang in Shangshu Province in Tang Dynasty, Qi in Shangshu House in Luoyang, Chengdu House, Tongquan County Government and so on. Are all recognized masterpieces.
Yukime has made great achievements.
In addition to cranes, Xue Ji's figure paintings and miscellaneous paintings have also achieved high attainments. His predecessors praised his paintings as Yan Liben. He painted a western Buddhist mural for Xi 'an Temple in Xin 'an County. His brushwork is unique and beautiful. Two cranes are excellent works, which can be compared with Cao Buxing and Zhang Monk Friends. Yukime also painted a mural of the western pure land, and Du Fu wrote a poem praising: "He waved away the changes in the west and sent it to help the rafters. The wall is dim and the color has not been filled in. " It can be seen that this painting is a so-called "white painting" that has never been painted, but it is still radiant and has touching artistic power. Moreover, this line drawing is the pioneering work of Li's Line Drawing Characters, and it also shows Xue Ji's extraordinary modeling and line drawing ability. In addition, there is a second shop in Jingde Jingshe, which is a mural of the black beast of Yukime. "Vivid, is a temporary attraction. Industry and commerce have their own tree and stone murals, Chengdu Yamen has its own green cow murals and so on. They are all "gods among gods".