Bada Shanren was the clan of Ning Fan in the Ming Dynasty and was named Renwu. "人屋" means "a vast building with thousands of rooms". He is aloof by nature, has backbone, and is extremely intelligent, unmatched by anyone. He was able to compose poetry at the age of eight, was good at calligraphy, seal cutting, and especially good at painting. I once painted a lotus, half-open in the pond, with scattered fallen leaves, leaning across the water, full of vitality; hanging it in the hall, it seemed as if a breeze was blowing slowly, and the fragrance often filled the whole room. He once painted a dragon, which was rising and falling across the canvas, as if it wanted to fly. If Ye Gong saw it, he would definitely scream and run away in panic. He was witty and liked to discuss. He always talked eloquently and tirelessly, which attracted everyone around him. His father, XX, was also good at calligraphy and painting, and was well-known in the western region of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. However, he was mute and could not speak.
In the Jiashen year, the Ming Dynasty fell and his father died. Renwu inherited his father's ambition, but he was also mute and unable to speak. The people who followed him and were ordered to do things all gave him signals with their eyes. If it was to his liking, Renwu would nod his head. If it was not to his liking, Renwu would shake his head. He expressed greetings to the guests with his hands, listened to people talking about ancient and modern things, and laughed silently when he heard something he understood. After more than ten years of this, he left his family to become a monk and went to work on his own, nicknamed "Xue Ge". It didn't take long for him to become mad. At first he lay on the ground and cried softly. After a while, he looked up to the sky and laughed. After laughing, he suddenly jumped up again, howling loudly and crying bitterly. Sometimes they bang their bellies and sing loudly, sometimes they dance wildly in the market. Within a day, the states of madness varied. The people in the market didn't like his disturbance, so they made him drunk with wine, and his madness stopped. More than a year later, his condition improved and he was renamed "Geshan". Not long after, he stroked his head and said, "I've become a monk, why not name him donkey?" So he changed his name to "Geshan Donkey". After a few years, his wife and children died. Someone said to him: "Severing sacrifices to the ancestors is not the way to be the descendants of the ancestors. Aren't you afraid?" The mountain donkey sighed with emotion and grew his hair, married a wife and had offspring, and called him "Bada" Mountain Man". He himself said: "The so-called eight great things mean that in all directions, I am the greatest, and there is no one greater than me."
Since Shanren is fond of drinking, he has no other hobbies. People liked his paintings, and most of them bought wine for him to paint, and prepared several liters of ink and some paper in advance. When the mountain man saw it after being drunk, he happily splashed ink on the large drawing paper, sometimes using a broken broom and a broken hat to paint, making the floor dirty and unsightly. After that, he began to paint some of them into mountains and forests, some into hills and valleys, some into flowers, birds, bamboos and rocks, all of which were wonderful. If you meet someone who likes painting, just roll up your sleeves, stretch out your arms, pick up the pen, scream and shout, and dozens of paintings will be completed in a matter of seconds. When he woke up from drinking, he couldn't get even a piece of paper or a word from him. Even if a hundred pieces of gold were placed in front of him, he wouldn't even care. He was so crazy.
Wai Shi asked: "Is Shanren really crazy? Why is his pen and ink so majestic? I once read Shanren's poems and paintings, and I felt that they were very bold and powerful like those of the Tang and Song Dynasties. As for calligraphy, it is It came from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. People who asked about him said that those paintings and calligraphy came from his drunkenness. Alas, his drunkenness can be compared, but his madness cannot be compared! ”
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Biography of Bada Shanren
Chen Ding
Bada Shanren, Mingning clan clan, Hao Renwu. "Human house" means "a vast building with thousands of rooms". Sexually withdrawn, unique and unique. He was able to write poems at the age of eight, was good at calligraphy, was good at seal cutting, and was especially good at painting. I wrote about a branch of lotus root. In the half-open pond, the fallen leaves are hanging from the water, and the business is booming. In the hall, like a gentle breeze, the fragrance often fills the room. He also painted a dragon, winding up and down across the length of the painting, as if it was about to fly and move; if Ye Gong saw it, he would scream and run away. He is good at harmony, loves to discuss, and is tireless in his eloquence. He is often moved by four people. My father, who was also a calligrapher and painter, was well-known in Jiangyou, but he was mute and unable to speak.
Jiashen's country fell, and his father died with him. The person in the house inherits his father's ambition, but he is also mute. Those on the left and right who are doing things all speak with their eyes in mind; if they are together, they will nod, otherwise they will shake their heads. Greeting guests with their hands, listening to people talk about past and present events, and feeling at ease with each other, they smile dumbly. After more than ten years of this, he abandoned his family and became a monk, calling himself "Xuege".
Not long after he fell ill, he fell to the ground and sobbed at first, then looked up to the sky and laughed. After laughing, he suddenly fell down.
He jumped up, howled and cried bitterly. Some people sing loudly with their bellies bulging, or they dance in the market. In one day, they perform all kinds of things. People in the city hate it and disturb it, and if they are drunk, they will stop. When he was more than a year old and sick, he changed his name to "Geshan". Then he rubbed his head and said, "I'm a monk, why shouldn't I be named after a donkey?" Then he changed his name to "a mountain donkey." A few years later, both his wives died. Or it is said: "Beheading the ancestors to sacrifice is not the reason for being a descendant. Is the son fearless?" The mountain donkey then generously planted his hair to find a wife, and called him "Bada Shanren". He said: "Of the eight great ones, in all directions and in every corner, I am great, but none is greater than me."
Shanren is addicted to alcohol and has no other hobbies. People love their pen and ink, so they often put wine to use it. It is preset that several liters of ink and several pieces of paper are placed on the right side of the seat. See it when you're drunk. Then he happily splashed ink across a wide area, or sprinkled it with a bad broom, and painted it with a broken crown. The paper was so full that it was dirty and could not be seen. Then he would draw a brush to render it, some into mountains and forests, some into hills and valleys, flowers, birds, bamboos and rocks, all of which are wonderful. If you love books, you will grab your hands and pipes, shout and shout wildly, and finish dozens of paintings at once. When I wake up, I can't get the scrap of paper I want, but I can't get it. Although there are hundreds of gold coins in front of me, don't look at it. It's like this.
Wai Shi said: "Is Shanren really tall? How can he laugh at the majestic ink? I have read Shanren's poems and paintings, and they have the spirit of people from the Tang and Song Dynasties. As for calligraphy, it is based on the Jin Dynasty. When I asked the people in my hometown, they all said that I was drunk, but I couldn't reach it."