? The calligraphy education of the teacher and his tutor Yan opened at Tianjin Art Museum on September 6, 5438+00. On that day, the number of people attending the opening ceremony surged, and hundreds of relatives, friends, disciples, people from all walks of life and various media gathered in all directions, which was very lively.
? September 19 10 On the occasion of celebrating the 70th birthday of the motherland, on the occasion of Teachers' Day of "Planting Trees in Ten Years and Educating People in a Hundred Years", and on the occasion of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and dog days, in order to further enhance cultural self-confidence and promote Chinese excellent traditional culture, it is sponsored by Tianjin Calligraphers Association. "Cultural Self-confidence, Tradition Promotion and Classic Writing-Exhibition of Mr. Yan and His Disciples" co-organized by Tianjin Hexi Calligraphers Association, Tianjin Linzhou Chamber of Commerce, Tianjin Anhui Chamber of Commerce and Hainan Taiwan-funded Enterprise Association opened at 10:00 in Tianjin Art Museum. The exhibition was left by famous painter and his mentor Yan.
Mr. Yan, whose scientific name is Ren Tong. Originally from Cixi, Zhejiang Province, 1908 1 1 was born in Tianjin in June. 1932 graduated from Nankai University Business School. When he was a child, he studied calligraphy with his great-grandfather, Mr. Yen Hsiu, who was a descendant of a noble family. Later, he studied landscape painting with Mr. Liu Zijiu, and got a kiss moxibustion from his uncle Liu Kuiling. He and Chen Shaomei became half teachers and half friends, won the charm of Song and Yuan Dynasties, and their painting skills were pure. Calligraphy is also directed by the calligrapher Mr. Wu Yuru, who is well versed in Wang Zhao's works, especially Wen Zhiming's books. People in their seventies have old books. Mr. Yan's traditional gardening skills are profound, integrating North and South, his style is rigorous and practical, and he is full of books, showing an elegant and Zen atmosphere. Mr. Yan is also highly respected in Buddhism. 1April, 1993 14, Mr. Yan completed his 86-year-old life journey and left a couplet for Su Zhai, a Buddhist temple in Dabei, Tianjin: three meals often remind you of the sufferings of farmers, and one meal needs to know the Buddha's grace and where the thoughts come from. As a famous painter and educator in Tianjin, Mr. Yan's disciples are all over the world. His paintings and calligraphy works are full of Zen and have strong artistic appeal. They are one of the outstanding representatives of the older generation of famous painters and painters in Tianjin.
? Mr. Li Jiayao was born in Tianjin, with the age of 1947. Adhering to family studies, I was in the pool since I was a child. In 1980s, Mr. Bai Yan became a turning point in his life as a teacher. Under the guidance of Yan Lao, calligraphy has made great progress, and he has learned hundreds of classics and eventually became one school. He is especially good at writing classics in small letters and creating boundary paintings, which has benefited him for life. He is currently a director of China International Painting and Calligraphy Institute, a director of the Painting and Calligraphy Exchange Branch of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, a member of Tianjin Calligraphers Association, a director of Tianjin Couplet Society and a director of Tianjin Printing Society. In 2006, Tianjin Federation of Trade Unions and Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Culture awarded the title of "Tianjin Worker Artist". His calligraphy is based on Wang Zhao and his inscriptions are compatible. Good at writing classics in small letters, good at writing running scripts and lists. The painter is a landscape painter, who can seal poetry and prose, and his works are Zen and bookish. Deeply loved by collectors at home and abroad, it is widely collected. 1998 converted to Buddhism, and his dharma name was far loyal. Classic works such as Diamond Sutra, Pu Xian Wish, Tibetan Sutra, Pharmacist Sutra and Heart Sutra were sent to Shenzhen Hongfa Temple, Shaoguan Nanhua Temple, Hunan Fuyuan Temple, Hebei Shi Fo Ancient Temple, Hong Kong Buddhist Museum, Fujian, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang and other temples for collection.
Teacher Li Jiayao will never forget his teacher. Memoirs-When climbing a mountain, the charm is unforgettable.
? Text/Li Jiayao
Teacher Yan is a famous painter and educator in Tianjin. Grandson of Yan Xiu (Yen Hsiu). I studied calligraphy with my great-uncle Yen Hsiu since I was a child, and our family has a long history. Mr. Liu Fu, a teacher, is good at calligraphy and painting, with strict statutes and remarkable achievements. He studied painting in his early years and was personally handed down by Liu Zijiu, a famous expert in Guinness. Later, he became a half-teacher and half-friend with Chen Shaomei, gaining the charm of the Song and Yuan Dynasties and pure painting skills. Calligraphy is also directed by the calligrapher Mr. Wu Yuru, who is well versed in Wang Zhao's works, especially Wen Zhiming's books. People in their seventies have old books. His paintings and calligraphy works are quiet and elegant, and Zen is peaceful.
Mr. Yan is also an educator of painting and calligraphy, with many disciples. He taught and educated people with traditional painting and calligraphy skills, and trained many painting and calligraphy talents, adding luster to Tianjin painting and calligraphy circles.
It was the autumn of 1982, and I passed by Jingu College of the National Revolutionary Committee and saw Yan's advertisement for six students, asking to register with her works. I will discuss it with my wife when I get home. I wrote a preface to Lanting Collection to register my wife. I was so busy at work that I couldn't spare the time. After I signed up, I was informed of my admission.
There are two hours of lectures every afternoon, listening to Yan Lao's lectures and then writing now. I remember that the first class was to let each of us write our own names. At that time, the names of several of our classmates were written on a piece of paper. Yan Lao read it and said, "Be sure to write your own name! I don't think your names are well written. I'll write a name for each of you for your reference. Write the name well. The name is a person's business card. It must be written well, not too scribbled, and it should be easy for people to recognize. " Then we wrote down the names of each of us on the meta-book paper, and several of us cut the paper and kept it for ourselves. At that time, I felt that Yan Lao was amiable and approachable.
In the class of the Chinese Revolution, Yan Lao hung his elbow to watch me write, saying that Comrade Li could write later. I was very encouraged to hear that. Yan Lao went on to say that if writing can be written, a hundred people can also write two. And the one who can be famous for writing to support his family is one in a million. And I also deeply confirmed the inscription of Yan Lao in his later years.
Yan Lao told many stories about how to be a man in daily class. The most talked about is "read more books and be a good person". This has set the tone for us to learn calligraphy all our lives-learning to write, quality first.
After studying in Jingu Academy of the Revolutionary Committee of the People's Republic of China, due to the good relationship between teachers and students, several of our classmates and Yan Lao agreed to choose one night a week to study in Yan Lao's hometown, and Yan Lao was also very happy.
Every time I bring my homework, Yan Lao patiently comments and explains one by one. I remember once a student suggested that some words were not easy to write well and the shelf structure was not easy to arrange, so Yan Lao took a look and accepted the demonstration with a pen. Several of us said the difficult words we usually encountered one by one. We talked about one person and wrote another, and we wrote more than 100 words. While writing and chatting, some words are written in two or three styles. I talked and wrote all night, getting more and more exciting. Finally, Yan Lao said humorously, "You are testing me."
Yan Lao mainly taught us to write running script at that time, taking Wen Zhuoming and Zhao Mengfu's running script as the model, and Wen Zhiming as the main one. He said Wen Zhiming could live to be 90 years old. We can live longer by writing his words. Writing can also express a person's character. Character is character, good character, good character.
? There are three things that I will never forget. Once, I wrote Yan Zhenqing's exhortation poem: "Lights are on at five in the middle of the night ..." I showed it to Yan Lao, who was full of praise. After the comments, I told a story about Yen Hsiu. In those days, Yen Hsiu wrote a doggerel, which was contrary to Yan Zhenqing's advice. The poem casually reads "Spring is not a reading day, summer is hot and you can sleep, Qiu Lai is windy and the weather is cool, so pack your schoolbags for the New Year". We all laughed. Yan Lao later said that this was a satire on those children who were not good at learning and playing, and gave them a reason not to study and play well.
? The second thing is that I often give Yan Lao some words. Once, I sent a framed letter and saw a photo on the desk, which read: "Heroes have never lost their children since ancient times." They didn't sign and seal it. I think this is very philosophical and meaningful, so I asked Yan Lao for this word. Yan Lao said that the word was not well written and that I would write it again. I said no more writing. I want this. Yan Lao said that if you like it, I will give it to you, then licked the pen and dipped it in ink to seal it.
? He also told me that the couplet was written by my great-grandfather to warn his descendants, and he also gave examples of Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang to illustrate the meaning of this couplet. If I get the treasure, I will frame it and take it home. After it was framed, I showed it to Yan Lao again. Yan Lao was very happy to read it. I also pushed my luck and asked Yan Lao to write the last paragraph. I hung it at home, and many people praised it at that time! I was also asked to write a couplet of this content and hang it at home.
The third thing is, once I met Yan Lao's reception guest at Yan Lao's home (later I learned that the guest was Master Bao Han of the Great Tragedy Hospital) to talk about Buddhism. After the guests left, I asked Yan Lao to write the words "Buddha shines brightly" for me. Yan Lao wrote me a small bucket of Buddha's light shines on the world at that time. I said I wanted to hang it at home and ask for banners. Yan Laodao: "I don't have any good paper here. I'll write it after you get it. "
Yan Lao asked me, "Do you also believe in Buddhism?" I replied at that time: "I want to believe in Buddhism but I don't know how to do it." Yan Lao gave me a brief talk about "five precepts and three conversions", especially about not killing animals and not eating living things. That's when my conversion in 1998 was planted!
In retrospect, since I met Yan Lao, it was a turning point in my life! What I saw and heard enriched my knowledge. I walked up a flight of stairs and began to write. Because of exposure to good knowledge, my work, family, career and life have undergone great changes. A few days later, I took a piece of powdered gold paper and asked Yan Lao to write the four characters "Buddha shines brightly", framed it and hung it at home.
I still remember that in the spring of 1984, Yan Lao told several students that the Kuomintang organized a condolence pen meeting in Beicang, and you chose two people to attend. At that time, Zhong He was elected to attend this pen meeting. This is my first time to attend a pen meeting! I met Mu and other painters at the pen meeting.
1990 engaged in painting, calligraphy and mounting, and began to ask Yan Lao for the basis of landscape painting. At that time, Yan Lao had not painted landscapes for many years, so he took out his disciples' early paintings to explain them one by one. I began to step into the road of landscape painting. I'm interested in border painting. Yan Lao introduced Jia Wanxin to me. Later, I had a lot of contact with Jia Wanxin and learned a lot. Slowly, I have a feeling and understanding of boundary painting.
1993 Before Yan Lao died in April, he was busy with family affairs. He hasn't been to Yan's hometown for nearly half a year. When he heard the news of Yan Lao's death, he was filled with remorse! !
Recalling the past, I am more and more full of reverence for Yan Lao, whose voice, face and smile are still in sight, which reminds me of my teacher and makes my kindness unforgettable. Write this article to express gratitude. Wang Yan is old, lives in the pure land of bliss, protects our generation, and everything goes well. Amitabha.
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