Mi Fu Suo Tie Translation

1. Translation: Mi Fu is witty and curious about everything. In Zhenzhou, Mi Fu once visited Cai You on the boat. Cai You showed Mi Fu his collection of Wang Xizhi's "Wang Lue Tie". Mi Fu was amazed by this work and asked for other paintings in exchange for "Wang Lue Tie". Cai You felt very embarrassed about this matter. Mi Fu said, "If you don't listen to me, I don't want to live anymore, so I will jump into the river and die." So Mi Fu shouted, leaning against the side of the boat and trying to jump into the river. Cai You immediately gave him "Wang Lue Tie".

2. Original text: From "Yan Yu in the Stone Forest" by Ye Mengde of the Song Dynasty

Mi Fu is curious and curious. In Zhenzhou, Mi Fu met Cai Taibao You in the boat, and You took out the "Wang Lue Tie" of the right army hidden in his possession to show it. Fu was amazed and asked to use his painting to change it, but Youyi found it difficult. Fu said: "If you don't follow me, I will not come back to life. I will throw myself into this river and die." Because of the loud shouting, he leaned against the side of the boat and was about to fall. You rush with it.

Extended information

1. Character introduction: Mi Fu

Mi Fu (1051-1107), first named Fu, later changed to Fu, with the character Zhang, who signed his name as Mi or Qian, was from Xiangyang, Hubei Province. At that time, he was known as Haiyue Waishi, also known as the descendant of Wan Xiong and the descendant of Huozheng. He was a calligrapher, painter, and theorist of calligraphy and painting in the Northern Song Dynasty. Together with Cai Xiang, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian, he was known as the "Four Schools of Song Dynasty". He once served as school secretary, doctor of calligraphy and painting, and wailang of the Ministry of Etiquette. His ancestral home was Shanxi, but he moved to Xiangyang, Hubei, and later settled in Runzhou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu).

He is good at poetry and prose, good at calligraphy and painting, and has a unique style of painting and calligraphy. He founded "Mi Dian Landscape". He is a calligrapher, painter, connoisseur and collector. He has a weird personality and crazy behavior. He calls him "brother" when he meets a stone, and he worships him endlessly, so he is called "Mi Dian". Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty awarded him a doctorate in calligraphy and painting, also known as "Mi Xiangyang" and "Mi Nangong".

2. Introduction to the author

Ye Mengde (1077--1148), courtesy name Shaoyun, also known as Shilin Jushi, was a native of Wuxian County, Suzhou. Shaoxing Jinshi for four years. Bachelor of Hanlin, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and direct bachelor of Longtuge. Able at poetry and ci, his ci style was graceful and elegant in his early years. In his middle age, he learned from Dongpo. After moving south, he was more concerned about national affairs and turned to simplicity and grandeur, and in his later years he was concise. He is the author of "Jiankang Collection", "Shilin Ci", "Shilin Yanyu", etc.