Wang Renzhi's calligraphy

Wang Wei, the fourth generation descendant of Li, the last court painter in the Qing Dynasty, told us about Li's court past and the inheritance of court paintings after they were scattered among the people. 1924165438+10, Pu Yi, who had abdicated, was forced to leave the Forbidden City. Only dozens of ladies-in-waiting, eunuchs and attendants left the palace with him, including an old man in his seventies. This old man is Li, the last court painter in Qing Dynasty. Later, he told the children about this bitter day countless times. From this day on, the unique court painting skills that have been passed down for hundreds of years have been lost to the people.

Wang Wei is the fourth generation descendant of court painting skills, and the court painter Li is his grandparents, that is, his grandfather's uncle. "My grandfather Wang Zhuping studied painting with his uncle since he was a child, and he helped me a lot. He accompanied him to the palace every day, so he made a biography of his uncle. Grandpa passed this skill on to my uncle and aunt. I learned it from my grandfather when I was a child. Now all my children are studying, which has been passed down to the fifth generation. Palace painting skills will be passed down in our family forever. "

Li, a Chinese character, was a painter in Qing Dynasty and a native of Beijing. He is good at finger painting. Finger painting is said to be Li's stunt. He dipped his fingers in ink and paint to draw. This is not a court painting technique, but something he entertains himself in his spare time. Wang Wei's only remaining painting of Li is a finger painting, a very small one, painted on a bag similar to a wallet, a century-old thing with stains and traces of time on it.

Today, Wang Wei is applying for the national intangible cultural heritage for the palace painting skills passed down by his family. He thinks that palace painting is a unique existence. "It has artistic charm and spiritual connotation different from other paintings. It is the unity of charm and strength, which can be accomplished not only by the movements of the palm, but also by the use of heart, eyes, method, pen, ink and color. " Friends, who do you think it is?