Wang Mian of Mo Mei
The first tree in my Xiyan Lake is light ink.
Don't praise the good color, as long as it is clear and full of dried Kun.
(first edition)
The trees in Xiyan Lake near my home are covered with faint ink marks.
Don't boast about the good color, just let the air be full of dried Kun.
(second edition)
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There is a plum tree in the West Wild Goose Lake near my home, and the blooming plum blossoms are all covered with faint ink marks.
Don't need others to praise its beautiful color, just need the fragrance of plum blossoms to diffuse between heaven and earth.
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"Mo Mei" Wang Mian's ancient poem: The plum blossom is outlined with ink and brush.
My home: my home. Because Wang Xizhi and Wang Mian share the same surname, Wang Mian thinks that Wang Xing is a family.
Xiyan Lake: a pool for washing pens and inkstones after writing and drawing. Wang Xizhi has a legend that "the middle school books in the pool are all black". This is the allusion used here.
Pool head: by the pool. Head: On the side.
Light ink: In ink painting, there are four kinds of ink colors, such as clear ink, light ink, thick ink and Jiao Mo. What is said here is that the plum blossoms are dotted with faint ink.
Mark: A mark.
Qingqi: Plum blossoms smell fragrant.
Man Gankun: All over the world. M: Diffuse. Gan Kun: Between heaven and earth.
Appreciation of Wang Mian's Ancient Poems in Mo Mei
This is a poem. The poet praised Wang Mian's ancient poem "Mo Mei" and Dont Ask For Help's boast. He just wants to leave the fragrance of virtue to the world. In fact, he used Mei as a metaphor to express his attitude towards life and his noble sentiment of not flattering the world.
The first two sentences, "The first tree in my family, the West Wild Goose Lake, is blooming with pale ink marks", which directly expresses Wang Mian's ancient poems in Mo Mei. In the painting, the plum trees by the pond are in full bloom, and the plum blossoms are stained with a faint ink color. "West Wild Goose Lake" is the allusion of Wang Xizhi's "middle school books in the pool, and the water in the pool is all black".
Three or four sentences praise the noble character of Wang Mian's ancient poems in Mo Mei. It is painted in light ink, although its appearance is not exquisite, it has a beautiful, noble and dignified, secluded and detached inner temperament; It doesn't want to attract people, please people and get people's praise with bright colors. It just wants to send out a fragrance and let it stay between heaven and earth.
These two sentences are the poet's self-portrayal. Wang Mian grew up in a poor family, herding cattle during the day and studying hard under the ever-burning lamps of Buddhist temples at night. Finally, he learned a lot. He is good at poetry and painting, and he is versatile. However, he tried every time and didn't want to curry favor with the powerful, so he decided to be rich and famous, and lived in seclusion in Jiulishan, East Zhejiang, drawing rice for a living. The phrase "don't boast of his lewdness, just leave one breath to dry Kun" shows the poet's vulgar, independent and unrequited character.