Plum Blossoms
[Song Dynasty] Wang Anshi
There are several plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han blooms alone.
I know it’s not snow from afar, because there is a faint fragrance coming.
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This poem praises the noble character and noble character of plum blossoms by writing about them blooming in the severe cold and being pure and white. Tenacious vitality.
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Mei is one of the "Four Gentlemen" in ancient times. The "Four Gentlemen" are images with special spiritual symbols extracted by ancient literati from the combination of objects and environments.
The ancients often used these images in such a pattern: bamboo was mostly painted with bones, and the realm was all in it. Some words were mixed with the mottled texture of bamboo to blend the unevenness of the text, which is called freehand brushwork in the scenery. If you use painting to describe the pine tree, the association in the painting posture will be all in the pine posture; if you use poetry to write about the spirit, the pine posture will be all in your imagination; in painting and poetry, the posture will show the spirit, which is all about borrowing objects to express ambition. Plant orchids, plant them in pots in the courtyard, and the fragrance will fly in the study. The fragrance of orchids is clear, and the fragrance of books is elegant. It is called indifferent and elegant. And plum blossoms, like pine trees, can be poemed and painted. The difference is that pine trees convey the spirit in paintings, while plum blossoms convey the spirit in poems. In addition, plum blossoms seem to have all the characteristics of the other three "gentlemen": as thin as bamboo, as colorful as pine, and as fragrant as orchid. Therefore, among the "Four Gentlemen", plum blossom expresses a particularly rich artistic conception in the poem. Wang Anshi's "Plum Blossoms" outlines a few plum blossoms in just a few lines, which expresses all these characteristics. In imagery, pine often performs a one-man show, and the environment is just a foil. The main thing is to look at the posture of the pine. However, plum is different. Plum often needs to be combined with the environment. Of course, in ink paintings, the environment can be blank, but this is an environment. Rather hazy.
In "Plum Blossom", the word "corner" is used to highlight the environment, which is extremely vivid and artistic. The corner of the wall looks particularly deserted, and it seems that the space is small. In fact, the author takes the corner as the center and expands an infinite space. It is the emptiness that lies outside the corner. When I see the corner, I think of emptiness. The combination of "several branches" and "corner" is very natural, showing the thinness of the plum, and naturally reminds me of the posture of "several branches of plum". The word "Ling Han" exaggerates a special atmosphere. The cold wind does not blur the imaginary vision, but drives away the imaginary blur, bringing the freshness of a winter pool. Therefore, no matter it is a straight plum or a straight plum, readers will always feel that they have a clear picture of several shaped plums in their mind. The three words "open alone" cleverly separate the small world of plum blossoms from the outside world like a sword cutting a watershed. The plum blossoms stand alone "horizontally" (the plum branches do not "stand"), and the pure and elegant image of the plum blossoms floats away. to. "You know it's not snow from a distance." Snowflakes and plum blossoms are a "golden partner" in nature. The two complement each other, are similar and blend together, and seem to be one. The author clearly "sees" that "it is not" and "knows it remotely". Why? "For there is a secret fragrance coming." "Secret Fragrance" is colorless, but adds a hazy color to the picture. The clarity and haziness are intertwined, just like a hole shining in the snow, creating a sense of movement that flickers in and out. It's also like a wisp of smoke floating in the air, moving forward in waves and crossing the plum branches. The author uses sporadic pen and ink to unfold the artistic conception layer by layer, and a few real writings mention the infinite virtual scenery, and the spirit of plum blossom is also expressed vividly. The author's fascination also fascinates the readers.