Bai Jiao? Selected Notes? Selected Couplets? Running Script Scroll? Running Script Fan Page
Bai Jiao’s Notes to Mr. Yao Yuchu (1) 29×16cm Paper published in "Chinese Calligraphy and Painting" in 1947 》Issue 12, 2005)
Crab-Eating Poem and Letter to Mr. Huan Chu (2) 22×44cm Paper 1947 Collection of Liu Yazi Memorial Museum
Published in "Chinese Calligraphy" 2005 Issue 12 of the year, click to view the larger picture
Bai Jiao (1907-1969) was born in Zhangyan Town, Jinshan County. His surname was He. Later, he abandoned his surname and became known as Bai Jiao. He had many names and aliases, including Yunjian Baijiao, Yunjian Jushi, Yunjian Corporal, etc. are frequently used. Yunjian is the ancient name of Songjiang in Shanghai, and Jinshan County used to belong to Songjiang Prefecture. In Songjiang, Bai Jiao got acquainted with a figure who was both a teacher and a friend, the famous Nanshe poet Yao Huanchu (1892-1954). Yao was 15 years older than Bai Jiao. He is quite accomplished in running script. ?
This article intends to introduce Bai Jiao’s Ertong Letters. The first pass was made on September 29, 1947, and the first pass was made on October 25, 1947.
Bai Jiao and Yao Yuchu had a close relationship from 1946 to 1953, and exchanged many poems and letters. In mid-September 1947, Mr. Yao Yuchu returned to his hometown of Songjiang and visited Dianshan Lake in western Shanghai with Bai Jiao and other friends. The letter "Qingyou Chasing Happy New Year" in the letter on September 29 refers to this trip. Less than a month later, on October 25, Bai Jiao sent another letter, which shows that the two of them interacted frequently. ?
Looking carefully at the handwriting, Bai Jiao writes freely, naturally and smoothly, without any deliberate pursuit, especially the letter on October 25. The whole text is frank and casual, not caring about work but focusing on work. It begins with greetings to Mr. Yao Yunchu for his "well-being", then talks about the elegance among friends, and then records two quatrains written by himself. The first song talks about my family's embarrassment in life, and the second song talks about eating crabs, both of which are trivial things in life. However, just inadvertently, he made a casual stroke and said, "There are so many crabs this year and they are huge. It is said that there will be chaos in the world when crabs are everywhere, so I believe there will be a victory?" He was concerned about the current situation and worried about the country and the people. Yu Wenwen is a wonderful writer.
Bai Jiao was unable to learn the skills of Er Wang at first, but later obtained copies of Tang Dynasty works such as "Sang Luan" and "Er Xie", and gained some scale. At the age of 16, he was admitted to the Shanghai English Vocational School and met Xu Beihong. With Xu's help, Bai Jiao worked even harder. He chose the word "王" in "Ge Tie" and enlarged it to a square foot, often practicing hard all night long. Then he can express himself freely, be elegant and elegant, and be strong and graceful, which is worthy of the charm of the two kings. In 1938, in order to donate money to the anti-Japanese war, he and Deng Sanmu co-organized a "Gap of Water Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition". He was welcomed when he first emerged and began to write books to support himself. In 1940, he held his first personal calligraphy exhibition in Shanghai, which received rave reviews. At that time, Wang Zang often wrote poems praising: "The names of thirty books move the sea, and the kings of Zhong each want to be good at it for a long time. How can you become proud after practicing a hundred times?"?
In addition to directly learning from the second method Wang, Baijiao has carefully observed and imitated the masters of the Two-King system in the past dynasties, such as Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Lu Jianzhi of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi of the Five Dynasties, Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty, Dong Qichang and Wang Chong of the Ming Dynasty, etc. In Bai Jiao's calligraphy, we can feel Yu Shinan's smooth and harmonious strokes, soft on the outside and hard on the inside; Chu Suiliang's rich and graceful charm; Lu Jianzhi's elegant and smooth; we can also appreciate Dong Qichang's unique style. Beautiful colors, the free and easy flow of white lines; and the calmness of Wang Chong's sparse and free brush strokes. These feelings are looming, between similarity and dissimilarity, which can be understood but difficult to express. ?
Bai Jiao's calligraphy, with precise brushwork and mellow breath, is a model of modern Wang style calligraphy. His calligraphy shows profound power and superb skills in both specific stipples and overall layout. The stippling is round and smooth, stretched and generous, the structure is dense and well-proportioned, well-proportioned and well-proportioned. It is a combination of hardness and softness, with a soft appearance and strength inside; it is suitable for moistening and drying, moist but not fat, dry but not dry; it is stable and appropriate, stable and refined, and it is not weird. The whole article is filled with a strong bookish flavor. Just as Sha Menghai commented: "Walking with grass, sleeping in the shade of the mountain, having a profound understanding of kung fu, making many mistakes, and running without breaking the rules. In the past three hundred years, there have been only a few people who can do this."?
In the eyes of ordinary people, Bai Jiao clings to Tie Xue and rejects respecting monuments. Someone found a passage by Bai Jiao: "We must not be able to become masters or slaves because of the sects of stele learning and calligraphy learning, but we can wipe them out with one stroke. When the Six Dynasties were in chaos, calligraphy was perverse and unlearned calligraphers The characters carved by illiterate stoneworkers and potters were just like a raw peach, and it was a moth-eaten raw peach. Bao (Shichen) and Kang (Youwei) admired the calligraphy they collaborated with. They like to eat worm-eaten raw peaches, I always thought it was their strange hobby." In fact, this can only show Bai Jiao's opposition to Bao and Kang's promotion of monuments and posts. In fact, Bai Jiao's understanding of the issue of tablets and inscriptions is very pertinent. He believed that it was meaningless for the Zunbei sect and the Zuntie sect to attack each other since the Qing Dynasty. He said: "The stele and the posts are like the two wings of a bird and the two wheels of a cart." "The stele is calm, thick and focused, and the posts are steady and beautiful, clean and heavy. The stele is grand and the posts are loose. Get rid of the roughness and the subtlety, and the calligraphy will show its charm." Therefore, in the practice of calligraphy, Bai Jiao did not just copy the calligraphy. He also studied the inscriptions and absorbed the nourishment from the inscriptions.
In the Liu Yazi Memorial Hall, there is a handwriting written by Bai Jiao in the first month of Wuzi (1948). Many calligraphy enthusiasts were surprised when they first saw it. Why, Bai Jiao still has such handwriting? It is true that Bai Jiao's calligraphy work was born out of "Zhang Menglong Monument" and also has the shadow of Ouyang Xunshen's Lifa. This may be a cunning act on Bai Jiao's part, but at least it shows that while he is capable of doing things, he is not blind to other things. Kuang Qi also specially obtained Yu Youren's calligraphy through Yao Xianchu, and he praised his calligraphy as "general circulation", and Yu was considered a great master of modern stele studies. Du Fu's poem "Love the ancients no less than the people of today", to paraphrase Bai Jiao can be said to "love the Jin inscriptions no less than the Wei stele". ?
As for Bai Jiao's poems, they are realist creations, just like his poem "wanting to make a detailed discussion for the common people", which is a reflection of social life. "Articles are written to suit the occasion, and poems are written to suit the event." Most of the poems written were inspired by events and related to the national economy and people's livelihood. It goes without saying that he is better than those who express sorrow, chant the wind and moon, and play with words in order to compose new poems. ?
(This article is reproduced from the 12th issue of "Chinese Calligraphy and Painting" in 2005. Author: Li Haimin Unit: Liu Yazi Memorial Hall, Lili, Wujiang City, Jiangsu Province)
Baijiao's letter to Mr. Yao Yuchu on July 4th Published in "Chinese Calligraphy", Issue 12, 2005)
Bai Jiao's letter to Mr. Yao Huanchu on February 18th (Published in "Chinese Calligraphy", Issue 12, 2005)
Bai Jiao The letter written by Jiao Jiao to Mr. Yao Kunchu on September 2nd was published in "Chinese Calligraphy", Issue 12, 2005)
The letter written by Bai Jiao to Mr. Yao Kunchu on August 24th was published in "Chinese Calligraphy", Issue 12, 2005 The running script scroll comes from the first art auction of Shanghai Duoyunxuan Auction Co., Ltd.
Size: 25×29cm?
Estimation: RMB 3,000-5,000 Transaction price: RMB 240,000?
Auction date: 1995-09-24?
Statement: The information is for learning reference only. This site cannot guarantee the authenticity of all auction works.
Vertical scroll of Chairman Mao’s poems in cursive script, 97×48 cm, recorded in the “Collection of Paintings from the Wenzhou Institute of Arts and Crafts”
Text: Chairman Mao’s poems
Signed by: Bai Jiao Respect Book
Seal: Jiangzuo Baijiao Seal, Xiao-shaped Seal
Reprinted from Jinguxuan website
The seven-character couplet in running script comes from Shanghai Chongyuan· 2003 Autumn Art Auction>Qian Bi, Rou Han - Special Sale of Famous Masters' Calligraphy and Seal Engraving
Explanation: Gui Chu Mo Ci Three Hundred Songs, Plum Blossoms Shorten the Life of a Thousand Years. ?
Title: Mr. Wenlin belongs to Ya family, and he is a man named Baijiao. ?
Seals: Dabi Yibal, Baijiao Private Seal, Lan Wang?
Size: 131×32cm×2?
Estimate: RMB 5,000 -8,000?
Transaction price: RMB 12,100?
Auction date: 2003-10-24?
Statement: The information is for learning reference only, this site cannot The authenticity of all auction works is guaranteed.
Five-character couplet in cursive script 106 cm × 17 cm × 2, recorded in the "Painting Collection Collection of Wenzhou Institute of Arts and Crafts"
Text: The sea is the dragon in the world, and the cloud is the hometown of the crane?
Upper paragraph: Wenzhou Arts and Crafts Research Association
Bottom paragraph: Baijiao
Seal: Baijiao private seal
Cursive five-character couplet 106 cm × 17 cm × 2 Description of "Painting Collection Collection of Wenzhou Arts and Crafts Research Institute"
Text: Unity is strength, art should be life?
Previous paragraph: Wenzhou Arts and Crafts Research Association
Next paragraph: Baijiao
Seal: Baijiao private seal
Fan in running script
Fan in running script
The running script fan comes from the 2005 autumn auction of Beijing Chengxuan Auction Co., Ltd.
Description: Obverse: (short text) Chairman Mao's "Qinyuan Chun·Yong Snow". In 1954, the white Jiao book was written by Mr. Zhenhua about his family members. Seal: Fu Weng, Bai Jiao, Bai Yunjian?
Reverse side: Yang Fenxiu, Fu Weng's essay. Seal: Yunjian Seal, Jilu Seal?
The "Zhenhua Pen Master" mentioned above is Yang Zhenhua (1906-1997), a famous pen maker in modern times. He is good at making Langhao brushes, and famous artists such as Zhang Daqian and Wu Hufan have ordered calligraphy and painting brushes from him. "Yang Zhenhua Pen Shop" is still located on Fuzhou Road, Shanghai. ?
Size: 50×18.6cm?
Estimate: RMB 4,000-6,000 Transaction price: RMB 68,200?
Auction date: 2005-11-07?
Statement: The information is for learning reference only. This site cannot guarantee the authenticity of all auction works.
Cursive calligraphy fanning Chairman Mao's "Water Melody Songtou·Swimming"
From the China Museum Network
From this fan's perspective, the single line of white bananas conveys the spirit of Qi. What's more, it has the feeling of Wang Xianzhi's "one stroke of writing". The flow of one breath is very fast, but the vibration amplitude is not very large. This shows that even in this work, the habit of "single line of breath" still restricts Bai Jiao. The organizational layout.
The reason for this may be related to Bai Jiao's spiritual indifference - Bai Jiao is not a passionate person, and his emotions are always relatively peaceful. Therefore, he is not as passionate, turbulent and unrestrained as Wang Duo, Zhang Ruitu and others. , but handles his composition in a plain way. Unlike Mi Fu, he does not work hard on tilting (contracting left and stretching right). His charm is not mainly in composition, but in the expression of casual feelings—— An implicit, peaceful affection.