What kind of person was Wang Mian, a famous painter in Yuan Dynasty? According to Song Lian's Biography of Wang Mian in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Mian was born in poverty, but he was always diligent and eager to learn, and he loved poetry and painting all his life. First of all, he is an optimist, and he keeps an open-minded attitude in life adversity.
Portrait of Wang Mian
There is a story in Biography of Wang Mian, which tells that young Wang Mian spent the night in a monk's temple, sat on the knee of a Buddha statue and read books at night. Most of the Buddha statues are clay sculptures with ferocious images. In addition, in the dim candlelight at night, the atmosphere of the whole Buddhist temple is even more gloomy and horrible. However, even so, he still doesn't care whether he concentrates on his studies. It can be seen that Wang Mian is not only a poor student who studies hard, but also a true gentleman who is open-minded and doesn't believe in ghosts and gods!
There are many stories about Wang Mian in folklore, and there are different opinions about what kind of person Wang Mian is. But one thing is almost universally known, that is, Wang Mian is a dutiful son, serving his mother with benevolence and filial piety.
It is said that when he was a child, Wang Mian obeyed his father's orders to herd cattle and often went to school to eavesdrop on the students' study. I was so infatuated that I forgot to plow cattle at home, so I was often beaten by my father. Seeing this, the mother felt that her son was diligent and eager to learn, so she readily let him move into the temple to study hard. This is the touching story that Wang Mian Monk Temple read at night. It can be said that Wang Mian will become a famous poet and painter in the future, without his mother's understanding and support.
Wang Mian, who is kind by nature and knows how to be kind and grateful, has no need to say anything about his mother's feelings. Therefore, after his success, he devoted himself to taking care of his mother until he retired in a hundred years. Therefore, the story of Wang Mian's filial piety to his mother has become a popular story in the history of China.
Which dynasty did Wang Mian belong to?
Which dynasty did Wang Mian belong to? I remember reading the story of young Wang Mian before, in which Wang Mian was a famous painter and poet in Yuan Dynasty. The Scholars is a famous satirical novel in Qing Dynasty, which is called "looking in the mirror" in feudal society, and there is also a clear explanation about which dynasty Wang Mian belongs to. So Wang Mian was from the Yuan Dynasty.
Portrait of Wang Mian
There have been many famous calligraphers in the history of China. Even in the Yuan Dynasty, which emphasized martial arts over literature, scholars with both poetry and painting were widely praised. Wang Mian, a talented poet and painter, was successful in his youth.
Wang Mian was born in the Yuan Dynasty in Zhuji, Zhejiang. Wang Mian was born in poverty in his early years, but he was seldom diligent and studious. Even under extremely difficult conditions, he tried his best to create opportunities for himself to learn knowledge.
There are many stories about Wang Mian's life. Two of the more famous stories are "Grazing on the Ridge" and "Reading at Night in the Monastery".
According to legend, when Wang Mian was a child, he listened to his father's orders and herded cattle on the ridge. During this period, he sneaked into the school auditorium to participate in students' study. As soon as I attended the class, I was so crazy that I forgot all about herding cattle. So, I was beaten by my father. However, after the fight, he was still "a post from Laos."
Seeing that children are so obsessed with reading at a young age, the queen mother, who understands the righteousness, resolutely expressed her support and understanding. After that, Wang Mian left home and stayed in a temple. At night, he sat on the Buddha's knee with a scroll in his hand and read it until dawn, regardless of the ferocious face of the Buddha, which was daunting. With indomitable learning spirit, Wang Mian made some achievements in his studies, and got the guidance of famous teachers, and finally became a famous master of poetry and painting in Yuan Dynasty.
Wang Mian's works
Wang Mian, an outstanding painter and poet in Yuan Dynasty, was born in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, and was the first talented person in Jiangnan. Wang Mian was born in a poor family in his early years. When he was a child, he lived in poverty, but he was optimistic and open-minded and loved painting and calligraphy. The story that he lived in a monk temple and studied hard under the lamp of the thatched cottage inspired countless students to study hard, and Wang Mian's works were widely praised by later generations.
Wang Mian's works
When people mention Wang Mian's works, the first thing that comes to mind is his masterpiece, two paintings, Mo Mei and Bai Mei. It is said that Wang Mian has a soft spot for noble plum blossoms, and he began to study the painting method of plum blossoms very early. Among his many paintings, he is also good at drawing plum blossoms. The plum blossoms in Wang Mian's works are vivid and unique in style. After becoming famous, there was an endless stream of people seeking paintings, and many people came specifically for a plum blossom picture.
Among Wang Mian's works still circulating today, Mo Mei and Bai Mei are two plum blossom paintings with the most beautiful shapes and excellent brushwork, especially the poems written by Yongmei, which give people infinite beautiful reverie and are undoubtedly the most proud masterpieces of Wang Mian's works.
In addition, Wang Mian, who is known as "excellent in poetry and painting", also has a lot of experience in poetry creation. According to legend, most of his poems are included in Zhu Zhai's poetry collection, among which landscape poems are the most profound. Wang Mian's poems emphasize "borrowing scenery to express emotion". When writing with the help of God, the works often have profound implications and distant artistic conception. Between the lines, he contains sympathy for the poor life of the people at the bottom of society, as well as an arrogant heart that is indifferent to fame and wealth and despises the powerful. Most of Wang Mian's poems are easy to understand. Among them, Wuji Qu, Mo Mei and Jiangnan Fu are all well-known masterpieces.
The reason why Wang Mian became a painter.
Wang Mian, a great painter in Yuan Dynasty, devoted his life to poetry and painting, especially the creation of plum blossom painting. The branches of plum blossoms in his works are staggered, the calyx is distinct and dense, which shows the agility and charm of Chimonanthus praecox. Even after thousands of years, it is still an amazing artistic treasure. Today, Wang Mian became a painter mainly because of his childhood desire to study.
Portrait of Wang Mian
Wang Mian, who was born in a poor peasant family, was interested in literature and painting since he was a child. In order to study, he even used the opportunity of herding cattle to eavesdrop on the teacher's lectures outside the school many times, so he didn't get less sticks from his father.
Mother saw that he studied tirelessly and was almost obsessed with it, so she allowed him to leave home and live in a monk's temple to concentrate on his studies. A kind mother knows her son's mind best, and her fulfillment is undoubtedly an important reason why Wang Mian will become a painter in the future.
Of course, Wang Mian became a painter mainly because of his own efforts.
After moving into the monk temple, Wang Mian plunged into the ocean of knowledge and began to study hungrily. Every night, he sits on the Buddha's lap, reads at night with a scroll, and often stays up all night tirelessly.
During this period, he read a lot of predecessors' works, and with the increase of knowledge, his poetry creation level and painting skills have made great progress.
With indomitable learning spirit, a poor teenager became a well-known talent through self-study, and people came to ask for paintings in an endless stream.
Wang Mian's studious spirit and talent were quickly learned by Han Xing, a famous poet and painter in Anyang, and he took Wang Mian as his apprentice and gave selfless guidance in artistic creation. Under the guidance of famous teachers, Wang Mian made greater achievements in the future, which is another deep-seated reason why Wang Mian became a great painter.