Chapter 726: Talking about Art (continued)

There are not many calligraphy and paintings captured from the Japanese army this time, but there are two paintings of the Ming Dynasty's hatred of Britain and Ten Continents, which are very precious.

Because Liu Yimin repeatedly instilled in the troops the concept of protecting cultural relics, the soldiers took good care of the captured antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Liu Yimin was a little surprised that these two paintings were found from a lieutenant in the Japanese army. The guy sewed the scroll into his coat, and he didn't know what he was doing when he was marching.

These two paintings immediately attracted the attention of several artists, who bent down and stood in front of the table, holding their breath and looking at them carefully.

After a while, I heard Zhang Daqian say: "It is worthy of being one of the four Ming families." You see, this "Pine Creek on Painting" depicts the stream of the long pine forest, and the two high soil edge streambanks sit on the ground. The Coats on the picture is dressed in white, with a lofty expression, and looks dusty. A guqin is placed next to it, and there are many volumes of calligraphy and painting, as if it is being unfolded and enjoyed. There is a stone table under the tree behind him, and a tea utensil is placed on it, a child is holding a tree trunk to take stream water, and the other child is holding a fan to make a stove and cook tea. There are many leaves in the forest, and there are not many dry brushes, but the magic is in the turning of nature, one branch and one leaf, all of which fit with the real scene. Divide the dark side of the trunk with light ink, and it can be thick and heavy. The rock is split with an axe, especially the wet pen can be used, and the water falls on it, first with thick ink, immediately dyed with clean water, and the silk ground does not absorb water, so it can produce the interest of containing hún dissolution. The slope bank is covered with fine grass, the rocks are dyed with ochre and green, and the flow of bō patterns is unimpeded. One stroke at a time, one by one, all show Qiu Ying's hard work. It is no wonder that although Dong Qichang blinked in Chongnan, he was really submissive to Qiu Ying. ”

Fu Baoshi then pointed at the picture with his finger and said, "Let's look at this "Lianxi Yuyin" again. On the screen, in front of the grange wall, a taxi and a child are walking slowly, watching the four wild scenes. I saw that next to the ferry in front of the house, surrounded by big trees, the green shade was thick. The boat is parked under the tree, waiting for the lord to send it. Zhuangwu Tangxuan is equipped with Qingming. Separated by a water, under the dense forest, you can still see the thatched hut fishing, the slope bank rocks are made nearby, the green trees lean on each other, and the wind is gently swaying. In the middle view, you can see acres of fields, streambanks and watersides, and lotus leaf fields. The dense forests on the shore are clustered, the cottages are scattered, the xiǎo bridges are connected, and the pedestrians come and go, which is a summer scene in the south of the Yangtze River. The mountain does not make a huge mountain and wades the cliff, the peaks and peaks are flat, and the clouds and mist are obscure, which can be described as the jīng god of Dong Yuan's Xiaoxiang map. The picture is made of silk ground, the shore and the houses are dyed with ochre ink, the grass is green as a tree, and the pomegranate leaves are used to remind them of stone green. The slope bank and the distant mountain are lightly divided with stone blue and stone green, and the mountain xiǎo tree, and then save points with bitter green, and watch carefully, such as the real scene, there is a paradise thought. ”

After the two men finished speaking, the others followed and discussed.

Zhang Daqian said to Guo Moruo: "Can you discuss it with Master Liu, let me copy these two paintings and bring them back for the students to observe and observe." ”

The sound of their speech was not xiǎo, and Liu Yimin also heard it, so he walked over and said, "Mr. Daqian wants to copy, of course you can." However, I have a request, please ask Mr. Daqian to copy and be sure to indicate that it is a copy. Otherwise, with Mr. Daqian's skills, it is likely to be true. ”

Guo Moruo and Zhang Daqian both laughed.

Liu Yimin also said: "All the captured calligraphy and paintings of our Eighth Route Army have been returned to the public, and these captured calligraphy and paintings are all borrowed from the baggage regiment, and everyone will return them after appreciating them." Mr. Daqian wants to copy and let Comrade Tang Xingying take you there. In the future, when we win and establish the National Museum, these paintings will be collected and exhibited by them, so that the people of the whole country can see them. ”

Zhang Daqian couldn't help but glance at Liu Yimin a few more times, and said in his heart that the cadres of the **Eighth Route Army had a broad vision, and the Japanese were about to occupy China, and Liu Yimin even thought about building a national museum after the victory. It seems that the War of Resistance should be victorious.

After the artists finished appreciating it, they took out their representative works of the Anti-Japanese War and asked Liu Yimin to evaluate them.

Liu Yimin originally lived in an era of peace and prosperity, and parents paid great attention to the cultivation of their children. According to the theory of learning organization, the competition between any person is, in the final analysis, the competition of learning ability. In order not to let their children be worse than other people's children, let their children learn everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Liu Yimin is a talented and intelligent person, and he can persevere, learn things quickly and understand deeply, from xiǎo to adulthood, in addition to practicing a high level of martial arts, he is really a piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, his parents mentioned him in front of people, and the corners of his mouth were smiling.

These artists are not only giants in the history of modern Chinese art, but also patriots who fought for the Anti-Japanese War. For example, Xu Beihong had just returned from Hong Kong and Singapore, and he went there to hold an exhibition to raise funds for the Anti-Japanese War.

Fu Baoshi was Guo Moruo's secretary at this time, and followed Guo Moruo through the Battle of Wuhan, and many propaganda works during the Battle of Wuhan came from his handwriting. At this time, his "Biography of National Artists in the Late Ming Dynasty" had been published, with a preface by Guo Moruo.

Liu Yimin first opened the "Biography of National Artists in the Late Ming Dynasty", and what he saw was Guo Moruo's preface, only to see that it wrote: "After Beijing was broken, until the early days of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, a number of calligraphers and painters performed under the slaughter of foreign races, and they thought that there were really people who could not be ignored. The national crisis is not reduced in the past, and the responsibility for the construction of the country in the War of Resistance lies with our generation. ”

Seeing this, thinking of the ugly behavior of the Han literati who acted for the tiger, Liu Yimin couldn't help but praise the festival: "Mr. Guo Moruo is worthy of being the standard-bearer of the new cultural movement standing side by side with Mr. Lu Xun, and "NV God" and "The Scream" can be called the double wall of China's new cultural movement. Mr. Lu Xun visited Xi'an before his death, and I had the honor to accompany him to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Huaqing Pond. Unexpectedly, today I was fortunate to meet Mr. Guo Moruo and his party in Shuanggou Town, which is rich in famous wine, and I heard the spirit of loyalty and martyrdom when I opened the book, and I was greatly instructed. Mr. Guo, please forgive me for not calling you Director Guo, Director Guo, or Mr. Guo or Mr. Moruo, this is my heart's unsurpassed respect for your destruction of the family and the War of Resistance. You launched a literary and artistic war of resistance, commended the national integrity, and encouraged the people to unite to resist Japan. Mr. Moruo, let's have a good drink in a while to express the respect and gratitude of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army to the literary and artistic soldiers who bravely went to the national disaster and devoted themselves to the anti-Japanese war! ”

Guo Moruo had long heard that Liu Yimin, the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, was a young hero who could write and martial arts, and when he met just now, he saw Liu Yimin calling him Mr. Guo Moruo, and thought that Liu Yimin did not understand his background and did not want to get involved in political disputes, so he specialized in art. Hearing Liu Yimin say that he destroyed his family and fought the War of Resistance, Guo Moruo couldn't help but think of his wife and children who stayed in Japan, sighed, and his eyes were a little moist, and he felt like he had met a bosom friend.

Fu Baoshi saw that Liu Yimin was reading his own book first, and hurriedly said: "Master Liu, this book is a little long, and I won't be able to finish it for a while." Let's take a look at everyone's drawings first! ”

Hearing this, Liu Yimin closed the book and began to carefully look at the masterpieces of the painters.

These artists are all well-known people in history, and everyone's works are national treasures when they get Liu Yimin's original life. However, at this time, it was the beginning of the period when Eastern and Western cultures were blending with each other, and Chinese wanted to learn the three-dimensional, light and shadow, and human xìng of Western painting, but there was no Western cultural background, and Western painting was still slightly immature. Traditional Chinese painting has been baptized by the May Fourth Movement, and it has declined a little. These artists are all in the exploratory stage, like Huang Binhong and Xu Beihong, who are both painting Western paintings and Chinese paintings, and they are still thinking about how to integrate the two. Like Zhang Daqian, he was copying while painting, and he didn't have the same reputation as later.

Liu Yimin looked at it for a while, and saw that the paintings brought by the artists were all his own jīng heart works, or oil paintings or Chinese paintings, landscape figures, chūnhuā autumn moons, everything, all of which were very valuable works. However, most of their works after arriving at the base of the Eighth Route Army are painted with the landscape of Yiméng in winter and the scenery of northern Jiangsu and northeast Anhui, and the other is the figure paintings of Ni Hua, Tang Xingying, Zhao Xiǎo Man, and Jingjing. 、

Liu Yimin didn't know the good intentions of Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling, and when he saw that the words on the painting were not only for the payment but for Ni Hua and others, he felt strange in his heart.

It can't be said that the painters are not good at painting, you look at Ni Hua on the picture, there is a heroic image in a military uniform, an image when he had surgery, an image with long hair, a clever smile, and beautiful eyes, Liu Yimin is crazy for a while.

In the end, Liu Yimin's gaze was fixed on a "Grain Transport Map". This painting depicts the scene of transporting public grain for the soldiers at the front during the Suiyuan Anti-Japanese War, and there is an inscription poem by Mr. Tian Han on it: "The beacon smoke is everywhere, and this is the autumn of survival." A team of máo donkeys with thousands of stone wheat, grain eunuchs passed Baotou yesterday. ”

"A team of máo donkeys with thousands of stone wheat, grain eunuchs passed Baotou yesterday." Liu Yimin whispered softly a few times, and then turned around and asked Guo Moruo: "Is Mr. Shen Yiqian here?" ”

A painter in his thirties flashed out and said, "General Liu, I am." ”

Liu Yimin pointed to the "Grain Transport Map" and said, "Mr. Shen, when was this painting made?" ”

Shen Yiqian replied that this is a work during the Suiyuan Anti-Japanese War, in order to support General Fu Zuoyi and the anti-Japanese soldiers led by him, and in March 1937, the "Aiding Sui Art Exhibition" was held in Nanjing, and this painting was one of them.

Liu Yimin nodded and said: "General Fu Zuoyi is a national anti-Japanese hero, Shen Yi has a painting folder on his back, a meal style, sketches and paints for the soldiers, boosts morale, and is also a national hero." ”

After speaking, Liu Yimin asked Li Xiǎo Shuai to take the brush and ink, thought about it for a while, and inscribed on the painting: "Chinese painting has always paid attention to lines and artistic conceptions, and the likeness of the gods is better than the form, and all landscapes, huā birds, and figures can be included in the painting. All dynasties have famous masterpieces handed down. Since the rise of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army that invaded China attacked the city, occupied our city, killed our people, and seized our assets. All our people, regardless of all walks of life, all parties and factions, should unite to resist the war and fight to the death against the Japanese invaders. Today, I am glad to see Mr. Shen Yiqian's magnum opus "Grain Transport Map", based on Western painting methods, using Chinese painting techniques to write anti-Japanese stories, wind and thunder, generous and unrestrained, showing the heroes of our anti-Japanese army and civilians, and sincerely a wonderful masterpiece of anti-Japanese literature and art. After watching the graffiti, I encouraged the artists of the nation and the Anti-Japanese War. Liu Yimin, the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, remembered. ”

After writing the year, Liu Yimin said to Shen Yiqian with a smile: "Mr. Shen, I'm sorry, my hands are itchy for a while, and I have polluted your masterpiece." I beg your pardon! ”

Without waiting for Shen Yiqian to speak, Guo Moruo said, "Forgive what?" Thank you for not rushing! A national hero, an invincible general, and a first-hand calligraphy, the arguments are clear, and there is a role in guiding the wind. I'm afraid this painting will be worth a hundred times more in the future. xiǎo Shen, don't thank you Master Liu yet? ”

Shen Yiqian's reputation was not obvious at this time, and he was not far from those famous artists. Seeing that Liu Yimin gave him an inscription, and wrote it so well, he said his heart, and he couldn't move, so he even said thank you. Liu Yimin was embarrassed, grabbed him and said that it was him, not Mr. Shen, who should say thank you.

Ni Hua naturally knew the level of Liu Yimin's oil paintings, so he wanted to take out the oil paintings that Liu Yimin painted for himself for these famous artists to enjoy. But after thinking about it, Liu Yimin didn't say that if she took it out herself, she might make Liu Yimin unhappy. However, after all, it was NV's heart, Ni Hua still pulled Liu Yimin and asked him to take advantage of the pen and ink to inscribe his portrait as a commemoration.

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "If you don't ask for ready-made great writers, university scholars, and great calligraphers, what are you doing to make me ashamed?" ”

Guo Moruo smiled when he heard this, walked over and took Liu Yimin's máo pen, dipped it in ink, and inscribed on Ni Hua's portrait: "Hero nv peony sè, prancing horse swinging a knife to kill Yama". After writing, he put down his name, put down his pen, stamped his seal, laughed, pulled Liu Yimin over and sat on the chair, shouting loudly to take the wine, take the wine, and drink with Master Liu today.

Most of the people who engage in art are good at drinking, and as soon as Guo Moruo greeted him, everyone sat down one after another. The soldiers brought the wine and food that had been prepared, Liu Yimin and everyone touched three glasses in a row, and then said: "Gentlemen, I know that everyone is a famous artist at home and abroad, I have an idea, say it and discuss it with you." Please correct the wrong place. ”

When Guo Moruo arrived at the base of the Eighth Route Army, it was like going home, and when he saw Liu Yimin being so polite, he laughed at him for playing with the embroidered huā needle with the hand of the knife, pretending to be gentle. If you have anything to say, just say it directly, you don't have to be polite.

Liu Yimin was not polite and said: "Among you, when it comes to painting skills and skills, Mr. Shen may not be one of the best. Why did I write such a paragraph on Mr. Shen's painting? You may not know that we held a symposium on literary and artistic propaganda work in Shandong, and the core of my speech at the meeting was to solve the problem of who should serve literary and artistic propaganda work. In short, literary and artistic propaganda work should be at the forefront of the times, serve the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and serve the masses of workers, peasants, merchants, students, and soldiers. Whether it is painting, calligraphy, or xiǎo theory, drama, or film, it is necessary to reflect the fiery life of the Anti-Japanese War, record the atrocities of the Japanese army invading China, and praise the national god of the anti-Japanese army and people who are not afraid of violence and rise up to fight. Now, the artists in the Shandong base area have created many good works that the common people like to see according to this jīng god. You may have also seen it in the big store, and the New Year pictures of the Eighth Route Army fighting devils posted on every big mén are created in the form of Wuqiang New Year's paintings, and the villagers in the base area buy them every house. This is where the charm of art comes in. That is, the issue of nationalization and popularization of literature and art, which is now being discussed in the rear. My view is that only the national is the world, and only the popular is alive. Let's think about it, if in the future, if our Anti-Japanese War is won, and when we open the history of Chinese art, there is no famous masterpiece of the Anti-Japanese War on it, wouldn't it be a great pity? To put it a little further, in the future, many years later, the world will be peaceful, the economy will develop, and the future generations of Japan will be ashamed of the crimes committed by their ancestors, and will not admit that they have launched a war of aggression against China and have killed people and set fires. In addition to historians' records and journalists' photographs, paintings created by our artists are also important evidence. Besides, the soldiers at the front are fighting bayonets with the Japanese army, and the people in the occupied areas are moaning under the iron hooves of the Japanese army, but you go to draw huā birds, insects and fish, does anyone see it? No one reads it, and it's okay to lock up mén and enjoy it alone, but everyone must know that all masterpieces with vitality are passed down by the public's appreciation and praise. Of course, there are also people buried in the mountains who do not know, and once they find the world famous. But the creators of such works themselves cannot enjoy the joy of success. What I mean by this is that I hope that after you return to the rear, you will guide, publicize, and educate our artists to go out of the study and studio, to life, to the common people, to the anti-Japanese army, to the activities of the front, to the team that saved the dead and helped the wounded after the Japanese bombing, and to record the real War of Resistance against Japan with your pen. Our fighters, guerrillas, and militia are the objects of your depictions. Mothers send their sons to war, wives send their husbands to fight in the East, these singing and crying stories are the objects that artists should praise. The people in the rear areas can produce to save themselves, donate money and materials, support the front line, and hold democratic elections in the base areas behind enemy lines, etc., all of which can enter the paintings of painters and the works of writers. Even the atrocities of the Japanese army that invaded China can be drawn for our future generations to ponder. Like the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the Battle of Xinkou, the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Xuzhou, the ambush of Pingxingguan of our Eighth Route Army, the attack on Taiyuan and Tianjin, the Battle of Luzhong, the Battle of Jiaoji Road, the Battle of Taixi, etc., so many large-scale battles, bōlan magnificent, how many stories to sing and cry in them, I feel very sorry that we can't see the works of the best artists in our nation. I can guarantee that if there is a painter who can paint these great battles with a huge brush like a rafter, it will surely become an immortal work that will be passed down from the history of our country to thousands of generations to come. That is to be permanently preserved at the National Museum. I don't know if you agree with me? ”

Liu Yimin's thoughts have been reflected in his inscription on Shen Yiqian's "Grain Delivery Map", and the artists present can see it clearly. Now that he has made a long exposition, the meaning could not be clearer. Everyone began to drink tea silently, and the scene fell silent for a while.

After a long time, Fu Baoshi said: "General Liu, you are on the front line, and you are still concerned about the nationalization and popular discussion of the literary and artistic circles in the rear, which makes me very ashamed. I thought about it for a while, and I think that the two sentences you said are particularly worth pondering, that is, only the national is the world, and only the popular is alive. I think these two sentences can be used for the discussion to be discussed by colleagues who participated in the discussion. My purpose in writing "Biography of National Artists in the Late Ming Dynasty" is to encourage colleagues in the literary and artistic circles to join the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression with the deeds of former sages. After listening to your words today, I suddenly felt that I had not done enough, and I should directly describe the deeds of the anti-Japanese soldiers. ”

Liu Yimin raised his glass and toasted Fu Baoshi, saying: "Borrowing from the past and satirizing the present is an important form of literary and artistic creation, and it is a good tradition, which can also play a role in boosting morale and publicizing anti-Japanese resistance. I think Mr. Fu has done a good job, and I can go further in the future, collect information, collect and sort out the deeds of anti-Japanese fighters in the literary and artistic circles, and write them out. It is also possible to write out the crimes of those Han Jiān literati, peel off their paintings, and let the people see their faces clearly. After a long time, these people will be transformed and will not admit their traitorous crimes. ”

As soon as Guo Moruo heard it, he said that this idea was good, with both praise and disapproval, and it was a very meaningful work. When I went back, I organized people to start writing.

Pan Tianshou was 41 years old and presided over the teaching of Chinese painting at the National Academy of Fine Arts. From the moment he saw Liu Yimin, he was observing Liu Yimin. I couldn't help it for a while, and said, "Division Commander Liu, you have subverted my impression of a soldier. Unexpectedly, the hero who commanded the head of a general among thousands of troops was also a well-written literati. It's unexpected! ”

Liu Yimin said: "Mr. Pan, in the future, you will have the opportunity to come to the base area more often, and you can also run a school with us." The Eighth Route Army is responsible for all expenses of the school and ensures that you can teach with peace of mind. I'm far behind, the leader of our party, Chairman Máo Zedong, that is the great literati, his poetry is the best I have ever seen, and his cursive calligraphy may only be compared with the old gentleman Yu Youren. If you have the opportunity, you go to Xi'an, meet Chairman Máo, look at the words and poems he wrote, and you will know that ** people are actually a group of people who save the country and save the people. If you don't believe me, I'll recite to you a poem by Chairman Máo's "The Seven Laws?" The Long March".

As he spoke, Liu Yimin recited it. The poem is a treasure in the poem, and Liu Yimin speaks standard Mandarin, and just finished memorizing it, it attracted a round of applause.

Guo Moruo picked up the wine glass, touched it with Liu Yimin, raised his neck, and drank it all. Putting down the wine glass, Guo Moruo said, "I must go to Xi'an to visit Mr. Máo Runzhi." ”

This meal, the guests and hosts returned with joy. Later, Mr. Guo Moruo and his entourage stayed in Shuanggou Town for a period of time, leaving very precious paintings and ink treasures for Ni Hua, Tang Xingying, Zhao Xiǎo Man, Jingjing and others.

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