ɦ 䣺2013-11-1317:24:38273.Chapter 273 Another Grandmaster's Work

"I didn't expect this painting to really exist, I thought it was just a joke. Now that this painting appears here, then that history can be proven. Donald spoke to himself.

"Grandpa Tang, I know that you are old, well-read, rich and rich, boy, I don't know how to learn, so I have a secret for everyone to listen to, I can't understand a word of what you said!" Regarding Xu Yang's sarcasm, the old man didn't say angrily: "What you said is also right, then I'll tell you the story about this painting!"

"Let me introduce you to Yan Liben first. Seeing that Xu Yang listened to himself carefully, the old man sold a pass and said, in fact, he is also another method of teaching, he knows that Xu Yang does not seem to be as talented in calligraphy and painting as other types of antiques, so he wants to use this method to teach Xu Yang. When a person is curious, he is most serious.

Yan Liben (c. ?~673) was a Chinese painter and engineer of the Tang Dynasty. Han nationality, a native of Yongzhou Wannian (now Lintong County, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), was born in a noble. His father Yan Bi was a concubine in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, because Yan was good at craftsmanship, ingenuity, work seals, calligraphy, painting, architecture are very good, Emperor Wen of Sui and Emperor Yang of Sui both loved his talent. After entering the Sui Dynasty, the official will be a doctor and a young eunuch. His brother Yan Lide is also good at calligraphy and painting, crafts and construction engineering. The father and son were famous for their crafts and paintings, and on the occasion of the Sui and Tang Dynasties!"

This passage is actually a bit of a script, but the old man saw that Xu Yang was still listening to himself very seriously, so he just made up for Xu Yang's evil and then said: "Yan Liben's painting art was first learned by his family, and then he was taught by Zhang Seng and Zheng Fashi. It is rumored that he saw the mural of Zhang Seng in Jingzhou, and stayed under the painting for more than ten days, sitting and lying down to watch, reluctant to leave. Later generations said that he was a teacher of the Dharma monks, and the figures, chariots, horses, and pavilions all reached a very high level.

Describe Master Yan Liben's paintings in eight words: "The brushwork is mellow and the rhyme is vivid"!

Yan Liben paints, choosing characteristic details, mainly on the face, especially the eyes and mouth. In addition to the natural differences in the length and width of the eyes, it is more obvious that the inner state of mind is often different, and the characteristics of the muscles and muscles formed by habitual movements, the expression of the mouth is either forceful or relaxed, and these parts are particularly vigorously depicted.

In addition, such as the beard, there are differences in softness, hardness, and density depending on the person, and the posture of the head and body, as well as the facial muscles, bones, and skin, can also clearly show the differences between each person. The skin and flesh are loose and tight, hard and soft, thick and fine. The roughness of Zi Wenyong and the elegance of Chen Qian show the difference between the facial muscles and muscles very obviously, and it can almost make people feel that one is white and clear, and the other is black and rough. Others, such as the attendants are men and women, and some of the costumes and utensils carry swords, and some are persistent, which also have the effect of setting off the character.

On the other hand, it can also be seen that Yan Liben also maintained some remnants of the painting style of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, such as the similar long round head shape, the small proportion of attendants, the stiffness of posture and expression, the regularization of the treatment of folds, and the incorrect proportions of the human body, etc., all of which show that although the ability to depict realism has been improved in the long-term development, it still needs to be further developed. So, even on the main figures, the traces of conceptualization and the stiffness that cannot be portrayed to the fullest are still there. However, the technique has greatly developed the expressive ability of single-line sketching, and different lines are used to describe the object, such as the outline of the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, face, and clothing, and the use of line drawings of different thicknesses, and the purpose of expressing the sense of volume has been achieved!

There are many works handed down by Master Yan Liben in his life, the most famous of which are the "Picture of the Emperors of the Past Dynasties", "The Picture of Bu Yuan", and "The Picture of Xiao Yi's Earning Lan Pavilion"! And the most controversial is this "Taizong's Autumn Hunting Map". ”

Xu Yang thought about it when he heard this and asked, "Grandpa Tang, why is there a dispute." In fact, the paintings of ancient saints have been passed down to the world, and there are relevant records, especially the calligraphy and paintings of these celebrities. ”

"Well, that's true, but there are exceptions, in fact, this painting is rumored to be a bit deified, so there is controversy, and this authentic work has not appeared in a hundred years, so there are many imitations. Xu Yang was even more interested when he heard this.

"During the reign of Taizong, once Tang Taizong took hundreds of civil and military officials to hunt in autumn. In the Tang Dynasty, at that time, the folk customs were quite strong, royal hunting was a very normal thing, spring hunting, autumn hunting, winter hunting, hunting all year round, and every time it was a civil and military official hunting together, this was actually Li Shimin in the nostalgia of his old brothers to fight the country.

According to legend, in an autumn hunt, Li Shimin personally hunted a white-eyed white worm, which was actually a tiger, a white tiger, which made Li Shimin very happy, Li Shimin found Yan Liben and Yan Lide, two brothers, and asked them to draw this autumn hunt, in fact, for this kind of thing, it is quite easy, the two brothers have not painted less, Li Shimin is actually a narcissistic emperor, but some people like to have fun.

Cheng Yanjin joked to the two brothers of the Yan family at that time, what is so difficult about painting, the difficulty is to draw new ideas, if you two brothers can paint a different painting, then he Cheng Yanjin, a rough man, admires.

For others to question their profession, this is no one can tolerate, the two of them made a bet on the spot, Cheng Yanjin said: If you two brothers can paint a painting of today's autumn hunting, the requirement is that today's characters must be there, and the tiger shot by Li Shimin must also have, however, it is just that this is not difficult for the Yan brothers at all, so Cheng Yanjin asked that the tiger has it, but it cannot be seen by others, that is to say, there must be a tiger, and there must be no tiger. ”

Xu Yang also laughed a little speechless when he heard this, and said, "Isn't this Demon King of the Mixed World joking?" Isn't that embarrassing?"

Tang Lao also smiled and said: "Yes, that's the case, Li Shimin is also interested, so this gambling contract was established, Yan Liben's eldest brother, Yan Lide thought that he could not meet the requirements, and took the initiative to withdraw, Yan Liben was a dead eye, so this gambling contract was established."

The time has been limited to one month, and a month later, Yan Liben came to the palace with a cloak, and everyone was startled when they looked at Yan Liben's appearance, thinking that he was crazy, but when Yan Liben took out the painting, everyone shut up, and indeed drew a picture of Taizong's autumn hunting according to Cheng Yanjin's request. There are tigers and there are no tigers. ”

Xu Yang looked at the painting again and said. Why didn't I see that there was a tiger, Donald smiled and said, "Let you see, is that person still called Grandmaster?" At that time, it was rumored that the spotlight became a tiger, and I didn't know if it was true or not. ”

Won't it be so mysterious, Xu Yang asked Tang Lao again: "This story has been recorded in the history books, why do you say that this painting is a legend." Xu Yang's question Tang Lao also gave an answer.

"This painting has basically never appeared in later generations, and it has indeed been recorded in the history books, but this incident is too legendary, and the original has never appeared, so everyone has always regarded it as a legend. ”

"Oh, let's see how this one gathers light into a tiger!" Xu Yang said as he turned the light of the entire dungeon to the maximum, and the basement was as bright as day. However, the two of them looked left and right, and they couldn't see where the tiger appeared. Tang Lao said with some disappointment: "A legend is a legend, it seems that it really can't be true." ”

Xu Yang was also a little disappointed, the two were ready to put away the scroll, because there were other calligraphy and paintings to be sorted out, Xu Yang let go of his hand with some disappointment, and now it was Tang Lao alone holding the unfolded scroll, and Xu Yang's solution was just that, the eyes, the scroll, and the lights on the wall were in a straight line.

Xu Yang just glanced at it casually, and plopped! Xu Yang was frightened by the painting and directly did it on the ground. His eyes were straight, and his gaze was a little frightened.

"What's the matter, Xu Yang, are you okay!" Tang Lao was also taken aback by Xu Yang's appearance, and immediately put down the painting in his hand, and went over to support Xu Yang and asked.

Whew, Xu Yang gasped heavily, he really couldn't figure it out, what happened to him recently, he always encountered such things. Sitting on the ground, he gasped for a while before saying, "It's okay, Grandpa Tang, I was scared by the painting just now." ”

Frightened by the painting? Donald glanced at the painting on the ground for some inexplicable reasons, and there was nothing strange about it. Looking at Donald's puzzled look, Xu Yang said: "I'll let Donald see it yourself, but you have to be prepared for it, you will really be scared!"

Donald nodded, the two stood up, Xu Yang arranged for Donald to stand up, and after Xu Yang measured it, he let Donald's eyes, painting and light be in a straight line, which was exactly the angle he had just observed the painting. When Xu Yang unfolded the scroll, the old man was also frightened and took two steps back, Xu Yang dared to put away the scroll tightly, and went over to help Tang Lao and asked.

"It's okay, Grandpa Tang, isn't it amazing. ”

"Incredible, incredible, the wisdom of the ancients is really beyond the reach of my generation!" said Donald with a sigh after standing still.

Xu Yang also nodded in agreement, and the two sighed for a while, in fact, things are indeed very mysterious, this time Xu Yang asked someone to bring an easel, hang the painting, find a good angle, and the two stood in front of the painting together.

As soon as he stood still, he saw that the characters and colors on the entire autumn hunting picture had all disappeared, as if a dizzy circle of light appeared in the picture scroll of the eyes, and then a colorful tiger suddenly appeared in the painting, yes, it was a tiger, and the two knew that it was fake but they were still startled.

When the tiger came out, it pounced forward, and the tiger's mouth was open, and it had the power of the tiger roaring in the mountains and forests. The most shocking thing was looking at the tiger in front of him, as if the tiger's roar was also ringing in his ears. Whoever sees this for the first time will be scared.

"Spotlight into a tiger, spotlight into a tiger!" Donald muttered.

Yes, how Yan Liben did it Xu Yang also doesn't know, if someone told him about it, he would definitely say: Brother didn't drink too much. Now he found that he had really drunk too much and was dizzy!