Zhongren

Zhongren

Zhongren (birth and death unknown), the word detached, Yuezhou Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) people. During the reign of Yuanyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1086-1093), he came to Hengzhou and lived in Huaguang temple outside Xiaoxiang gate. "Because he lived in Huaguang, people thought he was called" (Qingquan county annals Volume 5, temple Huaguang Temple). Later, he moved to Huaguang Temple of Huaguang mountain in the southern suburb of Hengzhou and grew old in Meilin.

Zhong Ren loved painting plum. He planted plum in the temple. He moved the bed under the flower when the flower was in bloom. Every time he saw the shadow of plum under the moon, he used pen and ink to describe its shape, which was quite the charm of plum. Since the beginning of Zhong Ren, momei has become a new variety of flower and bird painting, which is of great significance to the development of Chinese painting themes and techniques.

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He was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. During the reign of Yuanyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1086-1093), he came to Hengzhou and lived in Huaguang temple outside Xiaoxiang gate. "Because he lived in Huaguang, people thought he was called" (Qingquan county annals Volume 5, temple Huaguang Temple). Later, he moved to Huaguang Temple of Huaguang mountain in the southern suburb of Hengzhou and grew old in Meilin.

Zhao Mengfu's inscriptions and postscripts on momei in the Yuan Dynasty said: "Huaguang is the first person who discusses momei in the world." He also created such themes as the pictures of three friends in winter (pine, bamboo and plum). He loved plum painting most. He planted plum before the abbot and moved his bed under the flowers when they were in bloom. Every month, he saw the shadow of plum falling horizontally and obliquely. That is to say, he used pen and ink to describe the shape of plum, which was quite the charm of plum. Since then, through continuous observation and accumulation of pen and ink, he finally broke through the previous techniques and created his own style of painting plum flowers in ink. Therefore, the ink plum has become a new variety in the field of flower and bird painting It is of great significance to explore the themes and techniques of painting.

His book Huaguang Mei Pu has been handed down from generation to generation, which has made outstanding contributions to the theory of plum painting in Song Dynasty. Today, Huaguang street, shigu District, Hengyang City is named after its number.

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Zhao Mengfu of the Yuan Dynasty said in the preface and postscript to the plum blossom: "all the people who talk about the plum blossom in the world are called Huaguang first."

Huang Tingjian called the plum blossom he painted: "it's as cold and clear as dawn, walking among the isolated hills and fences, but it doesn't have fragrant ears."

Huihong said: "Huaguang for this plum, such as the West Lake fence between heavy smoke and rain dim season.".

Liu Kezhuang called him: "plum blossom portrait is wonderful in the world.".