The eighty-seven celestial volume "(local).This the graph is uncluttered characters 292cm & send scroll (length 30cm, ink);, and now to hide in the xu beihong memorial.
The WuDaoZi eighty-seven celestial volume "is our country the classic art history beloved in the tang dynasty, represents the highest level of trim painting with the five dynasties, 29generations GuHong purpose" han xi carries nocturnal dinner to pursue "equals.
WuDaoZi life very much, but most paint already obliterated, surviving the eighty-seven celestial volume "became numbered in ancient Chinese important art masterpiece a piece.This scroll through the millennium reproduce the world, xu beihong arts masters of the world.Xu beihong and this national treasure, the story twists and turns, the legendary replaced as his own life, even for raising the funds buy it too tired to in a hospital.
Eye WuDaoZi authentic. General too
1937 May, xu beihong to Hong Kong exhibition.One day, writers introduced him to see a study German diplomats lady collection of four cases of Chinese calligraphy and painting.When he saw the third box picture scroll, not when characters lyrics shine at the moment.Only a million yuan with cash in hand plus your seven paintings, buying this picture.
This is a picture of the trim, unknown, dark brown character hand-rolling silk face painted 87 bits paradev fairy, sleek, god will that & lalitasana, ldquo;QiuXu cloud, several feet FeiDong, hair roots out meat, force rdquo; spare & rehabAir show incisively and vividly, the clouds to slowly moving to fly, float the fairy, make the whole painting has & ldquo;The heaven clothes float in the sky, full wall pneumatic & rdquo;Artistic appeal.
All the works with any color, without any KuanShi, but xu beihong saw at a glance that this is a picture of the tang dynasty famous writer art JuePin.Xu beihong will its called "of eighty-seven celestial volume", and by party ldquo engraved with &;Life & rdquo; the griefFour words of seals, carefully print on the picture, seize the left, as ever JuePin from eternal.
1937 spring, xu beihong returns nanjing.Happened to come to nanjing by Peiping ZhangDaQian preparatory national fine arts exhibitions matters, at this time, HuangJunBi, XieZhiLiu also in nanjing, they ZhangDaQian, XieZhiLiu wine drink, such as the man to watch the xu beihong dwellings of eighty-seven celestial volume ".
ZhangDaQian see volume was stunning, say, this picture was the only see tang characters ldquo scroll have &;Wu dai when the wind & rdquo;Feeling, that can be WuDaoZi tang painting the powder this holy.For the ZhangDaQian this judgment, XieZhiLiu also agreed.
Treasure stolen
In 1941, the outbreak of the Pacific war, the Japanese invasion of Singapore.Right now is Singapore exhibition, called on the anti-japanese xu beihong immediately be secret hidden part precious exhibits, only carried the eighty-seven celestial volume "and a few exhibits, evacuated the Singapore.
In 1942, when xu beihong traveled back to kunming, yunnan, that year may, xu beihong to kunming exhibition held entertained the troops.At that time, but of kunming although did not suffer occupied by the enemy but presence, people every day bomber several times every day to drill bomb shelters.May 10, air raid sirens rang, he ran into together with everybody air-raid shelters.When warnings and continued, but found that, go back to pry open while disorderly some apartment door lock, will he the treasure of eighty-seven celestial volume "and other more than 30 painting stole!Xu beihong was suddenly went, faint in the ground.
As xu beihong thought "of eighty-seven celestial volume" that could renege on loss, this never see it when, in summer 1944, xu beihong received a letter sent from chengdu, write the letter is xu beihong had taught of a female student LuYinHuan, she told the teacher that she saw the in chengdu of eighty-seven celestial volume ".Originally, a few years ago, when addressing that year the xu beihong was the collection of eighty-seven celestial himself the volume "photograph, explained to the classroom to give students the artistic value and his work got this picture, treasures of students by copying.
LuYinHuan deplored the impression special profound.Later, she learned that the eighty-seven celestial volume "in kunming stolen news, the in the mind also miss with this thing.Two years later, with a friend LuYinHuan and her husband, to an unknown person house guest.The man pulled out a picture scroll of ancient character lyrics on people appreciate.A closer look LuYinHuan, got a fright, by her impression, this picture scroll is in kunming lost the xu beihong eighty-seven celestial volume ".
After receiving the letter LuYinHuan students, xu beihong excited, originally wanted to immediately to chengdu picture, but he also claim holders of terrified painting fear.Because the xu beihong is big celebrity, if the holder in case is painting, very may fear the thieves were arrested and will destroy evidence.He decided not to ask a friend to chengdu, please his first find the vocabulary, see this picture and recognised as an original first, and making friends, then managed to spend money bought the picture again.
Soon, chengdu news: that painting is indeed, the original event also willing to give the painting, but sold xu beihong, he opened the day price: silver 20 million, while also xu beihong 20 paintings.20 million dollar is a what concept?At the time, a good big in the city of Beijing and fewer than ten thousand dollar courtyard.
In order to draw safety, xu beihong accepted his condition.He ignored his ailing paint, day or night, even so busy with tired to was sick in a hospital.Lady LiaoJingWen then help husband find friends fundraising.Soon, 20 million in cash and 20 painting sent to chengdu.In the friend's help, and soon the eighty-seven celestial volume "returned to xu beihong hands.
When xu beihong opened them again the subject of scroll paintings, found no damage, just picture bore & ldquo;Life & rdquo; the griefSeal has been cut off, his comments inscribed cut off.
In 1948 in October, xu beihong again the second time, and framed picture scroll ldquo stamped with the &;Life & rdquo; the griefSeal.88 years old white name, ZhangDaQian, inscribed roll XieZhiLiu write epilogue.Zhang epilogue called the roll and collection of his purpose "han xi carries nocturnal dinner to pursue" ldquo; for &Tang painting people, only the two volumes, each all of the wonderful & rdquo;;Thanks for this volume is cloud gambling ldquo &;Tang dynasty, the development of the firm cutting rdquo; guru also &.Xu beihong himself also write epilogue described this roll legend, and will be lost through recommendations for painting, a painting in two first four-line copy after epilogue.
In September 1953, xu beihong, died in LiaoJingWen his wife died on the same day, is the xu beihong announced grief hon left 1000 piece and 1000 pieces collection of his past dynasties excellent, calligraphy and painting, 10,000 books data, including the eighty-seven celestial volume ") all to countries.
