Zhao Qingquan: see the Spirit of one Branch and one Leaf-- talking about the Literati Tree again

One branch and one leaf to see the spirit-- talking about the literati tree again

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I have a special fondness for literati trees for a long time. At first, when I was reading the score of painting, I found that in the ancient Chinese painting, especially in the literati painting, most of the trees were lean in trunk, with sparse branches and leaves, and few short, sturdy and plump trees. For a long time later, I have been thinking about this question, that is, painting is different from bonsai, there is no difference in cost between painting sturdy trees and painting thin trees, both thick and thin, but why do painters seldom draw thick trees? Finally, I finally understand that, in fact, this is entirely due to the aesthetic orientation of the Chinese literati, because there is more style in thinness, more spirit in thinness, and the lean and concise tree shape can better express the author's feelings. It is said that bonsai should be poetic and picturesque, and to achieve both form and spirit, in fact, literati trees are the best example.

"gazing" (black pine, 105 cm high, about 30 years old)

"Duxiu" (five-needle pine, 70 cm high, about 35 years old)

"Feng Gui" (true cypress, 115 cm high, about 30 years old)

"Yaji" (true cypress, 100 cm high, about 35 years old)

"Gao Feng Liangjie" (juniper, 115 cm high, about 90 years old)

"running to the moon" (real cypress, 85 cm high, about 30 years old)

"out of the valley" (five-needle pine)

"into the cloud" (true cypress, 132 cm high, 30 years old)

"Qingying" (black pine, 84 cm high, about 25 years old)

"Watch" (five-needle pine, 85 cm high, about 25 years old)

"Ancient style" (Huangshan pine, 85 cm tall, about 80 years old)

"Qingqiu" (Laoya persimmon, 85 cm tall, about 10 years old)

"dependent" (true cypress, 110 cm high, about 30 years old)

"Gaoshi Tu" (five-needle pine, 95 cm high, about 30 years old)

"invite the moon" (real cypress, 85 cm high, about 30 years old)

"sparse Shadow" (plum blossom, 85 cm high, about 15 years old)

"sparse Shadow" (plum blossom, 85 cm high, about 15 years old) snow close-up

"Tianzi" (real cypress, 65 cm high, about 25 years old)

"Dust" (black pine, 106 cm high, 25 years old)

"gathering" (real cypress, 115 cm high, about 30 years old)

"Linxu" (real cypress, 86 cm high, 30 years old)

"there is great beauty in heaven and earth without saying anything."

-- appreciation of Master Zhao Qingquan's posting stem begonia bonsai

Write an article | Chen Hongkui (Poon King drunken Weng)

How beautiful! Quince. I can't help thinking of the poem of Su Dongpo, the great writer: "the east wind curls to worship the light, and the fragrant fog turns to the moon." He is only afraid of sleeping late at night, so he burns candles and shines red makeup. "Master Zhao Qingquan's potted crabapple bonsai has been sent to many friends in bonsai circles as a New year card. When the Spring Festival, and then show Fang Hua, more beautiful.

The work is 70 centimeters high, typical medium-sized bonsai, exquisite and beautiful, placed above the height of the bedroom, isn't it a feast for the eyes and a splendor in Yatang?

"there is great beauty in heaven and earth without saying anything." The first feature of the work is the natural flavor. The shape of the root, stem and branch is simple, like the common natural tree, there is no artificial trace, no excessive modeling, no arbitrary affectation, it is really comfortable to see it! With a small number of green buds and leaves as a lining, holding beautiful flowers, wonderful, so beautiful!

If big and honest, the expression of the simple tree is very good. The trunk inclines to the right, the middle bends to the left, and then continues to tilt to the right, and there is a change in unity. The upper part of the trunk tilted high to the right, and the first main branch raised slightly and extended to the right, echoing the crown and supporting the tree potential. The artistic treatment of the left potential of the work is especially powerful, the root is strongly pulled down to the left, and the lower left main branch is properly weighed, so it stabilizes the right oblique trend and achieves a good aesthetic balance as a whole.

The works contain the beauty of youth in natural beauty and artistic beauty. The tree in the basin is simple and beautiful like a village girl. The tree is more than 20 years old, just when the young girl is young, young in texture (no moire, no void, no relish, no imperfection), full of youthful vitality. Throughout the bonsai of Master Zhao, most of them show the beauty of nature, the beauty of life and the beauty of youth. Even simple literati trees are rich in branches and leaves and full of vitality.

Literature is like a man, and so is bonsai. This beautiful stick crabapple was cultivated by Master Zhao after more than 20 years with twigs cut from other bonsai trees. At that time, there were only chopsticks thick and thin, after artificial nourishment, the accumulation of years, now there is a thick bowl mouth. What a pity it would have been if it had not been left behind at that time! Look at this reborn bonsai, is there any reason why we don't cherish life? What is the purpose of bonsai? Get close to nature, respect life, harmonious environment, eulogize conscience. I would like to advise friends in the bonsai world not to discard trees at will, and not to excessively apply knives and axes in modeling.

2018 、 3 、 14

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