One of the must-see museums: Bronze Museum.
Focus on Watching: Design and Manufacture of Bronzes
The bronze museum is facing this cymbal, with a turquoise pattern in the middle, which is amazing in workmanship; This is the production process of BC18th century or BC16th century. The tools are simple, but the design is exquisite. It is estimated that the samurai at that time could have bronze weapons, which were extremely precious; So I spent so much effort to decorate it when I made it. Wearing it on the body can not only attract envious eyes, but also play a deterrent role. It is definitely a symbol of power and wealth.
This mosaic design of turquoise has far-reaching influence. Now, similar designs are still popular in Tibet and Central Asia. When I went to Nepal and Morocco, I saw a lot of turquoise embedded in their jewelry. There are gravel inlay and full stone inlay, and everyone has a belt. The human agreement on beauty has not changed much since ancient times.
The shapes of reeds and vases in the above picture are very modern punk style. Where did this metal element of punk-style clothing come from? I didn't check the relevant information. I only sigh that the imagination of the ancients was too strong, and many modern design concepts originated from ancient times.
The Second Must-See Museum: Sculpture Museum
Focus on watching: the form and way of characters
The focus of watching sculptures is the change of their shapes and expressions. Take this female painted figurine as an example. Her height 15cm, only in her hand. Her waist line is so low, her stomach is still small, and her plump face is drooping. The amount of rouge is as gaudy as a village woman, and there are no long legs, thin waist and awl face in modern aesthetic factors. However, she stood there with great confidence, with arrogant and playful eyes, charming and lovely posture and unique charm, which fascinated the world.
? The carving of figurines began in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, the carving of pottery figurines became more and more exquisite, and the skill of figure-building became more and more perfect, from the dull Gu Zhuo in the Western Jin Dynasty to the vivid nature. From having only an outline to paying attention to details. The face shape of the characters also changes with the different aesthetic standards of the times. From the Western Jin Dynasty to the early Northern Wei Dynasty, the face shape is wider. After the Northern Wei Dynasty Taihe (477 ~ 499), the face became thinner and thinner in the later period. In the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties, the face changed from thin to round, and in the Tang Dynasty, it became more rounded and plump, and the characters in the portraits became more and more charming, and many vivid works appeared.
The figure sculpture in Sui and Tang Dynasties reached a new artistic height. Tri-colored figurines made of yellow, brown, blue and green, that is, tri-colored figurines in Tang Dynasty, can especially represent the modeling level of a new kind of figurine works. Yang Huizhi was a famous sculptor in the Tang Dynasty, who was famous for being good at portraying specific characters vividly.
The third must-see museum: China Museum.
Focus on watching: bionic porcelain
How to appreciate these exquisite porcelains when you walk into the porcelain museum? Be sure to look at it in chronological order. The first thing I saw was the very early porcelain as shown below. Is it beautiful? Don't! Is it exquisite and smooth? Don't! Is the porcelain glaze beautiful? Don't!
But with the passage of time, porcelain became more and more exquisite until bionic porcelain reached its peak. Therefore, we must watch it in chronological order to appreciate the development history of porcelain.
The prestigious Jun kiln porcelain has a perfect size ratio. By comparing its modeling with begonia flower, we can better appreciate the abstract freehand brushwork of China ancient art.
Under the light, it attracted a large audience with indescribable blue. It is a well-known blue and white porcelain in China in recent years. Iron slag melts, blooms and smudges at high temperature, eventually forming blue and white porcelain.
Not all blue and white porcelain are so beautiful. Some are dark blue, with fine patterns and dregs on the surface. The blue and white in the picture above is not a masterpiece. You must go to the big museum to see rare (real) products in order to know what real works of art are.
? Pastel is very popular in porcelain. Look at its exquisite design, a few strokes will show a deer dancing. The glaze is soft. Calm down and carefully observe the new green and old green layers of pine trees and the texture of deerskin! ! Why should we look at the performance of its material texture? I have had the experience of painting on porcelain. It is extremely difficult to draw such a fine pattern on the smooth surface of porcelain with a coarse brush.
? It is said that coral is added to the glaze, because the luster is warm and soft, and the color is pure and quiet. The indescribable exquisiteness and beauty have stopped for a long time.
? It looks like a coral crown bead, a jasper bowl, Phnom Penh and a brass base, but it is a pure porcelain bowl, the best bionic porcelain, with a real score of 100. I can only marvel, and the rest are speechless. Be sure to find the showcase of bionic porcelain. A group of bionic porcelain is the best. We must find them and observe them carefully! ! When making bionic porcelain, the materials should not be changed at will. What materials should be used for imitation coral, jasper and brass? At what temperature? In my heart, I admire not only those craftsmen, but also those craftsmen!
The Fourth Must-Visit Museum: Calligraphy and Painting Museum
Aspect: do the raiders in advance to understand everyone's work.
Fee "Xiaoxiang Map Volume"
Song Zhaoji's "Liu Lu Ya Yan Tu Juan"
Yuan Zhao Mengfu's Dongting Dongshan Axis and Shi Lan Axis.
Yuan Nizan's Picture Axis of Qiu Ji in Fishing Village
Yuan Zhen Wu Fisherman's Map
Yuan, "Qingbian Seclusion"
Chou Ying in Five Bamboo Bookstore and Beautiful Bamboo Ladies in Ming Dynasty
The Tuqu Mountain House, the Stone Lake and the Town Village in Wen Zhiming in the Ming Dynasty.
Tang Yin in Crane Map, Autumn Fan Map and Lonely Man in Ming Dynasty
Zhou's "Jingkou Farewell Volume"
Ming Xu Wei Flower Atlas
Wu Changshuo's Flowers of the Four Seasons in Qing Dynasty, and the seal script facing the central axis of Shi Guwen.
Zhu Da (Badashanren) in "Lake and Stone Kill Two Birds" in Qing Dynasty
Qing Shitao's "Xi Yuan Ya Ji Juan" and "Drizzle Scattered Map Axis" ...
? These are the people who are talking about the history of China's painting. It is a blessing to look at the paintings of these famous painters together. Looking at these paintings really needs to do some homework in advance.
For example, when we watch the flower-and-bird paintings in Song Dynasty, we'd better know that China's flower-and-bird paintings are divided into two categories:
1, meticulous flower-and-bird likeness is greater than spirit likeness, with the first likeness and the second spirit likeness.
2. Freehand brushwork flowers and birds are not so much similar in shape, but rather similar in spirit, which is similar to the first and the second.
? The Golden Rooster of Lotus in Song Dynasty has reached the realm of both form and spirit, and it is the pinnacle of meticulous flower-and-bird painting.
Why is Yuan Nizan's landscape painting famous?
"Three distances" is a special perspective of China's landscape painting. It means that in a painting, you can express "high", "far" and "flat" scenery from different perspectives. The representative figure of the Plain is Ni Zan in Yuan Dynasty.
? Ni Zan initiated the composition of "one river and two banks", that is, the three-stage structure mode of near slope, middle water and distant mountains. He described the scenery of the plain with extremely concise brushwork.
? "Qiu Ji Map Axis of Fishing Village" adopts a three-stage composition method. The rocks in the distance are slender, the waters in the middle are wide and empty, and several dead trees in the rugged hills nearby are empty. This composition method is an important feature of Ni Zan's landscape painting. Chen Zhenlian, a contemporary painter, commented that "Autumn Collection of Fishing Villages" is a masterpiece of Ni Yunlin's artistic pattern, and he is also his most proud work of exerting techniques.
Xu Wei had a rough life in Ming Dynasty, and his own experience pushed the freehand brushwork of flowers and birds in ink painting to a new stage, creating his own artistic expression of "wiping". The meaning and poetry in the painting have their own characteristics. His paintings let us know that to understand Chinese painting, we must first understand China's poems.
In Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang presented Xue Ke with silk ink for landscape painting, 21.1× 723.2cm.
? This painting is a long scroll, and Dong Qichang is good at painting long scrolls of landscapes. This painting is not a permanent exhibition, but a special exhibition at the time of the event. It is good luck to see it. You can't feel the momentum of a 7-meter-long scroll without looking at the original! While watching, I stood on the right side of the showcase and inadvertently looked at the picture on the left. I found that the mountains and rivers in the painting have a three-dimensional sense of clouds and fog surrounding the peaks. The clouds are unpredictable and extremely vivid. Then it stopped for a long time. I want to share it with the audience, but there is no one in front of the showcase.
The Picture of Female Disciples in Suiyuan depicts the scene of Jiya, a thirteen female disciple of Yuan Mei. There are few women in the books of ancient literati. This painting describes in detail the scenes of ancient women participating in literary and artistic public activities, with different postures, such as fishing, writing poems, playing the piano, writing bananas, etc ... The color system of women's clothing in the painting is the same as that in Mo Landi. This long scroll painting reminds me of the famous one: the long scroll of Baique Ling's mobile phone advertisement. Web design that expresses a theme in this long scroll way is very popular at present.
? Does this painting only show that some aristocratic women are idle and bored? Don't! At the end of the Ming Dynasty, many women in Qinhuai brothel were talented in poetry and painting, but the good women of that era were unknown. In the Qing dynasty, the situation changed, and more and more talented women loved to read poems and paintings. The emergence of a large number of female poets in the Qing Dynasty is not only related to the development of the times and the opening of ideas, but also to the vigorous advocacy of a few enlightened literati. Yuan Mei is one of the important figures who advocate women's education. The feudal concept of education blocked the way for women to receive formal education. Women can't take science exams, seek fame, go into politics, and even think that women don't need education. "A woman without talent is virtue." But Yuan Mei doesn't think so. He doesn't agree with the saying that "a woman without talent is virtue".
In Yuan Mei's time, there was no girls' school education. Yuan Mei's recruitment of female disciples in his later years was indeed a shocking move. These female disciples either came from official families or married into scholarly families. They have a good economic life, excellent learning environment and more leisure, so they can write poems with peace of mind.
Wu Changshuo was the pioneer of modern freehand brushwork flowers in Qing Dynasty. In terms of techniques, he changed the traditional literati painting and emphasized elegance blindly. He boldly introduced western red and ochre flowers into Chinese paintings, which reflected each other and showed the rich beauty of the copied objects, which was natural. Created a Shanghai-style artistic style that appeals to both refined and popular tastes and is modest. There are more than one hundred of his disciples, including Pan Tianshou, Zhu, Zhu Lesan, Qian Shoutie,, and Sha Menghai. As the saying goes, "How many people in the world learn from him".