Looking through the writings and papers of unofficial history, Yin Zhi or modern people, many people describe Empress Dowager Cixi as a knowledgeable and versatile talented woman, not only lamenting her superb political skills, but also impressed by her profound knowledge and superb attainments in poetry, poetry, calligraphy and painting.
Be knowledgeable. De Ling, the aide of Empress Dowager Cixi, said that Cixi did less research on China's ancient history and famous ancient history or legends than ordinary people. Carl, an American female painter who once painted Empress Dowager Cixi, said that she can not only write poems, but also write fresh and extraordinary works, which is quite "grand". He can also write articles in classical Chinese. "He has a good eloquence and is a rare talent. He can recite the poems and songs of ancient masters, such as several treasures. " Ye He Na Lagan, the great grandson of Empress Dowager Cixi, also said that he likes literature, history and painting very much. It is said that she could recite the three-character classics fluently when she was six years old. "Including Tang poetry and Song poetry, she can recite them in Manchu and Chinese."
Ancient poetry works. In Qing Dynasty, Tsui Hark clearly described it in Poems of Empress Dowager Cixi. From the two poems on the trial post, we can see that the words are not only neat, but also very artistic.
Cixi's pro-book is in great contrast with the original.
Moreover, some of the original works of Empress Dowager Cixi we saw are very different from the calligraphy and painting on them.
Xianfeng eleven years, Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong? Before the idea of a joint coup, she personally drafted a secret order to dismiss Su Shun and others.
From this secret letter, we can easily see that the cultural accomplishment of Empress Dowager Cixi is actually not high. First, the handwriting is crooked and you can't see any calligraphy skills. It is far from the world-famous calligraphy of Empress Dowager Cixi. Second, her writing and cultural foundation is not good. There are 237 words in the secret Oracle, with typo 12 and as many as 16, and many sentences are not fluent. For example, "after entering Chengdu, there are four obvious typos in 23 words: tell the public whether the Prime Minister praised it or not, please consult the brothers." Third, she also knows that her cultural level is limited, so there is a sentence in the secret letter "Please ask Qi Ge to rewrite it".
Four years later, at the end of March, the learning and calligraphy of Empress Dowager Cixi did not improve much. Comparing with the secret order of 186 1, we find that the strike is a revolution. The handwriting of the imperial edict is crooked, and the writing level has not improved. There are only 226 words in the imperial edict, with the typo 13. In the previous secret order, she misspelled "ruling power" many times and misspelled "returning to the government again" as "returning to the right again". She also knew that her writing was poor, so she "made an imperial edict and waited", and then gave it to the university students, the university students of Tirentang and the university students of Zhou Zupei, saying, "There are many different sentences in the imperial edict, which should be embellished!"
Most of them are the works of world ghosts.
The author believes that the so-called genuine calligraphy and painting of Empress Dowager Cixi, although money is "the treasure of Empress Dowager Cixi's calligraphy", is at most a fake actually made by others. For five reasons, some may even be modern imitations of these fakes.
First of all, analyze the skills and techniques of painting and calligraphy. In China, painting and calligraphy need basic skills, so painting and calligraphy are in the same strain. Because the writing and calligraphy of Empress Dowager Cixi are not perfect, her paintings are unlikely to have exquisite attainments. Second, analyze the number of paintings and calligraphy of Empress Dowager Cixi. Call her "I like to write big characters, and write the words" dragon ","tiger ","pine "and" crane "in Zhang Kula's calligraphy. And it has a history of hundreds of years. " With such a large number of calligraphy works, Empress Dowager Cixi is old and her body may not be able to complete it alone. Thirdly, judging from the height and figure of Empress Dowager Cixi and the physical strength required for writing and drawing. Carl said that in 1903, she "held a pen like a rafter behind her wife and groped in a big inkstone." Seeing that the ink had faded, I began to sketch. The whole word can be four feet long and can be used as words such as' Fu' and' Shou'. The pen is extremely strong and effortless. "But judging from the old photos preserved in the Qing Palace, Empress Dowager Cixi is not tall, about 1.60 meters.
A 68-year-old short old man, how can her physical strength support her to spend a lot of money and write a fast book four feet wide? Fourthly, analyze the forms and styles of Empress Dowager Cixi's paintings. Tsui Hark records that she is not good at using meticulous brushwork with the right pen and tries to look like it. Her painting style is freehand brushwork. However, at present, all kinds of paintings with the theme of "The Treasure of Empress Dowager Cixi" are just meticulous paintings, with neat, meticulous, delicate and realistic strokes and smooth lines, rather than freehand brushwork. There are obvious differences in painting styles between them. Fifth, it was pointed out that the paintings of Empress Dowager Cixi caught the author's knife. Tsui Hark pointed out that she drew a fan in her spare time and made a portrait of the minister. If you can't give it, find a ghostwriter. One is Yao Yan Shi Fangbo's sister-in-law, and the other is Yunan Miao Zhongshu Jiayu's sister. Miao Jiahui pointed out many times that Empress Dowager Cixi personally selected 18 of the best painters. "Their only duty is to paint for Empress Dowager Cixi. These painters are divided into three groups, and each group paints for her for ten days every month. The "Queen Mother" put her own seal on these paintings, and then asked the Hanlin people in the Hanlin Academy to attach some related poems. Whenever there is a banquet in the palace, she will give these paintings to others as if she had painted them herself. "