Dai Xi

Dai Xi

Dai Xi (1801-1860), a painter of Qing Dynasty. He was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou) of Zhejiang Province. Xianfeng Hanlin, an official to the right Minister of the Ministry of war, resigned and returned to Li to preside over Chongwen Academy. He is good at painting landscapes, learning from Wang Yun's brush and ink, and also learning from various schools in song and Yuan Dynasties. He is especially good at flowers and bamboo and stone sketches, and can manage seals. He has written the collection of xikuzhai and the record of inscribed paintings. His paintings include the painting of cloud, haze and emerald trees, the painting of recalling pines, and the painting of manmen Fenghua.

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Dai Xi (1801-1860), an official and painter in Qing Dynasty. Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) people, the word alcohol Shi (one for Chun River), yuan, Songping, another name deer bed Ju Shi (one for Chu bed), Jingdong Ju Shi. Daoguang 11 years (1831) Jinshi, 12 years (1832) Hanlin, official to the Ministry of war minister, later lead disease back, once in Chongwen academy as a lecturer. Xianfeng ten years (1860) when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom conquered Hangzhou, died of war, posthumous title Wenjie.

Artistic achievements

He is good at painting. The famous landscape painters after the four kings are known as the "afterforce of the four kings" and are as famous as Tang Yifen, a painter of the Qing Dynasty. In his early years, Shan Shui imitated Wang Hui, and then imitated the great masters of song and Yuan Dynasties. In his later years, he had a deep understanding of the use of ink. In Daoguang's time, most of the court's calligraphy and painting came from his own hands. He can also draw flowers and birds, figures, plum, bamboo and stone. His brush and ink are all meaningful. Qin zuyong's comment is: "the works of Lin Gu have both form and spirit. They are not only limited in form and spirit, but also limited in capital. The bamboo and stone sketches are well balanced and appropriate, but they are still bound by a new way, so they can't set up a new house. " Dai Xi's other book, Xi kuzhai Huaxu, has many discussions on the theory of painting. Inscribe a picture and record the world.

Representative paintings

Cloud, haze and emerald

Vertical axis, paper, ink, vertical 138.5cm, horizontal 64.5cm. Collected by Qingdao Museum. In the distance, the mountains are undulating, the woods are luxuriant, and the clouds float in the mountains. The mountain spring converges into a stream under the cloud and haze, and turns down the valley. Thatched cottages in the valley of the flat, hidden courtyard owners are busy with the window. Nearby, there are ripples of water, weeds and dense forests. The whole picture is bright and elegant. The structure of this picture is delicate, the style is leisurely, the ink is clean, and there is no vulgarity at all. Although it looks like farming smoke, it has a different atmosphere. On the title "cloud, haze and green smoke.". To imitate the image of big fool and luxuriant, we should not seek it by the number of families. Bo Shu big brother is, when Xianfeng five years Yimao Qingming Festival alcohol Shi Daixi

Yi song Tu

The color of paper ink is 37.7 cm in length and 123.2 cm in width. Collected by Beijing Palace Museum. Yi song Tu is the best example of Dai Xi's "learning from nature". The painter Bayun said: "it's near Fangshan, where there is a dragon pond and a cloud cave. It's full of pines. It's full of streams and valleys. It's a boundless expanse. It's a long moon. When you meet Yaoshi brothers and study in the garden, you write poems and give answers. You have the ambition of divining your neighbors. Later, when the capital was in the wind and the moon, he often recalled it and asked him to write the picture of recalling pines. At the end of the fifth year, there was a report. In the early spring of the fourth lunar month, the overseas Chinese all went down to the mountain to remember the old Pines path. " Yisongtu has the momentum of landscape in the Northern Song Dynasty. It breaks through the bleak and desolate mood of the "four kings school" in artistic conception. To a certain extent, it shows the vigorous and thick, the shape of rocks and the texturing method.

All over the country

His sons and nephews were all able to paint under his influence: the landscape paintings by his eldest son Youheng (1826-1891) (named Danian, named Baoqing) are sparse and elegant, with the charm of Ni Zan. Yiheng, Zhiheng, Qiheng and erheng are all good at landscape and have made great achievements. Yiheng is even more famous for his landscape painting, which is full of ink, and the houses are also exquisite. He is the author of Zui Su Zhai painting code. In the history of Qing painters' poetry, Zhiheng's painting skills are called "the top of Dai's group". Both hengzi zhaodeng and Zhaochun can draw.

Records in the draft of Qing History

Dai Xi was born in Qiantang, Zhejiang Province. In the 12th year of Daoguang reign, he was a Jinshi, selected a good scholar, and granted editing. Second class exam, praise good, move zhongyun. Eighteen years, into Zhinan study. I'm in charge of studying politics in Guangdong Province. When my term of office is over, I'll take care of you. Twenty five years later, he served as an official in Guangdong Province, but he didn't fill the official post. He returned to Guangdong Province to study politics, and moved to the cabinet for a bachelor's degree. In the 28th year of his reign, he was still in Zhinan study.

First of all, because the scholars and people in Guangdong prevented the British from entering the city, they had a stalemate for several years. In the 29th year, the British were terrified by the anger of the people and suspended the discussion. Xuanzong Jiayue thought that qigong, Xifeng governor Viscount Xu Guangjin, governor Baron ye Mingchen. Huixi called for the right, and discussed it. Xi said that the customs of Guangdong were well known and played by the governor. He was afraid of extravagance and had to rely on it. The book fan of seeking life has the character of placard style, which is used to convey the Edict and admonish. On the day of Yue, he ordered the South study to write a plaque, and the internal warden appointed Zhang xigeng, Tongzhi, not to hand in Dai Xi, who wrote wrongly. In a few days, it will go straight. Xi knew that his family was in decline, called him sick, and asked him to open up the vacancy. He was enraged and sent to the third grade imperial palace.

At the beginning of Xianfeng Period, sun Ruizhen, the Minister of state, summoned the capital to wait for Jianyong because of his illness. The bandits of Guangdong Province live in Jiangning, Zhejiang Province is under martial law. Xikai's officials and gentry advised him to donate money and hold group training. In the eighth year, Guangdong bandits harassed eastern Zhejiang from Jiangxi Province. Yan duanshu, governor of Xizhu County, mobilized troops and food, and begged for help in neighboring areas. When the rescue came, the thief failed and gradually retreated. In order to treat the league and practice the labor, add the second grade to wear. In the early days of Hangzhou, there were 800 militiamen, and hundreds of frontiers were selected. The work was delayed, and the number of soldiers was reduced by half. Ten years later, Guangdong bandits entered Zhejiang Province from Guangde, Anhui Province. They were trapped in several counties and committed crimes in Huzhou and Wukang. Xi to the Ministry of training Yongfu inspector Duan Guangqing, the flag guard against dusong, Qianqiu and other customs. When thieves arrive, gather troops to guard the city. Xi said that there was no reason to defend the isolated city alone, so it was better to camp the horns of the foreign minister of the city separately. He also said that when the thieves first arrived, they did not fight. Xi and his younger brother Tao helped to guard the northwest corner and shot a thief in yellow clothes. The thief retreated and hid behind the mountain. They called the thief and ran away. Xi expected his deceit and investigated it. The result turned to the southwest. Day and night ring attack, long rain, soldiers tired. The thief blasted the city at the former site of Humen in Song Town, and then fell into the city. Xi went to the water to die. Brother Xu, daughter-in-law Jin and nephew Wang Chaorong died together. After hearing about the incident, he gave the title of minister, built a special ancestral temple, and gave it to the commander of Qi and the commander of Yun Qi. Dixu, actuarial science, has its own biography.

He was elegant and popular, especially good at painting. When learning from Guangdong, Xuanzong said: "the painting of the ancients must travel thousands of miles. This trip traverses the mountains and rivers, and the painting should be beneficial. " This is what we see. Later, he was dethroned with outspoken words. And martyrdom, then benefit for the world. At the same time, Tang Yifen was famous for his paintings, which matched Xi's. He also died in Jiangning's disaster and showed his loyalty and righteousness. He was known as Dai and Tang Yun in the world.

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