Yan shengsun

Yan shengsun

Yan shengsun (1623-1702), named sunyou, was born in Jiaoshan, Wuxi County in 1623. Poets, calligraphers and painters in Qing Dynasty.

Life of the characters

At the age of six, he can read big characters. When he grew up, he was famous for his poetry, calligraphy and painting. In his 20s, he abandoned juziye and traveled in the mountains and rivers. Together with Zhu YIZUN and Jiang Chenying, they are known as "three cloth clothes in Jiangnan". In 1649, he joined the Shenjiao society, which was established by Wu Weiye, a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River. In the 11th year of Shunzhi, he joined the Yunmen society with 10 people including Gu Zhenguan and Qin Songling in the city, which was called "ten sons of Yunmen". In 1675, he got to know Nalanxingde, a Manchu poet and the son of Mingzhu, a bachelor. In March of the 18th year of Kangxi, the imperial court promoted erudite scholars. Yan shengsun was recommended and avoided the examination. He was still selected to participate in the compilation of the history of the Ming Dynasty. After that, he successively held the posts of daily life announcer, examiner of Shanxi provincial examination, youzhongyun and editor of Hanlin academy, chengdelang and so on. In the 24th year of Kangxi, he resigned and went back to his hometown to live in seclusion. Kangxi died of illness in the 41st year of his reign at the age of 79.

Personal achievement

literature

Yan shengsun is famous for his good poems. As for the creation of poetry, he emphasizes that "poetry comes from emotion" and pursues the realm of endless words and endless meanings. Among his peers, he has a good reputation of "graceful, deep and beautiful, unique charm". He is also good at writing Ci, and takes nature as his religion. His golden melody is known as "one rhyme and one hundred tired". The poems and essays are handed down from generation to generation. During his seclusion, he was employed by Xu Yongyan, the magistrate of Wuxi, to compile Wuxi County annals with Qin Songling, which was completed in the 29th year of Kangxi.

Painting and Calligraphy

His paintings and calligraphy also enjoy a high reputation. The calligrapher's office in the Jin and Tang Dynasties has a good comment on his paintings, such as "outstanding support for work" and "enough to include the people of the time". He is good at figures, flowers and birds, especially at drawing Phoenix. Works handed down from generation to generation include the painting of jackdaws in old trees, the painting of Heshou, and the painting of Jiangcun thatched cottage. Dong Qichang enjoys the tranquility and leisure of his landscape. He is also good at painting pavilions, figures, flowers and birds. He is especially good at painting Phoenix, dancing and shooting eyes in five colors. Wang Shizhen was very famous for his portrait of Wang Xiqiao.

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