In the Ming Dynasty, the woodcut of "Painting Spectrum of Jiyazhai" edited by Huang Fengchi concentrated on "Four Spectrum of Zhu Mei Lanju". Since then, Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju have been called "four gentlemen" and have been loved by the world for thousands of years because of their elegant and indifferent quality, and have become a cultural symbol of personality and character. The world often uses "four gentlemen" to express the noble character of saints.
First, the influence on Chinese painting.
"Four Gentlemen" is the traditional theme of Chinese painting, and painters like to use "Four Gentlemen" to flaunt the noble character of gentlemen.
"Ji Ya Cai Mei Cynthia Chrysanthemum Four Sketches": "The study is bright, and those who choose plum, bamboo, orchid and chrysanthemum alone can cleanse people's dirty intestines and make their bones bright with their elegance and elegance."
These four gentlemen are not vain, but they do have their own characteristics:
Mei, cutting ice and snow, arrogant; Orchids, empty valleys, fragrant, narcissistic; Bamboo, sifting the wind and making the moon, is a chic life; Chrysanthemum and Shuang Ling are their own, and they won't be angry.
Second, the impact on China culture.
From ancient times to the present, people's general feelings about Mei Lan's bamboo and chrysanthemum poems are based on China's profound national cultural spirit.
Mei Lan and Zhu Ju occupy four seasons, and China literati regard them as "four gentlemen", which shows their understanding of time order and the meaning of life.
Gao Meijie proudly stands on the shore, orchids are elegant and ethereal, bamboo is modest and straight, and chrysanthemums are chaste in Leng Yan. China people load their true feelings in a flower, a grass, a stone and a tree, thus making flowers, trees, grass and stones break away from or expand their original meanings and become symbols and metaphors of personality.
Generally speaking, the "realm" of life and art is to sublimate the limited inner spiritual character into eternal and infinite beauty.
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Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum become the symbols of sensuality and metaphor, and are called the four gentlemen in flowers. They have their own characteristics:
May: I am proud of exploring waves and cutting ice and snow. I am proud of myself and am a noble and noble person.
Lan: The hollow valley is secluded, narcissistic, fragrant and elegant, and is a sage in the world;
Bamboo: the screen makes the moon, and it is chic and elegant all its life, which is modest;
Chrysanthemum: Shuang Ling is elegant, maverick and not aggressive. He is a hermit.