|大雪纷飞落古今( 二 )

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As the saying goes, “Veg pickled in Xiaoxue (Minor Snow); meat preserved in Daxue (Major Snow)”. During the solar term Daxue when there’s no farming activities, people tend to get busy making various “cured” foods, to “cure” the winter blues.
The flowing seasons are usually capturedin artistic creations.The 1000-year-old painting attributed to Xu Xi, depicts a cluster of bamboo standing upright in the cold winter snow. The snow was not painted with white powder, but rendered by deliberate blank, which is quite extraordinary. Light ink, in different concentrations, was used to bring out the snow on different objects, together with which the empty space of snow creates rhythm and consonance.

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In the snow, there are not only the upright bamboos, but also the playful children. In the painting by Dai Shuliang, children are happily building snowmen and having a snowball fight. Just as what’s written in the painting,
“During Daxue gusts of cold wind blow; but it’s so fun to play with the snow.”
The freezing snow also accentuates the precious winter sunshine. In Fu Zhongchao's painting, the slow molten sunlight not only heats the snow-laden earth in the painting, but also suffuses us with a warming glow and inspiration.
Among the ancient paintings that capture snowy scenes, a renowned one was created by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), who was a famous painter and calligrapher. A fisherman is boating along the river surrounded bymountains after snow. With thin and powerful lines and fluent brushwork, the painting creates a dignified image, revealing the sophistication and charm of court painting in the early 12thcentury.

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Also capturing a snowy scene, the contemporary painting by Zhong Shuheng depicts a snow-covered modern city. With large areas of white, grey and dark hues, the work creates a sense of beauty in the emptiness that extends out of the frame.
Chinese artists have always been inspired by the freezing cold and snow brought by the solar term Daxue (Major Snow), creating many works about the rhythmic cycle of the flowing seasons. Such artworks have been celebrated by both our ancestors and contemporaries, transcending time and space.
文字素材来源:《光明日报》2020年12月06日 10版
出品：光明日报&中国传媒大学
责编：王远方
【|大雪纷飞落古今】编辑：孙岱张雪瑜