It's Zhou's eldest brother. If inferred from this, Zhou Yue was born at the end of Kaiyuan (713-741). ), born in an official's family, wandered in the Qing Dynasty. He used to be the governor of Yuezhou (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) and Xuanzhou (now Xuancheng, Anhui), ranking second only to a prefecture magistrate. Zhou got this position because of his brother's position, and his brother made great achievements with his expedition to the Tubo city of Keshburg. He studied under Zhang Xuan in his early years, because he was also good at writing landscapes and painting portraits and Buddha statues. His painting style is "simple clothes, soft colors and richness."
He has lived in Yuezhou and Xuanzhou for a long time. As a beginner of Zhang Xuan, the female worker changed her sketch and wrote more aristocratic women. Their works were laid back, plump in appearance, gorgeous in clothes, simple in brushwork and soft in color, which were highly valued by the court and literati at that time. Draw a Buddha statue with a rigorous expression and call it a miracle.
When Dezong heard his name, he painted Zhang Ming Temple, which was decided after more than a month and was first promoted. When the murals of Zhang Ming Temple were first painted, many people scrambled to see them, and the entrance of the temple was full of wisdom and stupidity. Some people said something wonderful, or pointed out its defects, and all lamented its exquisiteness after the revision. Sculptors imitate it and call it "Zhou family style" Part-time portrait, like Han Gan, is a portrait of son-in-law Zhao (679-78 1), but it can't be judged whether it is good or bad. Mrs. Zhao said, "The two are similar, but the dry painting is similar, and painting can be both spiritual and emotional." He painted butterflies all over the world. He also painted pommel horses, animals and plants. At that time, many people learned it. Cheng Yi, Gao Yun and Wei Xian were all his disciples. Good writing style, able to write.
Historical records record "Taiping Guang Ji, Volume 2 13, Painting 4, Zhou Chuan"
Xuan Jing, a native of Tang and Zhou Dynasties, is also a native of Zhao Jing. After quitting, I learned well and drew poorly. Youqing alternates with you, and so does your son. Eldest brother is good at riding and shooting, and went to Tibet with Shu Ge. Collect the Stone Treasure City and award Jin Wu with meritorious service. When Dezong repaired Zhang Jing Temple, he called and said, "Your brother is good at drawing. I want you to draw the god of Zhang Jing Temple. If you are special. " A few days later, the emperor invited him again, and he did it. At first, as a barrier, everyone watched. When the temple goes to the countryside, the smart and the stupid will come. Or there are wonderful places, indicating that there are flaws and will be corrected with each passing day. After more than a month, I was absolutely speechless, and everyone sighed wonderfully. So I wrote it. For the contemporary first. Guo's son-in-law Zhao Zongshi tasted Han Gan and everyone praised him. Then please * * *, both of them have names. Your husband tried to draw two pictures on the seat, but failed to decide their advantages and disadvantages. When Mrs. Zhao returned to the province, your father asked Yun, "Who is this man?" There is: "Zhao Lang." "What is the most similar?" As the saying goes, "two paintings are almost the same, the latter one is better." Ask again: "Why do you say that?" The front painting is empty and looks like Zhao Lang, and the back painting also moves thoughtfully and smiles emotionally. "Your father asked," Who is the painter? " Nai Yun said, "Zhou. "It's a matter of whether the two paintings are good or bad, so that all kinds of colors are sent. There is a bodhisattva in this world, when people are full of clouds and moons, there is a big cloud monk in front of the Buddhist hall of Guangfu Temple, and there is Er Shen in front of the Buddhist hall, which is wonderful. Later, he served as a driver in Xuanzhou and painted the North King in the Zen Temple.
I often see its image in my dreams. Painting is the crown of all times. There are "Soul Master's Bell Banquet", "Liu Xuanwu Dance" and "Du Gufei Pink Book". He also wrote Zhong Ni's ritual diagram, reduced true diagram, five-star diagram and butterfly catching diagram, and also wrote Ten Disciples of Wang Wenxuan, with at most scrolls. At the end of Zhenyuan, Silla state owned people in Jianghuai and collected dozens of volumes at good prices. Yes, the Buddha statues he painted are all children of real immortal figures, all of whom are gods. Only pommel horses, birds and animals, bamboo, stones and vegetation are inexhaustible. (From Broken Drawings)
Zhou, from the Tang Dynasty, was from Kyoto. After being our official, he continued to write well. He learned all the skills in painting. He associates with dignitaries and is a noble constantly chauffeured. Zhou's brother Zhou is good at horseback riding and archery, and once went to Tibet with the general Ge Yuanzheng (according to * * *). ) recaptured Shibao City, and after returning due to the meritorious military service, Jin Wu was officially granted the right to take charge of public security in Kyoto. At that time, he was repairing the temple and summoned Zhou to say, "Ai Qing, your brother Zhou is good at painting. I want to ask him to draw a statue of Jing Temple. Please tell him. " A few days later, Zhou and Zhou were invited to start painting. At first, Zhou put the idol in the temple like a screen, and all the people in Kyoto could see it. Zhang Jing Temple is in front of the palace, and people, whether kind or stupid, go to see portraits. Some people say this picture is good, others say it is not good. Some people find faults at any time and correct them at any time.
More than a month has passed, without any critics, people all admire the wonderful painting of this statue! Finally, the draft was over, and it was the first in the world at that time. Guo Ziyi's son-in-law and assistant minister Zhao Zong once asked Han Gan to paint a portrait, and everyone praised him for his good painting. Later, he asked Zhou for a portrait. Han Hezhou was the most famous painter at that time. On one occasion, Guo put these two portraits side by side, so that people can judge whether they are good or bad, and no one can judge them.
It happened that his daughter, Mrs. Zhao, came back to visit relatives. Your father asked, "Who are these two portraits?" A: "It's my gentleman Zhao Lang." Q: "Which portrait is the most alike?" A: "Both portraits are very similar. However, the latter is the best. Q: "Why do you say that? "Answer:" The former portrait only shows Zhao Lang's appearance, while the latter one shows his manner, expression and joking posture. Your father asked, "Who painted the last one?" Someone replied, "This was painted by Zhou." On the same day, the pros and cons of the two paintings were decided, and they ordered people to send hundreds of brocade and weeks as a token of gratitude. "。 The Shuiyue Guanyin portrait of a Taoist temple in Chang 'an, Kyoto, the portrait of a Taoist priest in front of the Buddhist temple in Daxi, and the portraits of two immortals in front of the Buddhist temple in Guangfu Temple are all strange and wonderful. These portraits are all Zhou's works. Xuanzhou official position after worship. During his tenure, he painted a statue of the Northern King for the Zen Temple. After the painting was finalized, he often saw the heavenly king come to him in his dreams. Zhou painted men and women in the world, which is the first master in ancient and modern times.
This kind of paintings include: banquet pictures with mixed clocks, dance pictures of Liu Xuanwu, pastel books of songs by Du Gufei, pictures of ladies wearing flowers, etc. There is also a courtesy map of Zhong Ni, a restored truth map, a five-star map, a butterfly-catching map, and a portrait of you and ten disciples of Wang Wenxuan, etc. There are many * * * pictures. At the end of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong, a man who came back from Silla bought dozens of paintings of Zhou at a high price in Jianghuai area. When he was ready to leave, he found that the immortals, real people, men and women in these paintings he bought were all dead and gone. Only pommel horses, birds and animals, bamboo and stone plants are still painted on it.
Paintings handed down from ancient times include Yang Fei Bathing, Concubine Counting Parrots, Zhao Zongshi Lang, Ming Taizu Riding from Slaves, Palace Riding, Youchun Ladies, etc. There are many existing paintings as his handed down works.
Handed down from ancient times, there is a picture of a lady waving a fan and a colorful silk book, which depicts the life scenes of a court lady enjoying the cool, watching embroidery and dressing up in summer. , with a plump figure, meticulous Gu Zhuo, colorful, colorful and elegant style, is now in the Palace Museum; The volume "The Picture of Zanhua Ladies" (biography) describes the scene of aristocratic women wandering in the garden at the turn of spring and summer, which is collected in Liaoning Provincial Museum; Tune the piano and sip tea (biography), Nelson Art Museum, USA. Art activities were held between Tang Dali and Zhenyuan.
Zhou was a famous religious painter and figure painter at that time. There are two meaningful stories about his activities. Both Zhou and Han Gan painted portraits of their son-in-law. The two paintings are hung together, and everyone can't tell them apart. Later, my daughter came to see that Han Gan's paintings were "as empty as Zhao Lang's appearance", but Zhou was able to "make fun of Zhao Lang's feelings". Therefore, Zhou's art is regarded as surpassing Han Gan. In other words, Zhou's portrait can be said to be vivid and has reached a higher level. Zhou Zeng painted murals in the newly-built Zhangming Temple (767 AD in the second year of Dali) outside Tonghua Gate in Chang 'an. After the draft came out, people from Beijing came to see tens of thousands of paintings and put forward their opinions. Some people said yes, others pointed out shortcomings, and Zhou Fang listened with an open mind. After a month of revision, the public thought it was completely satisfied and was promoted to the first place at that time. This story not only illustrates Zhou's virtue as an excellent painter, but also specifically illustrates how religious art combines with the demands and wishes of the masses.
Zhou's paintings are very serious. It is said that he has been thinking about "as for the feeling of dreams, show the appearance of musical instruments and spread them to craftsmen." I saw the image I had been looking for in my dream.
The most famous Buddhist image created by Zhou is Shui Yue Guan Yin, which is recorded. There are Zhou paintings in the southeast courtyard of Shengguang Temple Tower in Guangdefang, Chang 'an, picture frames found in Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and cave paintings in Wanxi Wanfo Gorge. So far, there are examples of Shuiyue Guanyin in the Tang Dynasty. Zhou's Buddhist paintings have long been a popular standard, known as "Zhou's family style".
The characteristics of Zhou's works, as recorded at that time, are "simple clothes" and "soft colors", and the female images depicted are "rich in body". These characteristics can be seen in Zhou's existing works: "ladies who shake fans" and "ladies who wear flowers".
"Tune the piano and sip tea" and "Fan Girl" used to be considered as Zhou's works. The era and style of the works are close to that of Zhou. "Tune the piano and sip tea" shows two women quietly waiting for another woman to fiddle with the strings and prepare to play. In the picture, the back of the trance sipping tea and the meticulous movements of fiddling with the strings are all described accurately and expressively. This painting instantly depicts the carefree mood of ancient aristocratic women in the monotonous life of doing nothing through gestures. The Woman Who Shakes the Fan is also successful in this respect. At the beginning of the book, a lady sits lazily, and her thoughtful expression also reveals the loneliness of their lives. There are thirteen people in the whole volume of "The Lady Who Shakes the Fan", which shows the daily life of officialdom.
The picture of a lady is based on the life of court women, and the luxuriously decorated concubines stroll in the garden. The characters are plump, leisurely and serene, and the identity and life characteristics of the concubines are fully displayed. The environment is only implied by two cranes and puppies, not directly described. The main success of this painting lies in its depiction of image and dynamics.
The most popular theme in these ladies' paintings is loneliness, idleness and boredom in the narrow and poor life of ancient aristocratic women. Described their gorgeous appearance, but also revealed their emotional life through their demeanor, to a certain extent, reflecting the feudal society's bondage to women.
Many of Zhou's works have been lost, but the general contents can be seen from the titles, such as: pictures of ladies with various names such as spring, tea making, railing, flute playing, crane dancing, flute playing and Go.
Zhou's works were deeply loved by Koreans in the Tang Dynasty. Up to now, we can still see that Japan retains the ancient ladies' paintings in Zhou style. Full-bodied female images were widely popular in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the mid-Tang Dynasty and beyond. It was also found in the ancient tomb in Turpan, Xinjiang. There were also many pottery figurines in the Tang Dynasty.
Zhou's disciples are Cheng, Wang and Zhao Boxuan. Among them, Cheng Xiu followed Zhou for 20 years and had the deepest relationship with Zhou, which was also the most valued at that time.
The theme of Zhou's works includes the themes involved in the works of Natalie and other female painters at that time. In addition to the general themes of aristocratic women's lives, it is particularly noteworthy that there are also works that specifically describe the activities in the Tang Dynasty, such as Enjoy the Cool in the Ming Dynasty, Fighting Chickens and Shooting Birds in the Ming Dynasty, Playing Wutong in the Ming Dynasty, Night Tour in the Ming Dynasty, Bathing in Yang Fei, Teaching Parrots in Taizhen, and Picture of Guo's Wife. These works directly show the luxurious and romantic life of the emperor and his life without causing discrimination, and are repeated by many painters. This also explains the social and psychological background of the vigorous development of lady painting at that time.
Among the above-mentioned examples of ladies' paintings in the Tang Dynasty, "Tiaoqin Sip Tea", "The Picture of Lady You Chun of the State of Guo" and "The Picture of Tao Ren" all have obvious plots, and the action description has also achieved great success. At that time, ladies painters described the activities of ladies, such as swimming in the spring, leaning against the railing, playing the flute and taking pictures, with the aim of expressing the emotional state of people engaged in these activities, rather than simply expressing them. Today, the ladies' paintings in the Tang Dynasty (including newly unearthed murals and ladies' paintings) all reflect the characteristics of the times and aesthetic ideas, and are also of great significance.
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Buddha statue in Tang dynasty
Painting Buddha statues is especially good for Qian Zhou. Since Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism has become increasingly prosperous, and Taoism is also very popular. Temple view is spread all over the country, so the painting art in Tang Dynasty mostly reflects religious content. However, the paintings at this time are obviously different from the previous paintings, that is, Buddhist scriptures and religious paintings are unified with people who imitate real life, so that the works can absorb new materials from real life, thus giving them vigorous vitality. Zhou's artistic creation in this respect is typical.
According to records, Zhou painted in many temples. Zhang Jing Temple, Guangfu Temple, Shengguang Temple, Zen Temple and Shangdu Shuiyue Temple all have his handwriting. Xuanhe Palace has 72 portraits of him, including 32 statues of kings and old kings, accounting for 44% of the total. Zhang Huai of the Tang Dynasty said, "Today, there are bodhisattvas enjoying themselves. When people talk about clouds and water, there are monks in front of Dayun West Temple, and Guangfu Temple and Er Shen are wonderful. " He added: "The Buddha statues, true immortals, figures and ladies he painted are all gods."
In painting Buddha statues, Zhou played a high degree of artistic creativity. "Qinghe Calligraphy and Painting Workshop" records that it is said that his portraits of women are all "beautiful eyes, eyebrows not curled, lips white, ears repaired and nose hanging", and they do not make a delicate and graceful gesture. Obviously, Zhou secularized the religious art, which undoubtedly pushed the painting art to the road of realistic creation. In this respect, Zhou also gradually formed his own unique artistic style-Shuiyue style. This kind of Shui Yue style is manifested in the portraits of Bodhisattvas in Shangdu, which is famous for its soft brushwork and rigorous image, so it is called Shui Yue view by later generations. Zhang Yanyuan said: "The clothes are simple, the colors are soft, and the bodhisattva is strict, creating a wonderful body of water and moon."
The artistic experience of figure painting in Tang Dynasty may be the demand of the times. Zhou was the most famous religionist and figure painter in Chang 'an in the mid-Tang Dynasty. He was a beginner of Zhang Xuan, and then he created his own style. He is good at drawing rich and fat ladies, and he has a strong ability. Stories handed down are as follows: His son-in-law asked Zhou and Han Gan to paint his portrait and hang it in his room. Guo's daughter replied that Zhou painted Zhao Lang's "smiling posture". This incident was passed down as a much-told story. His Buddhist statues such as "Shui Yue Guan Yin" were regarded as models at that time and were once called "Zhou Jia Style". At that time, his works spread to Japan and Silla (now the central part of the Korean Peninsula), where the original works can still be found. Because of its long history, although it has been handed down from generation to generation, the original work is not uncommon. Readers can only catch a glimpse of paintings by Tang Yin, Chou Ying and other famous ladies in Ming Dynasty.
Zhou's artistic activities lasted for thirty or forty years, that is, from Dali to Zhenyuan (766-805), and their activities were mainly concentrated in Chang 'an and Jiangnan. Zhou's official career and aristocratic status made him wander among aristocratic children for a long time, so he had the opportunity to accept Zhang Xuan's painting themes and artistic techniques. He "came to Zhang Xuan first, but later he was slightly different" (Notes on Famous Paintings of Past Dynasties by Tang Yanyuan). Zhou's painting style is so similar to Zhang Xuan's that future generations should distinguish his works by the "small difference" that Zhou is not in the ears of beauty. In fact, Zhou has many new creations that Natalie doesn't have.
Zhou is not as good at painting as his teacher Zhang Xuan. Good at painting ladies, portraits and Buddha statues, limited to all branches of figure painting. However, Zhou has many artistic originality. He created "Shui Yue Guan Yin" with a rigorous attitude, and painted Guanyin under the moon at the water's edge, which is quite artistic. This is not only imitated by painters, but also becomes the modeling style of sculptors, which is very popular. More importantly, later generations regard the figure paintings of the Zhou Dynasty, especially the paintings of ladies and Buddha statues, as "Zhou Family Painting Style", which is called "Four Family Painting Styles" in parallel with "Cao Family Painting Style" (created by Cao in Northern Qi Dynasty), "Zhang Family Painting Style" (created by Monk You in Southern Dynasty) and "Wu Family Painting Style" (created by Wu Daozi in Tang Dynasty).
The appearance of "Zhou family style" in the social interaction of characters indicates that Zhou's artistic achievements and artistic status have surpassed Zhang Xuan, and it also shows that Zhou's painting art has a deep popular foundation. The appearance of "Zhou Jiafeng" is closely related to Zhang Xuan's artistic preparation. More importantly, before this, both court painters and folk painters had formed a certain program in the modeling of ladies' paintings, and had reached a quite mature level in the expression languages such as description, color setting and composition. For example, the female images on many murals in Dunhuang during the prosperous Tang Dynasty were the source of Zhou figure painting, and Zhou and folk painters also had cross-influences. Therefore, it can be said that "Zhou Jiafeng" is not a fiction of Zhou, but has a deep social foundation and a strong artistic foundation. "Zhou Jiafeng" is a summary, concentration and refinement of the artistic language with development foundation among sages and contemporary painters, and it is inevitable that it will be regarded as a model of figure painting by contemporary people and future generations.
From the following two stories, we can see how Zhou stood out in art and reached the point of being widely praised. Although Zhou is a noble child, he pays great attention to the opinions of the lower class in improving his painting skills.
On one occasion, Zhou Feng Tang Dezong Li Shizhen painted the temple god Zhang Jing, which immediately attracted thousands of Beijingers to watch. There are some wonderful words and some flaws. Zhou was able to listen to the revision opinions with an open mind, and it took more than a month to change them day by day, until everyone saidno. Zhou's portraits were superior to their peers in revealing the spiritual essence of the characters. According to legend, the son-in-law and assistant minister of the famous Tang Dynasty asked Han Gan and Zhou to paint him. After painting, Zhao Zong put the portrait aside, and it was difficult to decide whether it was good or bad. After returning to the house, Mrs. Zhao commented: "The two paintings are almost the same. The former painter is empty, and the latter painter moves his posture, which makes Zhao Lang laugh. " One sentence tells Zhou's unique artistic skills.
Zhou not only digs deeply into the souls of the characters in the portraits, but also shows in detail the melancholy, sadness, lamentation, melancholy and resentment of the ladies in the palace in silk books, and generally shows the mental state of the ladies in the Tang Dynasty after the "An Shi Rebellion". This is also a microcosm of the decline of the Tang empire, which embodies Zhou's sense of hardship and sympathy for the ladies confined in the deep palace and deepens the theme of Zhang Xuan's paintings of ladies and girls. Zhang Xuan and Zhou lived before and after the An Shi Rebellion, respectively, and the differences of the times are inevitably reflected in the female mental outlook in their ladies' paintings.
Zhou's ladies' paintings represent the mainstream style of ladies' paintings in the middle Tang Dynasty. The female images in his works are plump, with curved eyebrows and eyes, full cheeks and skin and bones. Clothes are all made by women, which are simple and colorful. His paintings reflect the monotonous and lonely lives of ladies-in-waiting, such as flapping butterflies, playing Zheng, playing chess, waving fans, playing music and bending over (yawning). In the Northern Song Dynasty, 72 of his paintings were recorded in Xuanhe Painting Spectrum, which have been lost to the world.
Unfortunately, Zhou has no copy handed down from generation to generation, and there are still some ancient paintings as his masterpieces. The so-called "biography" refers to the reliable appraisal opinions of predecessors and the long-term collection and record history. Although there are doubts, it is generally similar to Zhou's conception and painting style, and similar to or not far from Zhou's life time. For example, the picture of a lady wearing flowers, the picture of a lady shaking a fan, and the picture of a lady tuning the piano all reflect Zhou's unique painting style. The other is Gong Tu by Zhi, whose painting style is different from the above three, but it is well circulated, which can help us understand the painting style similar to that of Zhou Dynasty. As for my wife's annals of the two countries, it was originally circulated in the name of Zhou, and now it has been confirmed as a transcript of the Song Dynasty.
Zhou's artistic influence was spread to later generations through "Zhou Family Style". His paintings of ladies have long been regarded by the critics at that time as "the highest painting in the ages" (Tang Zhujing announced the Record of Famous Paintings in Tang Dynasty). Almost all the ladies painters in the late Tang Dynasty are in the stage of sticking to the "Zhou family painting style", which controls the ladies painting circle in the late Tang Dynasty. Until the Five Dynasties, this artistic model remained in the Jiangnan area where Zhou had been active, such as Zhou Wenju in the Southern Tang Dynasty (958-975), which spread Zhou's art of painting ladies. Ladies models in the North of the Five Dynasties tend to be exquisite, such as the Fairy Map of Yuen Long by Ruan Gao from the Five Dynasties to the Northern Song Dynasty. The image of a lady in the Northern Song Dynasty still has the legacy of Zhang Xuan and Zhou, but her figure has become slim. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Mou Yi and others were ladies painters who inherited the painting styles of Zhang Xuan and Zhou, and The Picture of Yi Dao (collected in the National Palace Museum) was their masterpiece. In Song Dynasty, many figure painters were influenced by "Zhou Family Style" facial modeling to varying degrees. By the Yuan Dynasty, with its lofty status of "Five Glorious Dynasties", the painting style of the Tang Dynasty was highly praised both inside and outside the Yuan Dynasty, and the ladies' modeling of Natalie and Zhou was once again popular in the painting world. The most outstanding imitator is Yuan Shundi court painter Zhou Lang (1333- 1368). His "Du Qiu Tu Juan" is completely derived from the style of "Zhou Jia", but his pen shows the elegant and free rhythm of Yuan people. Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, because the whole society had a fundamental change in the aesthetic view of women, it no longer appreciated the beauty of women in Guanzhong, but instead portrayed slender, slim and thin women in Jiangnan, which was widely popular in scroll paintings. Because the manuscripts of religious murals have been handed down from generation to generation and are relatively stable, the female images in religious themes have more retained the modeling characteristics of "Zhou family style".
As early as the Tang Dynasty, the artistic influence of "Zhou Jiayang" had surpassed that of China, and its artistic charm was dumped by painters in neighboring Silla (now the central part of the Korean Peninsula). From the Zhenyuan period (785-805), Silla people went to the Jianghuai area where Zhou once lived and bought Zhou's paintings at a high price. "Zhou Jiafeng" not only influenced Silla's figure paintings, but also traveled across the ocean to Japan, affecting Buddhist statues in Nara era in Japan, such as the "Lucky Goddess" in Tokyo National Museum in Japan (photo 1). During this period, the style of Japanese ladies' paintings was more like "Zhou's family style", such as "Bird hair standing on the female screen" in Tokyo National Museum, Japan (Figure 2).
Unofficial history, an anecdote of the Tang Dynasty, was born in Kyoto. After being our official, he continued to write well. He learned all the skills in painting. He associates with dignitaries and is a noble constantly chauffeured. Zhou's brother Zhou is good at horseback riding and archery, and once went to Tibet with the general Ge Yuanzheng (according to * * *). ) recaptured Shibaocheng, and after returning due to the meritorious military service, Jin Wu was officially granted the right to take charge of public security in Kyoto. At that time, I was repairing the temple and summoned Zhou to say, Zhou, your brother Zhou is good at painting. I want to ask him to draw a statue of Jing Temple. Please tell him. A few days later, Zhou and Zhou were invited to start painting. At first, Zhou put the idol in the temple like a screen, and all the people in Kyoto could see it. Zhang Jing Temple is in front of the palace, and people, whether kind or stupid, go to see portraits. Some people say this picture is good, others say it is not good. Some people find faults at any time and correct them at any time. More than a month has passed, without any critics, people all admire the wonderful painting of this statue! Finally, the draft was over, and it was the first in the world at that time. Guo Ziyi's son-in-law and assistant minister Zhao Zong once asked Han Gan to paint a portrait, and everyone praised him for his good painting. Later, he asked Zhou for a portrait. Han Hezhou was the most famous painter at that time. On one occasion, Guo put these two portraits side by side, so that people can judge whether they are good or bad, and no one can judge them. Just as his daughter Mrs. Zhao came back to visit relatives, your father asked: Who are these two portraits? Mrs. Zhao replied that it was my husband Zhao Lang. Guo asked: Which portrait is the most similar? Mrs. Zhao replied: Both portraits are very similar. However, the latter is the best. Guo asked: Why do you say that? Mrs. Zhao replied: The former portrait is only a portrait of Zhao Lang's appearance, and the latter one is a picture of demeanor, expression and joking gestures. Guo asked: Who painted the last one? Someone replied: it was painted by Zhou. On the same day, after deciding the pros and cons of the two portraits, I sent several hundred pieces of brocade to Zhou to show my gratitude. The Shuiyue Guanyin portrait of a Taoist temple in Chang 'an, Kyoto, the portrait of a Taoist priest in front of the Buddhist temple in Daxi, and the portraits of two immortals in front of the Buddhist temple in Guangfu Temple are all strange and wonderful. These portraits are all Zhou's works. Xuanzhou official position after worship. During his tenure, he painted a statue of the Northern King for the Zen Temple. After the painting was finalized, he often saw the heavenly king come to him in his dreams. Zhou painted men and women in the world, which is the first master in ancient and modern times. This kind of paintings include: the banquet picture of the mixed world clock, the dance picture of Liu Xuanwu, and the pink book of Du Gufei. There is also a courtesy map of Zhong Ni, a restored truth map, a five-star map, a butterfly-catching map, and a portrait of you and ten disciples of Wang Wenxuan, etc. There are many * * * pictures. At the end of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong, a man who came back from Silla bought dozens of paintings of Zhou at a high price in Jianghuai area. When he was ready to leave, he found that the immortals, real people, men and women in these paintings he bought were all dead and gone. Only pommel horses, birds and animals, bamboo and stone plants are still painted on it.