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Fan Zeng: His bamboo paintings are full of elegance

2024-08-27

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Zheng Banqiao spent his entire life painting bamboo, rocks and orchids. Some people think that Zheng Banqiao is not versatile enough, but that is a big mistake. Zheng Banqiao is smarter than anyone else. He believes that bamboo, rocks and orchids are enough to express the noble feelings of a scholar.


Zheng Banqiao was an elegant man. He served as a county magistrate in Shandong for ten years and returned home with nothing to lose. He was a scholar in the reign of Emperor Kangxi, a juren in the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, and a jinshi in the reign of Emperor Qianlong. He was well-versed in classics, but he went to Shandong to be an honest official. When he returned, he had no money and could only sell paintings. Therefore, his works can be described in four words - "fresh and elegant". There is a sense of freshness, and the bamboo he painted has a handsome air.


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