文嘉的山水画

 柯茉莉Jasmine Cohen

 文嘉的这张山水画特别有意义。他的画有道教符号和故事。画被分成两半，上半部分描绘了道教的寺庙，寺庙周围有一座座危险高山。下半部是一个岩洞, 有瀑布流水。道教的符号等于去天堂的通道。岩洞前有学者在交谈。画面中间有两个旅客在走瀑布上的楼梯。他们先在亭台休息，然后再在山顶的道教思茅继续他们的旅程。

 明代1501年，文嘉在吴国的江苏省出生 。他是一个画家的儿子。在他出名的父亲的影响之下，他成为一个诗人和画家。他的绘画风格受他父亲的影响，包括笔法、构图安排和题材方面。我选这张画，因为它让我放松，使我欣赏大自然。我可以感觉到和平的气氛了。

要是我在画里，我希望站在桥上，喝着湾仔茶，听着瀑布的流水。我会跟这些旅客讨论他们的行程，了解道教的重要性。这幅画显示出道教中强调的内心放松。

This Wen Jia painting is especially meaningful. It incorporates both Daoist symbolism and narrative description. The painting is divided into two halves: The upper part depicts a Daoist Temple surrounded by many dangerous mountains. The lower half depicts a cave and a stream of flowing water. This is a Daoist symbol that represents a pathway to paradise. In the caves there are scholars conversing.  In the center of the painting, there are two travelers walking up stairs looking over a waterfall. First they rest in the pavilions, and then they continue their journey to the Daoist Temple at the top of the mountain.

Wen Jia was born in 1501 in the Ming Dynasty in Wu, Jiangsu province. He is the son of a painter. He followed in his renowned father’s footsteps and also became a poet and a painter. His style of painting is influenced by his father’s, in terms of brushwork, composition, arrangement and subject matter. I chose this painting because it relaxes me and encourages me to appreciate nature. I can feel the peaceful ambiance.

If I were in the painting, I would be standing on the bridge, drinking Chai tea, listening to the flowing waterfall. I would talk to the travelers and discuss their trip to learn about the importance of Daoism. This painting emphasizes the Daoist principle of inner relaxation.