1. Six beautiful pictures
(1) Liu Wushuang presented pearls
Wang Xiangke went to the examination room, and his wife presented him with treasure pearls to encourage him to win the exam.
(2) Qing Yun Xia Shu
Scholar Zhao Xu was engaged to Wang Guiyan, and was driven away by the palace because of failing in the imperial examination, and stayed in the inn temporarily. Gui Yan sent the maid Qingyun to write a book. When they met, they loved each other and got married after winning the scientific examination.
(3) Bai Meiniang borrowed an umbrella
Xu Xian from Qiantang, visited the grave on Qingming Day, and met the second girl of White Snake and Green Snake in the same boat through the West Lake. Because it was raining, Xu Xian lent her an umbrella to Bai Meiniang, scheduled a visit to send her an umbrella, and got married.
This kind of triptych is rare, with beautiful shape and the characteristics of oriental women.
2. Prosperous flowers bloom
The main pattern of the vase is the peony of Phoenix Opera, which symbolizes the love between men and women. Peony, chrysanthemum and lily are inserted in the bottle, which symbolizes wealth, auspiciousness and harmony between husband and wife. The peaches, bergamot, grapes and cut multi-seed watermelons in the fruit bowl represent good wishes of multi-seed, multi-happiness and long life. There are also auspicious flowers and fruits, such as "lotus root" and lotus (lotus) seed, lotus (lotus) flower (female), as well as cucumber, which is a metaphor for "melon", which embodies a beautiful and happy couple's life.
3. shentu and Yu Lei
The earliest door gods were shentu and Yu Lei, which were recorded in the ancient book Shan Hai Jing.
4. The door gods of the Northern Dynasty's Ning Mao Stone Chamber were unearthed in Luoyang.
This year's paintings are engraved with the images of two warriors with armor-piercing, round eyes and beards, and their bodies are stout. They hold a shield in their hands and stand opposite each other, and their images are full of exaggerated elements. The whole body and full composition have begun to have the characteristics of the door gods paintings of later generations, which is an important legacy to understand the image of the early door gods. This type of door god has always influenced the new year pictures of later generations.
5. Baby pictures in autumn court
is a huge masterpiece by Su Hanchen. The works successfully depict children's exploration and imitation of life experience. The depiction of the environment occupies a considerable part of the picture. In the courtyard, rockeries are beautiful, hibiscus is in full bloom, and wild chrysanthemums are beautiful, which not only points out the seasons, but also plays an important role in setting off the beautiful image of children.
6. A picture of the Lunar New Year
depicts a festival painting to celebrate the New Year. In the picture, door gods are pasted on the door and hall doors, peach symbols are decorated on the door frames, ancestral tablets are available in the main hall, guests are present in the courtyard and hall in front of the door, and there are babies playing in the courtyard, which is full of happy atmosphere to celebrate the New Year.
7. Four Beautiful Pictures
This painting depicts four ancient stunning beauties familiar to the people: Zhao Feiyan, Wang Zhaojun, Banji and Lvzhu. 1.
is a play in China's modern history, which personifies poppy (the raw material of opium) as the banshee "Sakura Xuhua", and is captured by the soldiers who quit smoking, such as "Dihua Pill", "One Heartless", "One Breath" and "Luyinlong", which vividly shows the determination, drugs and methods to quit smoking. It is a reflection of resisting imperialism and poisoning China people with opium on the stage, and its artistic value and historical value are very valuable.
2. Hejian Mansion staged a big drill.
The picture was taken from the perspective of focus, with a well-balanced composition and a huge lineup, which reflected a major change in the traditional training in the history of China.
3. The war between the Japanese and German armies in Qingdao
reflects the fierce battle between the Japanese and German armies in Qingdao, where the law of the jungle prevails and China's territory is invaded by foreign powers.
4. Confederacy of Allied Forces
In the 8th year of the Republic of China (AD 1919), the southern military government with Sun Yat-sen as its president sent representatives to Tang Shaoyi, and Zhu Qiqian, the representative of the northern government with Xu Shichang as its president, held a meeting in Shanghai. The picture shows the delegates riding horses, the guard of honor carrying guns, the cavalry waving the blue sky and white flag, and the five-color flag inserted on the roof means the harmony of the five families. The people demand peace and hope for the reunification of the north and the south. As a result, the agreement failed, and the disaster of war continued.
5. Fighting Luanzhou
The direct-Shandong allied forces and Fengjun formed the An Guojun, and Zhang Zuolin became the Grand Marshal of An Guojun in Beijing in June 1927. In the spring of 1928, the Nanjing National Government deployed the Northern Expedition to conquer Zhang Zuolin, who was killed by the Japanese army at Huanggutun Station in Shenyang, and the An Guojun disintegrated. In September, the remnants of zhilu allied forces were raped in the eastern part of Luanzhou. The picture shows the fierce battle in Luanzhou.
6. Full view of Sichuan
There are lights, trams, cars, airplanes, western-style buildings, factories with chimneys erected, main roads, police standing guard and modern girls sitting on rickshaws, all of which are new changes in the city and influenced by western science and culture. There are also various social phenomena such as pedestrians and vendors wearing hats and long gowns and jackets, which constitute the semi-feudal and semi-colonial urban scenery. At that time, the New Year pictures called "Western Scenery" opened the eyes of rural people. According to the contrast between the picture and the title, the picture does not reflect the "full view of Sichuan", but perhaps it is the full view of Shanghai "Sichuan Road".
7. The performance of female schools shows that
The imperial examination was abolished, the Westernization was promoted, and the female schools practiced martial arts, which reflected the educational reform and social progress in China.
8, bean election
The peasants who turned over seriously exercised their power in the establishment of democratic political power, using beans as votes to elect their trusted cadres. Taking the rural yard as the background, it is more profound to highlight the position of a woman in the election among voters, which specifically reflects the major changes in society. The composition is full and the color is bright, which makes the serious theme lively, happy and festive.
9. Defend Our Good Day
The mass movement to resist US aggression and aid Korea and defend our country has been widely launched, and rural children have actively participated in peace signing and opposed the war of aggression.
1. Labor brings glory
It reflects that the new society respects labor and praises farmers' labor enthusiasm. 1. the gods of heaven and earth
include gods, earthly gods, human gods, ghosts and gods, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and other folk gods. Generally, folk believers have everything, forming a group, each in its place, and * * * enjoying human incense. Because the size of the opening is different, the number of gods varies, and it is also known as "the complete god" and "the little god".
2. Erfotou
This is one of the gods of heaven and earth.
3. Six Buddha heads
are also gods of heaven and earth. This picture has simple style, outstanding image, round lines, orderly composition and strong local flavor. The gods integrate Taoism and Buddhism into one, which also shows the complexity of folk beliefs.
4. Avalokitesvara
Avalokitesvara is a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. It is respected by believers for its great kindness and millions of people's help, and it is one of the most widely influential and religious gods in China.
5. Shangguan Xiacai
The upper part of this picture is Guan Yu, and the lower part is the god of wealth, commonly known as Shangguan Xiacai, which can also be homophonic (Shangguan Xiacai), which can bring official and fortune.
6. Guan Gong
The composition of this painting is compact, but the characters are not complete enough. It is suspected that the painting has been cut due to the reduction of the size of the printed paper.
7. Wealth and wealth mother
This picture of the god of wealth and his wife sitting side by side is commonly called wealth and wealth mother.
8. Three-person kitchen
There are two ladies on both sides of this kitchen god, commonly known as three-person kitchen. The whole picture shows the childish beauty of folk art, which is an outstanding work in northern folk prints.
9. Kitchen God (chicken and dog kitchen)
It embodies the dual nature of folk people's respect and fear for the kitchen king.
1, the town house god judged
This picture of Zhong Kui is magnificent and imposing, wearing armor inside and a robe outside, dancing with a seven-star sword. There are five Raytheon symbols on the side of the picture, and jewels are painted below, indicating the function of exorcising evil spirits and reducing happiness. Printed in vermilion, it adapts to the custom of cinnabar exorcism. People commonly call Zhong Kui "the judge", so it is called "the judge of the town house". Because it is printed in vermilion, it is also called "the judge of cinnabar".
11. Looking up and down
Guanyin Bodhisattva and Guan Sheng Di Jun draw the same picture together, with Guanyin above and Guan Gong below, so it is called looking up and down. Because Guanyin's view and Guan Gong's Guan Zi are homophonic with the official word of promotion, it also means that the official is handed down and prosperous forever.
12. Zhang Tianshi
In May, the weather is getting hotter, and tuberculosis and epidemic diseases are prone to occur. The folk custom hangs a statue of Zhang Tianshi on the Dragon Boat Festival to dispel the plague and eliminate the evil spirits.
13, the town house is blessed with gods
This is a single-seat door god, with a small opening, which is for poor families to stick on a single door. Because there is only one picture, pretend to be positive. The general has thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a red face, a long beard with five locks, a handsome helmet, scales, a jacket shirt, a twisted beard in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. He sits majestically, and his posture is majestic. Although his space is small, he looks majestic and extraordinary. The flying ribbon makes the characters achieve the effect of driving in silence. The words "Town House Blessing God" are marked on the signboard above. 1. Whip and mace door gods
It is common to change the new door gods to the twelfth lunar month. The most popular among the people is "Whip, Mace and Door-keeper". According to the myth, the people regard Qin Qiong and Wei Chijingde as door-keepers. The door gods in Wuqiang New Year pictures are full of composition, exaggerated in shape, majestic and extraordinary in momentum.
2. The literate god (five sons graduated from a college)
The story comes from Dou Yujun's "five sons graduated from a college" in Yanshan area in the post-Five Dynasties.
It's taken from the imperial examination in the past, in order to take the sound and meaning of "happy news for three yuan" and reflect the good wish of having children and becoming talents.
3. five blessings (fame and wealth, good luck)
Two boys each ride a big rooster, and the banners they hold read "fame and wealth" and "good luck" respectively. Take the sound and meaning of "fame" by the "gong Ming" of "cock singing" The peony flower worn on the boy's head symbolizes "wealth" and forms auspicious language for "fame and wealth" The other boy wears chrysanthemum on his head, which means "Ji Xing Gao Zhao" with the same auspicious meaning as "Ji", and chicken is an auspicious thing to ward off evil spirits in the secular concept. A few bats, taking the sound and meaning of the word "Fu", symbolize happiness, so they are called "five blessings", which shows the ancient people's yearning and pursuit for happiness.
4. The people of China rose up against the Japanese to save China in the July 7th Incident in 1937. The traditional door gods published by Wu Qiang are printed with the striking slogan "Fight Japan to save China", which turns the door gods who protect their homes into guardians who protect the country, and carries forward the patriotic spirit of this folk art tradition.
5. This integrated and innovative gate painting of defending the border region was created after the establishment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region government in 1938. Composition, figures and the posture of war horses are all directly born out of Wuqiang's ancient door paintings, and the so-called "new wine in old bottles" has emerged, which has opened a new page in the history of Chinese New Year pictures and is a newer variety.
6. Poke the door god. This picture of the door god of Wu, both wearing armor and holding broadswords, stands opposite each other. The characters are all white-faced and long-bearded, and they are kind-hearted, but they do not lose their majestic momentum.
7. Peace in the Four Seasons. This pair of doormen are dressed in colorful clothes, holding gold ingots and money, resisting lotus peony on their shoulders, smiling and dancing while walking, lively and robust. The words of congratulations on the painting titled "Peace in the Four Seasons" reflect people's desire to celebrate, prosper and make money year after year.
8. The pair of door paintings show the dolls holding ingots and money sitting on the ingots, with money hoards and cornucopia next to them, and cash cows with strings of money hanging on their backs. Dolls wear colorful clothes, pigtails and long locks, and their faces are plump and handsome. The picture highlights the accumulated treasures, and the title is "Wealth is connected with the silver and the Han, and it is a golden city", which indicates that the financial resources are abundant and the gold is being made every day, which is exactly in line with people's desire to get rich.
9. In Wuqiang area, it is customary to refer to the general goalkeeper who stands upright with golden melons as the keeper of the hammer. According to the size of the picture, it is divided into big stamp hammer door gods and small stamp hammer door gods.
1. Fushou Boy This pair of doormen wear purple gold crowns, collars and tiger-headed shoes, and their flowered clothes are decorated with the word Happy Birthday. In one hand, they hold a lotus plate with the word Blessed Birthday on it, and in the other hand, they hold a vase with three halberds or golden harvest in it, which means that the homonym means to be promoted to the third level and to be safe and prosperous. Although the color version of the picture has been lost, the ink-line version is well preserved, simple and quaint, which embodies the typical style of small door paintings in the north and is representative among the doormen in Wuqiang.
11. Kirin is a legendary beast. The appearance of Kirin is a sign of national auspicious. In ancient times, Kirin was often associated with the virtues of future generations. In this pair of door paintings, the baby riding on a unicorn wears a purple and gold crown, a flowered coat, a sheng in one hand and osmanthus or peony in the other. There are bats flying in the air, which is a metaphor for the birth of your son.
12, the spring returns to the earth.
Spring cattle means "spring returns to the earth"; Take the homonym of evergreen and elephant as a metaphor for "Vientiane renewal" Cows and elephants are good mascots, and children represent the future and happiness.
13. For chickens
Chickens are in the morning. In ancient times, chickens were painted on the door. This picture of a chicken picture bears a couplet entitled "Peace in the world; "The grain is abundant", I wish the weather is good and the country is prosperous.
The picture is simple in modeling and bright in color, forming a festive atmosphere, expressing the simple desire of farmers to pray for the new year and seek happiness, and conveying the ancient information of farming culture. 1. Fu Lushou Samsung
Samsung is an auspicious god that people like. The lucky god originates from the lucky star, that is, Jupiter and the old star, that is, the "celestial official", and the New Year picture "heavenly god blesses the people" comes here; Lu Shen comes from the people, and those who are rich are also rich. The painting of Lu Shen is based on the rich portrait of the rich family, and Lu Shen is the god who gives officials and fame; Longevity is the old man in the Antarctic. The ancients said that the longevity star appeared, making the country prosperous and the people safe.
2. Five Ways to Earn Wealth This is a New Year picture that shows the decline of the income of the civil and military gods and their subordinates for the world. There are cash cows and gold ingots on the table in the middle, and Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth who holds the best wishes, and, the god of wealth who holds Strafe, are sitting on both sides. Another lucky messenger and Lishi Xian Guan led Qian Long and BMW to stand in the hatchback. In front of them were Hehe and Liu Hai carrying boxes of money strings, and the baby boy and the lucky messenger pushed a car full of treasures, which was full of festive atmosphere.
3. Birthdays of the immortals
There is a cornucopia in the middle of this picture. The images of the Eight Immortals headed by Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin are arranged on both sides, and the image of the birthday star riding a crane appears on it, which constitutes the plot of the Eight Immortals' birthday. Xiangyun and bats are set off in the painting, which further enhances the auspicious and festive color of the work.
4. Big vase (rich and precious)
The design on the vase is auspicious clouds, beautiful sun, three stars (bat), deer (deer) and longevity (the old man who lives on the birthday), which is a visual reflection of the worship of the stars. A Girl Without Sorrow, a symbol of longevity, and peony, a symbol of wealth, are placed in the bottle, meaning "forget your worries and live a long life, be rich and safe". Evergreen and cockscomb flowers grow in the flowerpot, wishing evergreen and good luck.
5. Carp jumps over the dragon gate
In the past, students were admitted to the imperial examination, and only after they passed the examination could they enter the official career. Legend has it that carp jumps over Longmen and becomes Jackie Chan, and later generations refer to the imperial examination as "carp jumps over Longmen". The picture shows the children's play with fish lanterns and dances, which shows this plot.
6. Double Happiness vase (by the window)
Posted on both sides of the window of the bridal chamber, each bottle has the word "Double Happiness", which is a typical symbol of previous marriage, indicating that both parties are happy. A red bottle, a green bottle, red and green are lucky. "Bottle" and "screen" are homophonic, and flowers are inserted in the bottle, which means "flowers are born in the screen". There are also bergamot and picked pomegranates and peaches, which mean "pomegranate opens Bai Zi" and "longevity (bergamot and peach)", wishing you a happy life and a good marriage.
7. cornucopia
People's psychology and desire to get rich are the strongest at the beginning of the year, so the image of making money into treasure is also the most popular. The cash cow planted in the cornucopia in this picture is full of money, which is also most in line with people's psychological pursuit.
8. Eight Immortals Birthday
The old birthday star, the Antarctic immortal Weng, celebrated his birthday, and eight immortals (namely, Taoist Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, Han Xiangzi, Tie Guai Li, Cao Guojiu, Lv Dongbin, Lan Caihe and He Xiangu) came together to celebrate his birthday. The old birthday star is in the center, and the Eight Immortals stand on both sides with their own instruments. This picture is used by the people on holidays or for the birthday of the elderly.
9. Eight Immortals' couplets
Legend has it that the Eight Immortals were said in the Yuan Dynasty. There are different opinions about the combination of this group, and there are two versions.