小二騎牛圖
by 刁卿蕙
 刁觀點
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己丑年畫頭牛吧。老子騎牛,太老氣橫秋;牧童牛背吹笛,太通俗;鷺鷥歇在牛角上?不 夠份量。於是决定把這個大好機會,讓給「小二」。手邊只有一張不清楚的牛照片,牠的姿態是一般中國畫家不太會採用的透視角度,低著頭走路看不見牛臉,有點難畫。記得唐朝畫牛名家韓滉的「五牛圖」裏有個牛頭好像可以借來「傳移模寫」。翻開畫冊,果然排排站右邊的第一頭牛就是個「移花接木」的好材料。

生於八世紀的韓滉不是畫師,曾官拜節度使,参與平定藩鎮之亂,今人不在乎當年他有何戰功,卻記住了他公餘畫的那五頭牛。《五牛圖》真為他張了臉,揚名千秋。他的牛個個有表情,都帶了股牛特有的天真傻氣, 我選的那張牛臉 還長了雙很古典的鳳眼呢,十足的中國味兒。

没見過《五牛圖》的真跡,一千三百年前畫在白麻紙上的牛,聽說在流浪期間被凌虐得很慘。50 年代北京故宮購得後,專家費了很大勁,才讓懨懨一息的牛恢復了些元氣。我有多本畫冊,上頭五牛圖卷的印刷色澤各異,只得自行揣測最早的紙本設色過程了。然而那些簡潔的墨線,卻仍清晰可辨,歷歷在目。韓體牛的造型雖未盡精準,但線條所捕捉到的生動神態,的確非凡筆所能為。幾筆線條即能「窮其野性與筋骨之妙」,也只有中國的書畫家才有這本事。元朝的趙孟頫在得到此畫時,喜不自勝,再三題跋,稱其「神氣磊落,稀世名筆」,殊不為過。

我想我的畫在千兒八百年後,大概也可以斑駁成古意盎然,但可能不會有趙孟頫這樣的書畫大家給題那八字真言。主要原因是牛背上坐了個小二。這個小女生是憑空而來的,畫成後就愛上她了。想到西晉文豪左思為他兩個女兒寫的那首《嬌女詩》,他的二女兒叫紈素, 遂喚牛背上的小人兒「小二」了。

那首詩可謂是中國文學史上的一朵永不凋謝,永遠飄著清香的純潔玉蘭花。左思花了十年寫《三都賦》,令「冨貴之家,競相仿寫」以致「洛陽紙貴」。三國事如今盡已灰飛煙滅,然而左思對愛女的满懷柔情,現在讀來,卻仍如此鮮明動人。據說左思「貌醜口納,不好交游」,但他筆下的兩個女兒卻可愛伶俐活潑極了。可能是種補償作用吧,這位父親是那麼放任他女兒的天真爛漫,不願以傳統禮教來束縛管教,幾近溺愛。我想他在寫這詩,清算小女孩的種種「劣行惡跡」時,是帶著笑的。

「吾家有嬌女,皎皎頗白皙。小字為紈素,口齒自清歷。鬢髮覆廣額,雙耳似連璧」她做了啥事呢?她偷用媽媽的化妝品,把眉毛畫得像掃把似的,用口紅把小嘴四周塗得一塌糊塗。她個性急躁,常潑皮耍賴;撒起嬌來,話說個不停,像連珠炮。她初學寫字,用力握筆,一筆一劃,歪歪扭扭,好像在篆刻,其實她不想真學好字,只是拿著紅漆的筆在玩耍。她也愛亂翻有白絹套的書,才看懂没幾句,逢人就賣弄了起來……她和姐姐常在園子裡跑來跑去,長在樹上的果子還半生不熟,就慘遭摘下,姊妹倆相互丟擲,鬧著玩。 她們喜歡在雨雪中瘋瘋癲癲地比賽短跑……她倆每次一聽門外鑼鼓響,就會急得連鞋子也沒穿好,就奔去看熱鬧……她們在廚房越幫越忙,雙手按在地上,對著竈吹火,把袖子搞得髒兮兮的;她倆的厚重冬衣被子,怎麼洗也洗不乾淨。她們淘氣惹大人生氣了,還沒真挨到打呢,就委曲得掉過頭對著牆壁哭了起來……。

對這樣的小女孩兒,誰忍得下心打罵?讀左思的這首詩時,我亦是帶著笑的,感染了他對愛女的嬌寵。我想那個皮小二,看到這頭牛肯定會想騎的,那麼就給她這個機會吧。

評論 (11)
« chinghueytiao 張貼於 Saturday, Feb 28 at 10:19 AM »
李密菴「半半歌」

看破浮生過半

半之受用無邊。

半中歲月儘悠閒;

半裡乾坤寬展,

半郭半鄉村舍,

半山半水庭園;

半耕半讀半經廛;

半士半姻民眷;

半雅半粗器具,

半華半實庭軒;

衿裳半素半輕鮮;

肴饌半豐半儉;

童僕半能半拙;

妻兒半樸半賢;

心情半佛半神仙;

姓氏半藏半顯。

一半還之天地;

讓將一半人間。

半思後代與滄田,

半想閻羅怎見。

飲酒半酣正好;

花開半時偏妍;

半帆張扇免翻顛,

馬放半韁穩便。

半少卻饒滋味,

半多反厭糾纏。

百年苦樂半相參,

會占便宜只半。

« 匿名 張貼於 Sunday, Feb 22 at 02:22 PM »
to SANSan:

The tone being a curator directs viewers into the painting. I really appreciate your exquisite observations and sophisticated writing.

In the original " Wu Niu Tu", the physiognomy of the 5 oxen are all different, esp."the angular knotty"-the earthy Reliable, in your words, is elevating the viewers above the mundane turmoil world to get the niche of a peaceful mind.

Thank you for your continuous contributions to my blog.

老牛會幫大家馱負生活中不堪承受的重,帶你走到山邊水涯,暫且拾回童真,沉浸自然,生機不息。

« Dbl 0 9 張貼於 Sunday, Feb 22 at 12:35 PM »
From geographer's bird's- eye view, the rugged terrain with accessible subsistence /logistics could be Bin Lxxxn hideout.

Google Earth it.

« SANSan 張貼於 Sunday, Feb 22 at 12:27 PM »
A whiff of the genius loci? The visage of the Propitious could be metaphysical, or it begs to differ, from its other 4 siblings(pls refer to the Painting).

From physiognomist's perspective, the angular "knotty" enjoys the dally away from the lifelong chores . Juxtapose the lovely, the earthy Reliable, in this harmonious lively ambience exude the Moment of Treasures in Life.

« SANSan 張貼於 Sunday, Feb 22 at 12:01 PM »
Light in the pitch dark night at the high sea,

cross paths at crossroad of lives.

At the whims of Heaven and the Good Earth,

feel the tranquil eternity in Awe.

« 匿名 張貼於 Sunday, Feb 22 at 10:59 AM »
She is an imps, a grafted free spirit.
« 店小二 張貼於 Friday, Feb 20 at 02:42 AM »
綠柳迎風, 人面如花, 何處買醉, 請到我家.
« Drunkard 張貼於 Thursday, Feb 19 at 10:48 AM »
I happened to rendezvouz her at a cross road and I asked her where I could get some wine. She said "follow me, my dad run a winehouse".
« yiyi 張貼於 Wednesday, Feb 18 at 07:37 PM »
With all the invigorating aspiration, the living smell of the hidden flower, the splattering sound from the Land, intoned the rural harmony in this quintessential Chinese country life.

To wonder into the Painting can be a breather and a moment of peace in this wanton world.

« SANSan 張貼於 Wednesday, Feb 18 at 07:21 PM »
The nymph metamorphosed meandering her impromptu ride on the country trail, along the way, the rugged terrain, rolling hills winding creek, a small bridge to cross, to view the village down there, dotted with rice paddies around it. Pared with the occasional shoos and squawks, a providential journey,peripatetic carpi diem,immerge in the joyful, soothing company of the Good Land with no frontier and border.

« Cowboys 張貼於 Tuesday, Feb 17 at 05:40 AM »
Lovely is Little Deuce. But the animal she is riding on looks like a cross between a ram and a cow.
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