In the modern history of Chinese art, behind many famous calligraphers and painters, there are women who gave silently, but their talents were overshadowed by the fame of their husbands, such as Pan Jingshu, the wife of the great Suzhou painter and collector Wu Hufan.
Pan Jingshu: (1892-1939), named Shuchun, she was born in The Pan family in Suzhou is a family with hairpins for generations. The most famous of the ancestors is the uncle Pan Zuyin, who was appointed as Minister of Industry and Minister of Military Aircraft in the second year of Xianfeng; great-grandfather Pan Shien was the champion in the 58th year of Qianlong;
Pan Zunian was born with two sons and two daughters, both sons and eldest daughter died early. Pan Jingshu was the second daughter of Pan Zunian, and she was the only one who lived to be forty-eight years old. This daughter of a rich family is a very individual character. She is not very good-looking, that is, the so-called “beautiful and not as beautiful as peaches and plums”, but she is as cold as ice, giving people the feeling of being rejected thousands of miles away. She is not as good as Jin Yuwanqi, and she is not fond of socializing. Since she was a child, she has received traditional lady education in Shenshen Courtyard, reading and writing, reciting poetry and painting.
In 1915, he married Wu Hufan (grandson of “Gui Wu” Wu Dacheng) who was also from a family. Because of the same hobbies, it is said that the two are very close to each other after marriage. After she got married, Pan Jingshu stayed in Suzhou all the time, raised the house, taught her children, and served her parents-in-law. She was respected by the Wu family for “accepting aunts and sisters in a courteous and courteous manner, and taking care of maids and servants with strictness and kindness”.
Married life is full of fun and joy, “the joy of the boudoir is better than thrush”. Wu Hufan is a painter, and Pan Jingshu also likes to paint. The two share a common hobby. They roam in the deep courtyard of the Wu family every day, turning cherries red and plantains green.
Pan Jingshu does not like to socialize and accompanies painting and calligraphy. Such a demure and elegant woman, she has had a unique love for cats since she was a child. Once, there was a cat movie in Nanjing Cinema, and there were hundreds of cats in it. When Pan Jingshu heard it, she went to buy the ticket in person. She and her husband Wu Hufan went to see it with great interest, but the scene with the cat only lasted two or three seconds, and the two of them could only be disappointed.
Pan Jingshu and Wu Hufan’s “Old Man”
A person who doesn’t usually go out The lady, who bought tickets in person to see the cat, is a typical “cat slave”. In Wu Hufan’s words: “Mrs. loves cats to the bone, and it has been like this since she was a child. She is also sexually happy.”
Sometimes, Pan Jingshu and Wu Hufan also draw cats by themselves, and then add butterflies, flowers, etc.
In 1922, when Pan Jingshu was in her thirties, her father used the precious song “Plum Blossom Joy” “As a gift, as a commemoration of the girl’s birthday. These 100 plum blossoms are meticulously carved, depicting the entire process of plum blossoms from bud, small core, large core, about to open, wide open, brilliant, eager to thank, and firm. It is a masterpiece of ancient prints.
Hu Fan and Jing Shu were overjoyed, that is, with “Mei Jing (same shadow)” ) Book House” named Qiju, and wrote a picture of Meijing Bookstore Ji Qisheng, Pan Jingshu also filled in a poem “Candle Shadow Shakes Red” to express her gratitude and joy.
In 1924, Wu Hufan fell ill and went to Shanghai. Pan Jingshu received the news and immediately rushed to Shanghai with the baby and the baby. Fan Yanqiao wrote in his notes “Tea and Smoke Break” an article “The Ugly Daoist Breaks Down” Love Story”, tells about an affair in Shanghai of an ugly Taoist named “Wu Xiahua, a beautiful guest on the seashore”. This “ugly Taoist” is Wu Hufan, who calls himself “Ugly”, so after Pan Jingshu arrived in Shanghai, the ugly Taoist could only She cut off her love, and Pan Jingshu stayed in Shanghai.
June 29, 1939 Today, Pan Jingshu suddenly suffered from abdominal disease, died suddenly, and died three days later. According to the insider’s memory, the so-called abdominal disease is just what we usually call appendicitis. Pan Jingshu’s traditional concept is very deep, and she doesn’t want men other than her husband to see her body, let alone go to the hospital for surgery, so Wu Hufan is so anxious, but he can’t do anything, he can only watch his wife suffer in pain. Rolling, giving life.
Pan Jingshu’s death made Wu Hufan extremely distressed When he wanted to live, he changed his name to Riqian, and the name was Qian’an, in order to honor Qian’s sadness.” People think this is Wu Hufan’s repentance with the nature of redemption.
Pan Jingshu’s “Qianqiu Sui Ci” is like this:
Dream is awakened, and a screen is opened.
The spring breeze is warm and the fragrance is early.
Between the beams, there are double swallows, and the corners of the bar are buzzing.
It’s a good time to be happy.
Just in time for the comfort of the arms, the leisurely troubles.
Hong Xingyan, Yao Tao smiled.
After the new rain in Qingming Festival, the green grass is all over the pond.
Finally drunk.
Everyone unanimously appreciated Pan Jingshu’s “green grass all over the pond”, thinking that they could share with Xie Lingyun “spring grass in the pond” , garden willows become songbirds”, so one hundred and twenty poets and painters painted pictures and sang poems for it. Wu Hufan compiled and printed the book “Green Pond and Grass” in order of age as a memorial to his deceased wife.
Pan Jingshu, she is a touch of incense in the depths of history. The old street lingers endlessly.
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