The meaning of stepping on flowers to return to fragrant horseshoe 5

The horse stepped on the flowers and stepped on him and smelled it, damn, my hooves are so fragrant.

Allusion: Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, likes to paint, and he is also an expert in painting flowers and birds. He paid special attention to the idea and artistic conception of the composition in his paintings, so when he took the imperial court examination for painters, he often used poems as the title, so that the painters who took the examination could be selected according to the topic.

The imperial court decided to examine the painters of the world. As soon as the edict went, painters from all over the country came to the capital one after another. On the day of the exam, the examiner came up with a proposition: "Step on the flowers and return to the horseshoe incense", so that the painter could reflect the content of this sentence.

At first, the painters all looked at each other at a loss. After a while, he started to put pen to paper. Some painters racked their brains and worked the word "stepping on flowers", and some pictures painted a lot of petals, riding alone.

Step on the flowers and return to the horseshoe incense.

Walking on the petals of the horse, showing the meaning of spring; Some painters have painstakingly worked on the word "horse", and the subject of the picture is a young man with a prancing horse and whipping, returning quickly at dusk; Some painters worked the word "hoof" and painted a big horse's hoof on the picture, which was particularly eye-catching.

There is only one painter who is ingenious, and he does not simply focus on the individual words in the poem, but focuses on the word "incense" at the end of the poem on the basis of fully understanding the meaning of the poem. His picture is: on a summer sunset near dusk, an official who has been playing for a day is riding back to the village, the horse is galloping, the horse's hooves are raised, and several butterflies are chasing the horse's hooves and flying.

After the exam papers are handed in, the examiner examines them one by one. I was not satisfied with one and put it aside; I looked at it again and was still not satisfied, so I put it aside again......When he saw the butterfly chasing the horse's hooves and dancing, a smile of joy immediately appeared on his face. He even praised:

Great! Great! So I chose this one.

Because only this painting truly expresses the meaning of "stepping on flowers and returning to horseshoe incense". In this poem, "stepping on flowers", "returning", and "horseshoe" are all relatively specific things, which are easy to embody; The word "incense" is an abstract thing, which can be smelled with the nose but cannot be seen with the eyes, while painting is seen with the eyes, so it is difficult to express. The paintings that were not selected did not reflect the word "incense".

And the one that was chosen, the butterfly chasing the horse's hooves, made people think at once that it was because of the fragrance of the horseshoe stepping flowers, so it was a success.

When I came back from enjoying the flowers, even the horse's hooves smelled of flowers.

During the Song Dynasty, there was a recruitment examination for the academy. The exam is a proposition painting, and the title is an ancient poem: "Stepping on flowers and returning to horseshoe incense".

The exam room was very quiet, and the candidates were all thinking about it. Some people think that the focus of the poem is on the word "stepping on flowers". So he drew some petals and asked a young man to walk on a horse.

He thought, isn't this just stepping flowers? It shows the happy mood after the spring outing.

Some, after analysis, feel that the focus is on the "horse". Whether it is stepping on flowers, returning or returning, or horses' hooves, they are all inseparable from "horses".So he carefully drew a horse, and a young man rode on a horse galloping through the flowers, which looked very imposing.

Some people think that the "horseshoe" should be the focus, so they highlight the horse's hooves in the air on the drawing paper, and draw the flying petals next to the "horseshoe". He thought that the petals were raised, and the horse's hooves would not be "fragrant"!

Among the many candidates, only one drew something special. There were no flower petals on his scroll. He painted:

As the sun sets, a handsome young man rides on a horse. The horses were galloping, their hooves raised high, and some butterflies were chasing after each other, fluttering around the hooves.

After the candidates submit the papers, the examiners will select them one by one. When he saw the picture of butterflies, he smiled heartily. This painting was rated as the best.

Why is it best? The examiner made a comment, and the candidates were very impressed.

The key to this candidate's success lies in his careful analysis of the topic, his comprehensive understanding of the meaning of the poem, and his finding of an ingenious way to reflect the meaning of the question.

The "stepping on flowers, returning, and horseshoe" in the title are all concrete things, which are easy to express with graphics, so most people work this surface. And the focus of the stupid match in the question is on the word "incense". This "incense" is a kind of feeling, obtained by the sense of smell, and painting is to make people feel it visually.

It is not easy to reflect the "horseshoe fragrance" on the picture. Let the horse step on the petals is too superficial and too direct, and it is difficult to highlight the "fragrant" taste. It's a novel idea to use butterflies as a backdrop.

Why do butterflies chase horses' hooves? Isn't it the fragrance that embodies the "horseshoe"? This "incense" is not directly painted, but is something that the viewer can naturally think of and feel.