? Lin Weiguang

In summer, the weather gets hotter every day, which reminds me of folding fans. A cool summer, so wonderful, is always inseparable from your hand. Now, with more modern facilities such as fans and air conditioners to cool off the heat, traditional things such as folding fans and cattail fans seem to be less and less valued; But every day, I am a hand-cranked folding fan, which is somewhat different. I once said in a poem: If you have good taste and leisure, you will be lucky enough to shake hands with you in life. Tea is fragrant and pleasant, and all tastes are gone.

I have a soft spot for folding fans. I remember when I was a teenager, my father flew to Guangzhou for a meeting. At that time, everyone was given a folding fan. One side was printed by a famous Shanghai artist, and the other side was blank. Only the words "China Civil Aviation" were printed. I play with this folding fan. A few years ago, I also saw such a folding fan. Nearly forty years later, it is also an antique. This is a wonderful thing for Brother Lin Shiping to wear sleeves to cool off the heat, but it has become a real work of art ... Brother Shi Ping's father-in-law is Mr. Su, a cultural celebrity in Chaoshan. He wrote on this folding fan. One side of this painting seems to be a tiger. He was not satisfied with this, so he added a lot of vivid pen and ink to it. On the other hand, he wrote poems in small letters, and he couldn't remember whether they were ancient poems or his own poems.

I once read a story that the late Zhu Qizhan, a 100-year-old Shanghai painter, was given such a folding fan in his later years, and he was willing to create it to prove his personality charm. Because famous painters and painters of all ages always cherish ink like gold, but they don't paint without good paper; The choice of folding fan is even more demanding. For example, Chen Zhenhui's "Autumn Garden Miscellaneous Pei" said: "According to legend, moire Hengshan is not a square fan." Wen Hengshan was a great painter and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty. However, this year is a special year, so we should make do with it.

Folding fans are known as "elegant things with sleeves", of course, special attention should be paid to them, and they can only be collected if they have artistic value. Folding fan consists of two parts, one is fan bone and the other is fan face. Fan bones are generally made of bamboo, and there are also precious wood, even jade and ivory, which are too rich and powerful for us literati to play with. In my opinion, bamboo is the best, and it is best to have sculptures by famous bamboo sculptors, but there is no harm in not having them. A mere white fan, such as Suzhou elegant fan, can also be a wonderful work. "Five Miscellanies" said: "At the beginning, Wu Fan decorated his face with a lot of money, but recently he combined his bones and made it extremely fine. If there is Liu Yutai, white bamboo is bone and extremely fine. Thickness weighing, no difference. Each handle is half platinum. " It can be seen that in the Ming Dynasty, Su Fan was already very expensive. Now, a good Su Fan, made by a famous fan manufacturer, is still a rare and wonderful product. Even in normal times, we can't afford it. And those with famous calligraphy and painting are even more valuable.

There are many stories about folding fans. In A Dream of Red Mansions, it was said that there was a stone nerd who had many ancient fans at home, which Jia She wanted. But the stone idiot refused to let him live or die, and the family was ruined. It's tragic. This is caused by a fan. Writer Lao She likes folding fans of famous Tibetan singers, including Mei Shangcheng and Xun. Mei Lanfang performed Qingwen tearing fans, and the torn fans on the stage were also re-framed and collected. It is said that there are more than one hundred folding fans at home. In summer, change your hand every day and turn it once, and the summer will pass. What a delightful and wonderful hospitality! Zheng, the "King of Supplementing White", also likes Tibetan fans, most of which are the works of celebrities in the Republic of China. In a special historical period, it was also a crime and was confiscated. The person subjected to execution didn't understand its value, just wrote "a bundle of old folding fans" and tied it up and left. Of course, it was ruined.

The story is ups and downs, but it also increases people's interest in collecting. This vicissitudes also witnessed the times. A small folding fan can't be underestimated. Its profound significance lies not only in folding fans. I like collecting and playing with folding fans. In fact, I don't care if it's expensive, such as whether the fan bones are made by famous artists, whether the paintings and calligraphy are created by famous artists and so on. The most important thing is the friendship attached to fans. For example, I have a folding fan given by the famous writer Nie Xinsen, which is a wonderful thing for my own use. I draw a lotus flower with the title: Lotus is like a face. There is a poem on the back: Young people are ashamed of learning, and at sunset they cherish Xia Ming. Give me a folding fan as a gift for my own use. How touching this feeling is. Brother Pu Hou is a hipster writer who lives in Shenzhen. Besides writing novels, he also likes painting and writing. He never drew a fan, but he drew me two folding fans, one for painting and one for calligraphy. How much does he love me? Can money be measured? Mr. Guo Jiansheng, a painter from Chaoyang, Hong Kong, drew a small fan in a circle of friends last spring equinox. I praise him for his wonderful painting. He immediately sent me a gift, which is so thick for me. How can it not make people feel sorry? Many painter friends in Sichuan, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shandong, Shijiazhuang, Huzhou and Shantou all know what I like, and they have given me many fans over the years, which impressed me deeply. Shandong writer and poet Zi Mu and Yuan Binxiong are good friends. They know that I like Tibetan folding fans. Yuan Xiangfu, honorary chairman of Qilu Calligraphers Association, and Mr. Shen, a famous painter, were invited to draw folding fans. Guo Hengqu, Ji Yun and other friends also asked me for a fan. This kind of gift from friends is even more grateful.

Since this summer, I prefer to write my own folding fan, which is full of interest and enjoys it. Folding fans, in fact, are not easy to write well. Even some painters are afraid of creating, not to mention an outsider like me? Or people who don't understand are fearless, and people who don't have a burden are unscrupulous, so I can write as long as I want, and I can be willful, and Ren Woxing is happy.

A folding fan, although small, can have rich cultural connotation, touching friendship and infinite happiness in life.

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