In the secular understanding, the two sides of the marriage should be equal in many places, whether it is family, background, or education, age, in order to last. Back then, Su Dongpo's friend Zhang Xian, at the age of 80 years old, also took an 18-year-old concubine, for which Su Dongpo also wrote a poem to tease him:
"Eighteen brides eighty lang, pale white hair on red makeup. Mandarin ducks in the quilt into a double night, a tree pear blossom pressure begonia."
And Qi Baishi can be called the contemporary "a tree of pear blossoms", talking about Qi's attainments in painting, many people are not unfamiliar with, in May 2011, Qi's "pines and cypresses high standing figure? In May 2011, Qi's "Pines and Cypresses Standing Tall? A Four-character Couplet in Seal Script" was auctioned for 425.5 million dollars, and the status of his paintings can be seen. And apart from his legendary artistic attainments, his emotional life is no less impressive.
Qi had two marriages in his life, and at the age of more than 90, he still longed for love and looked forward to marrying a girl in her early 20s.
When he was young, he married his first wife
Born in Changsha, Hunan province, in 1864, Qi Baishi was influenced by his father's work as a carpenter, and he learned this skill at an early age, studying the craft of carving flowers, and with his hard work and talent, he led a pretty good life as a carpenter.
Then that era, marriage is about parents' orders, matchmakers, Qi Baishi was 12 years old, by his parents to marry a wife, named Chen Chunjun, 3 years older than him, is considered a child bride.
After the marriage, Chen Chunjun abides by the woman's way, never is hard-working, virtuous, external whatever Qi Baishi do she support, internal care of the whole family. Later, Qi Baishi changed his profession to painting, and at the age of 25, Chen Chunjun learned from his master, and Chen Chunjun quietly became his backer.
In 1902, Qi Baishi went to Hunan province, where he met many famous painters and observed a large number of paintings by famous artists, and that year, his painting style changed and he began to embark on the path of freehand painting. After that, he went to Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places to paint and make friends, and met many celebrities, such as Cai E and Yao Mangfu.
In 1919, Qi Baishi's hometown of thieves, very turbulent, in order to their own safety and better environment, Qi decided to move to Beijing, when Chen Chunjun has given birth to five children for him, in the face of since childhood grew up in the native land, Chen Chunjun is really difficult to part with, and decided to let her husband go to Beijing alone, their own children at home, Qi Baishi could not argue with his wife, only to travel far away on their own.
Separated from Chen Chunjun, he married his second wife
The year he moved to Beijing, Qi Baishi was already over 100 years old. When he first came to Beijing, he had no acquaintances or friends around him, and his life was very miserable for a while. He lived in the Fayuan Temple all day long, eating and drinking, and relying on the sale of paintings to make ends meet, but despite the low price of the paintings, few people asked for them.
Knowing that a husband is not like a wife, Chen Chunjun although at home, still concerned about her husband, she knew that Qi Baishi was alone in Beijing, in order to take care of him, Chen Chunjun help him to find a concubine, named Hu Baozhu, eighteen years old, Qi Baishi was taken care of, the heart of the natural joy, the life is also smooth some.
In order to achieve higher artistic attainments, Qi Baishi decided to close the door to engage in creative work, until 1929, during the ups and downs and difficult, cost 10 years, and finally in the level of a great breakthrough. But in a unique approach, he was still not accepted by the writers of the conservative art circle in Beijing, and was even rebuked that "can not reach the hall of elegance".
Until Qi Baishi's uncle? Xu Beihong's presence transformed the fortunes of his paintings. 1940, far from his hometown, Chen Chunjun died of an illness, and Qi Baishi was in tears when he learned that he was 80 years old.
"How much of the world, not as long as Chunjun," Qi Baishi late in life, Chen Chunjun accompanied him all the way through the hardships, it is really touching.
In 1941, the living still need to live, persuaded by friends, Hu Baozhu officially became Qi Baishi's wife.
Eighty years old still got a son, the heart of spring, longing for love
Qi old 83 years old that year, still the spirit of the dragon horse, his wife Hu Baozhu pregnant again, and this is already her eighth child, 45 years old, want to give birth to this child is not easy, although the family are well prepared in advance, beware of the birth of the accidental situation, but no way, too high age and medical equipment backward, resulting in Hu Baozhu difficult to give birth to a child. The family was prepared in advance to prevent accidents during the delivery, but the advanced age and medical equipment lagged behind, causing Hu Baozhu to have a difficult labor and eventually die in the delivery room.
This makes the second loss of his wife Qi Baishi was hit hard, the wind candle age, really want to spend the rest of his life so miserable? The answer, obviously not. Qi Baishi's children have become a family, in order to take care of him, specially invited a nurse care, her name is Xia Wenzhu, has long admired the old man Qi's name, the two get along with each other after a long time, Qi Baishi immediately decided to marry her.
Xia Wenzhu is only 45 years old, and Qi Baishi is already almost 90 people, such a huge age difference, the children really can not accept, and Xia Wenzhu bullying and arrogance, not move on the old man upset, but also let his children quite dissatisfied. Later, in the year of Qi Baishi 91 years old, Xia Wenzhu angry away, never heard from.
After that, Qi Baishi is still lonely, open up his children to him, during this period, he fell in love with a 22-year-old girl, the other side of the heart of his adoration, but the old man ultimately no blessing, not married to the death of the immortal.
People's longing for love even dominates our spirit, and this kind of feeling transcends gender, crosses age, and even ignores time and space. From a carpenter to a painting legend, Qi Lao's life was indeed bold.