Wang Mian's Mo Mei Poems

Wang Mian of Mo Mei

Yuan dynasty? Wang Mian

The first tree in my Xiyan Lake is light ink.

Don't praise the good color, as long as it is clear and full of dried Kun.

(first edition)

The trees in Xiyan Lake near my home are covered with faint ink marks.

Don't boast about the good color, just let the air be full of dried Kun.

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There is a plum tree in the West Wild Goose Lake near my home, and the blooming plum blossoms are all covered with faint ink marks.

Don't need others to praise its beautiful color, just need the fragrance of plum blossoms to diffuse between heaven and earth.

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"Mo Mei" Wang Mian's ancient poem: The plum blossom is outlined with ink and brush.

My home: my home. Because Wang Xizhi and Wang Mian share the same surname, Wang Mian thinks that Wang Xing is a family.

Xiyan Lake: a pool for washing pens and inkstones after writing and drawing. Wang Xizhi has a legend that "the middle school books in the pool are all black". This is the allusion used here.

Pool head: by the pool. Head: On the side.

Light ink: In ink painting, there are four kinds of ink colors, such as clear ink, light ink, thick ink and Jiao Mo. What is said here is that the plum blossoms are dotted with faint ink.

Mark: A mark.

Qingqi: Plum blossoms smell fragrant.

Man Gankun: All over the world. M: Diffuse. Gan Kun: Between heaven and earth.