"Three Hearts" Author: Feng Zikai/Wang Jiaming Life·Reading·New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore

Poetry, childlike innocence and Buddhist innocence are the three main themes of Feng Zikai's works, which run through his life. His plain words and innocent painting style record his personal life experiences and the people and events he encounters in daily life, allowing us to see through his perspective an artist's understanding and refinement of life, as well as his sincere and simple character.

The essays and paintings included in this book are all carefully selected by the editor. They are not only a three-dimensional restoration of Feng Zikai, but also an interaction with him across time and space.

In this era, if we look at the world with Feng Zikai's "three hearts", our soul and heart can feel the human touch described in his writings and gain a moment of peace and relaxation.

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The so-called "three hearts" are poetic heart, childlike heart and Buddhist heart.

"Poetic Heart" is Feng Zikai's understanding and love of classical literature, especially ancient poetry. His writings include miscellaneous thoughts after reading poetry, and his paintings mostly use only a few strokes to point out the infinite artistic conception of poetry.

“Childlike Hearts” are all children created by Feng Zikai. Some are childhood portraits of his children, and some are moments of children that make people laugh. Together with prose written in the tone of children, the innocence of children is presented vividly and realistically to readers.

"Buddha's Heart" is a work in which Feng Zikai used his brush to record his understanding of Buddhism, selected from paintings and essays in the "Collection of Pictures for Protecting Life".

Feng Zikai's words and pictures are full of his gentle compassion and frankness. People who are used to being busy and impatient may be able to gain some relief and relaxation from these "three hearts".

The editors have carefully selected sixteen of Feng Zikai's essays and nearly six hundred paintings, and organized them according to the "three hearts", leading us on a journey of rereading Feng Zikai, accepting the comfort of his gentle lines, and looking for contemporary "relaxation".

Feng Zikai (1898-1975), a native of Tongxiang, Zhejiang, is a famous modern Chinese painter, writer, art and music educator, and translator. His works include "Yuanyuantang Essays", the color album "Zikai Cartoon Selection", the art theory work "Feng Zikai Art Lecture Hall", the cartoon "Husheng Painting Collection", and the translation of Natsume Soseki's Selected Works.

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The editor, Wang Jiaming, is a writer and senior publisher. He has written books such as "Illustrations of Book Lovers" and the biography of Feng Zikai, "Buddhist Heart and Literary Heart" and "Standing in the Shadow of the Wutong Tree".