第三十四章 空前絕後(2 / 2)

This story of course was funny and unbelievable,but it appeared to us to be a very good idea:Sengyao was literaly honoured only because he had gained a good mastery of craftsmanship。

In the Tang Dynasty there was an artist named Wu Daozi,who was also good at painting mountains,rivers and Buddhas。He also possessed an unique style,that no-one could take from him or keep abreast of。The legend goes that he drew the landscape of Jialing Mountain and water。He covered three hundred li in a single day。He also painted“A Altered Picture of the Hell”in the Jingxuan Temple which created a petrified atmosphere without showing a ghost。It is said that if a vicious man saw it,his resolve would never be as bad again。

The three artists became historical sages,and the later generations often remember them。Gu Kaizhi overtook his predecessors,Zhang Sengyao excelled his contemporaries,and Wu Daozi was once unprecedented,and was surely unrepeatable。

Later on when talking about something in the art circle,people use this very idiom to describe something of a great feat。Or to say that something is very rare,or when you want to say something is unique and nothing can equal to it。