竹痴

由于多次接触到竹乡崇义县田发建先生创作的竹桩盆景,好几次想找个角度来谈谈他的竹桩盆景特点,可都是想了大半天而又无从下笔。也许,就盆景艺术的自身结构来理解和探寻,他对清刚、耿直、贞心之竹的独特视角是"以形媚道"的归趣,也正因如此,其采用"提根栽培法"来造竹,几近二十年的苦苦追寻方成盆盎一片景,呈现给你我眼前的视觉震撼又岂止是一个"翕辟成变"的情感轨迹?竹桩的盘根错节、穿插曲绕,构架成一种瘦、皱、漏、透的竹根特色。

巨匠隐逸绘丹青——追记皖籍书画家黄叶村

黄叶村(一九一一—一九八七),安徽芜湖人,原名黄厚甫,学名成昆,又名黄叶邨,别号后父、竹痴、竹痴老人、老园丁、听雨老人,偶用印"种草人",室名镜湖草堂、听雨楼、耕石斋。黄叶村书、画、金石皆精,水墨、浅绛、青绿、花鸟、写意、工笔并能,平生墨竹享有盛誉,生前即被誉为"江南一枝竹"。

明代盛著《沧浪独钓图》辨伪

旅顺博物馆藏《沧浪独钓图》,纸本墨笔,纵六十三厘米,横三十点七厘米,以干笔绘崇山之间一泓秋水,水面几只飞鸟翔集,一人独坐扁舟上怡然垂钓。画心左下方有＂武塘盛著＂的署款,并钤＂叔章＂印。画心右上方题诗一首,诗后署款＂至正辛亥八月空同生郑樗＂。画心右下方有三方鉴藏印,分别是＂梦瑶室人＂＂养斋秘赏＂和＂竹痴＂。此画经过重裱,不见原签原题。《沧浪独钓图》之名很可能是后人根据画中题诗首句＂沧浪可濯缨＂而定。

Bamboo leaf extract improves spatial learning ability in a rat model with senile dementia

Senile dementia（SD） is a syndrome characterized by progressive neurological deterioration. Treatment for the disease is still under investigation. Bamboo leaf extract（B-extract） has been known for its biological efficacy in anti-oxidant and anti-cancer activities. However, study on B-extract for its protection against dementia is very limited. The effect of B-extract on a rat model with SD was examined. B-extract improved spatial learning ability of the dementia rats. The hippocampus of dementia model rats showed reduced levels of acetylcholine（ACh）, epinephrine（E）, norepinephrine（NE）, and dopamine（DA）, and increased activities of acetylcholine esterase（ACh E） and monoamine oxidase（MAO）. Treatment with B-extract 20 mg/（kg·d） for 7 weeks significantly inhibited the enzyme activity compared with untreated dementia rats, and raised the levels of ACh, E, and DA in the hippocampus. In addition, treatment with B-extract elevated the level of γ-aminobutyric acid（GABA）, but reduced the level of glutamate（Glu） in the brain. These data suggest that B-extract might be a potential drug in treating impairment of spatial memory in dementia rats by regulating the central neurotransmitter function.

友谊的花朵——中国文化艺术代表团在缅甸

“缅中人民友谊永恒, 亲如兄弟, 团结互助, 和平共处。 两国人民友谊深厚, 彼此了解, 又是朋友又是亲。” 这是缅甸民族音乐家吴巴旦写词作曲的《缅中友谊之歌》中的一段。196年12月15日,中国文化艺术代表团随周总理到缅甸作友好访问,在仰光举行访缅演出开幕式和首次演出。