Famous Calligraphy Works in Ancient China

Wang Xizhi, a book sage, whose masterpiece Preface to Lanting Collection is hailed as "the best calligraphy in the world", is peaceful and natural, with tactful and graceful brushwork.

Zhang Xu and Cao Sheng's Four Ancient Poems, his works are full of power, bending down and writing tactfully and freely, slowly rippling in a comfortable rhythm. His handwriting is bold and unrestrained, and his strokes are continuous, which is in danger of flying over the eaves and walking over the wall. In fact, the beauty of cursive script lies in its passing, which gives people a feeling of agitation.

Huai Su's Autobiographical Postscript has been talked about by calligraphy lovers since the middle Tang Dynasty, and it has been 1200 years. Take the pure momentum of the central pen as the grass, such as "a whirlwind of sudden rain, full of momentum", and reach the realm of "three or five sounds suddenly, words are everywhere".

Yan Zhenqing's "Portrait of Dong Fangshuo" is vigorous and powerful in calligraphy, and his "Manuscript for Sacrificing a Nephew" uses a slightly bald pen throughout, and the brushwork is round and healthy. If there are some circulating seal scripts, he finally surrenders himself. Although the ink dried up again, the ink color stopped at the beginning, and the black ash was thick and dry, which changed a lot, but it was done at one go.

Liu Gongquan, the Diamond Sutra Engraving Stone, is meticulous in writing, meticulous in brushwork and charming in posture; The structure is meticulous, taking the shape of longitudinal length, tight in the middle palace, spreading in all directions, and pulling it out with clear strength. "Six Valley" can be known here, and so can Liu Jizhong's books.