Clerical script is a common solemn font in Chinese characters. The writing effect is slightly wide and flat, with long horizontal strokes and short straight strokes. It pays attention to "silkworm head and swallow tail" and "twists and turns". It originated in the Qin Dynasty and reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is known as "Han Li Tang Kai" in the calligraphy circle.
Official script is relative to seal script, and the name of official script originated from the Eastern Han Dynasty. The emergence of official script was another major reform of Chinese characters, which brought Chinese calligraphy art into a new realm. It was a turning point in the history of the evolution of Chinese characters and laid the foundation for regular script. The structure of official script is flat, neat and delicate. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the strokes, strokes, dots and other paintings were beautified into upward provocations, with changes in light and heavy pauses and the beauty of calligraphy art. The styles are also becoming more diverse, which is of great value for artistic appreciation.
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According to legend, the official script was compiled by Cheng Miao in prison at the end of the Qin Dynasty. He eliminated complexity and simplified it, changed the character shape from round to square, and changed the strokes from curved to straight. Change "continuous strokes" to "broken strokes" and move from lines to strokes, making it easier to write. "Liren" is not a prisoner, but refers to a "subordinate official", that is, a small official in charge of documents, so in ancient times the official script was called "zuoshu". The calligraphy style also derived from cursive script, regular script, and running script, laying the foundation for art.
The official script basically evolved from the seal script. The round strokes of the seal script were mainly changed to square folds. Because it is difficult to draw round strokes when writing on wooden slips with lacquer, the writing speed of the official script is faster. quick.
Variant official script is also called official script variant. It is a popular official script style in contemporary calligraphy. It is a writing method that pays attention to changes and individuality compared to traditional official script. The strokes do not emphasize standardization and emphasize improvisation. But Fan Xiaoge, a master of official script, believes that the purpose of variant official script is to make it beautiful, rather than becoming uglier. If everyone pursues writing variant official script, then the variant official script will also become stylized. He believes that some variations of official script only pursue big feelings and effects, and cannot withstand scrutiny on single characters and single strokes. Often the lack of basic skills is covered up with great momentum.
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