The Eight-character Method of China's Calligraphy Rules. Taking the eight-stroke sequence of the word "Yong" as an example, this paper expounds the method of writing in block letters: the point is the side, the side front is steep, and the strokes are placed horizontally, which is enough to close the front; Cross for fun, against the front of the paper, slowly rushing back, not flat with the front; Straight pen is an effort, not too straight. Too straight will be stiff and weak, but it must be straight and look at the curve; The hook is a pin (t √), and the front end of the pen is raised to concentrate the force on the nib; Raising the horizontal is the strategy, the stroke is straight, and the effective force is at the end of the stroke; The dragon left its prey. Starting from the straight stroke, the front is slightly fat, and the force is to be sent; Short skimming is pecking, writing left, fast and sharp; Hold the pen as a brush, fall lightly against the trend, fold the front slowly, and close the front with subtlety. According to legend, it was handed down from generation to generation by the wisdom and courage of Sui Dynasty, and one was written by Wang Xizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty or Zhang Xu in the Tang Dynasty. Because this is the basic rule of writing regular script, later generations also call these eight methods calligraphy.
The eight strokes of the word "Yong" are actually the eight strokes of the word "Yong", which represent the general strokes in China's calligraphy, namely "side, joy, anger, gas, strategy, grazing, pecking and tearing", which is clearly explained in Zhu Zongyuan's A Brief History of China Calligraphy.
The point (1) is an edge (such as the upside-down edge of a bird);
(2) Straddle (such as the reins of a horse);
③ Vertical crossbow (force also);
(4) Hook is hook (jumping posture, jumping together);
(5) make strategies (such as riding a horse with a whip);
(6) skimming (for example, skimming with a grid);
(7) pecking if the head is short (such as pecking by birds);
(8) It is a slap (the sound is narrow, it splits into a slap, and the pen tip is open).
Two, eight methods of accurate solution
(A) the origin of the Eight Laws
"Eight Methods of Yong Zi" is an example of Yong Zi stippling, which explains the methods of using pens and characters in regular script. Its sources are as follows:
1, Cui, Zhong You and Wang Xizhi said.
Zhang Tang and Huai Jin's Forbidden Classics in Imperial Palace: "The Eight Laws began with Lishu, and Cui followed Zhong Wang in the later Han Dynasty. The eight-character teaching should be ten thousand words. " "Generally speaking, brushwork, stippling eight types, prepared in the word' forever'".
Ethan Puguang's Eight Methods of Anxue: "In the following dynasties, calligraphers were skilled in brushwork. Its famous figures, such as Zhong You and Wang Xizhi in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ou (), Yu (Shinan), Liu (Gongquan) and Yan (Zhenqing) in Tang Dynasty also have books, which have been circulated to this day, but the original does not exist, but the word "forever" is Ba Fa, * * Samadha Song.
"Fa Shu Yuan": "Wang Yi wrote a short book and attacked the' Yong' eight laws for fifteen years. With his eight laws, he can understand everything."
In the Qing Dynasty, I wrote "Art Boat with Two Tanks under the Book": "There are eight methods for writing articles in groups of words. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Eight Methods began with official script, spread to Cui, Jong Li, Wang and even Zen masters, and summarized ancient and modern books. Lishu is today's real book. " Another cloud said: "Eight paintings use the word' forever' to prepare for eight arts, so they are used as shapes."
2. Zhiyong said
Song Chen Si's "Linglong Flower Book": "Sui monks are wise and brave, and they aim at it. They help the Mi language to supervise the southern part of the world, and they teach themselves extensively. "
3. Zhang Xu said
In Song Dynasty, Zhu's Mo Chi Pian and Zhang Xu's Biography of the Eight Laws of Yongzi are the same as the Six Eight Laws and Eight Laws.
"Calligraphy Samadhi" in Feng Wu's Original Calligraphy in Qing Dynasty said: "All knowledge is needed. If the net is in the outline, it will be orderly. The word' forever' is also the procedure of many words. Knowing this, there must be a thousand words. "
(2) The exact solution of the harmony eight-character method.
1, the point is the side (such as the upside down of a bird)
Side means inclined, and the point should be inclined, such as a huge stone standing on its side, which is steep and powerful. If you point to lie flat or stand upright, you will be stupid and lose your strength. The word "Yong" is closed on the front, in order to take care of the horizontal painting below.
2, cross for le (such as le)
Take uphill, if the rider tightens the reins, the force is inward and straight through the crossbow (vertical). If you drag the pen horizontally or obliquely downward, it will run out. Put pen to paper against the front, slow down, hurry up, and keep the trend of "taking a step back and getting what you want". It is not advisable to slide along the front to avoid light floating stagnation.
3. Vertical crossbow (Tongnu)
Anger is powerful, and vertical painting takes the trend of straight inside and curved outside, like a crossbow standing upright, which is curved but contains infinite power. Therefore, vertical painting should not be too straight, and it must conform to the overall situation of fonts. Only when it is straight in music can it move forward. Too straight as dead wood, though straight and weak.
4, the hook is a hook (the way you jump, the same jump)
When getting out of the hook, you should squat down in front to gain motivation, then quickly pick up the pen and twist the front, so that you can get out of the front and concentrate on the nib. If you want to jump, you need to squat first and then jump suddenly. The front is uneven, in order to echo the raiders (pick) brush.
5, for policy (such as riding a horse with a whip)
The original meaning of policy is whip, which means cooperation here. Pick painting is mostly used on the left side of the word, and its potential is inclined to the right and up, which is in harmony with the stippling on the right, forming an arch-shaped situation. Yongzi's plane is slightly flat, mainly with the peck on the right (horizontal left). Although the two strokes are not randomly symmetrical, their hearts are interlinked and corresponding. The potential is slightly higher, the strength is in the pen, and the strength is in the front.
6. Skimming is skimming (skimming is skimming)
Such as hair swept by the grate, such as swallows swept under the eaves. It is said that writing a picture of prey should be like brushing the surface of an object with your hands. Although the pen is gradually accelerated, the front is flexible and sharp, taking its natural and neat posture, but the force should be sent to the end, otherwise it will float.
7, short left is pecking (such as bird pecking)
It is said that horizontal writing should be like a bird pecking. This pen is quick and sharp. Write left, sharp and oblique, and win with light strength
8. Si is a split sound (narrow split sound, split sacrifice is a split sound, meaning to open the pen)
There are two meanings here: first, it refers to the role of painting in font structure, and the original meaning of painting refers to dismemberment and sacrifice, which means disintegration and cracking. The si paintings in regular script are inherited from the tide of official script, which just dissolves the bending and winding forms of Xiao Zhuan and makes the font open to the outside world. Therefore, official script is also called Zishu, and si in regular script also plays this role. Although the regular script strokes are connected, they stretch outward, making the font develop comfortably and widely. The second is to say that this should be strong, sharp and imposing. The original meaning of painting is dismemberment, and dismemberment must be split with a knife. Painting is cutting with a knife. When writing, you should go against the trend, fall lightly, slowly and gradually, and at the end, be calm and powerful, full of twists and turns, and the situation is natural.
Zhao Lu said in summing up the Eight Laws: "The Eight Laws of Ancient Chinese Characters are stippling." However, the eight methods do not exist in isolation, and we are considering how to arrange each stippling, which actually involves the structural law of characters. Therefore, the author of Eight Laws intends to explain the writing and combination of basic stippling through the analysis of the word "Yong".