A famous regular script calligrapher

The four masters of regular script are the collective names of four calligraphers who are famous for regular script in the history of calligraphy, also known as the four masters of regular script. They are: Ou Yangxun (Ou Feng), Yan Zhenqing (Yan Feng), Liu Gongquan (Liu Ti) and Zhao Meng? (f) Zhao Ti.

Liu Gongquan

Liu Gongquan (778-865) was born in Jingzhao Garden (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province). An official, calligrapher and poet in the middle Tang Dynasty, the son of Liu Ziwen, the secretariat of Danzhou, and the younger brother of Liu Gongchu, the minister of war. Liu Gongquan, a native of Liushi, Hedong, was the champion of Yuanhe in Tang Xianzong in 808. As a scholar for the first time, he entered the Li Painting and Calligraphy Institute. Liu Gongquan worked in the official residences of Mu Zong, Jing Zong and Wenzong, and grew up in North Korea.

He has served as a great official in the seven dynasties, a tired official, a prince, a duke of Hedong, and was called "Liu" in the world. In his later years, he became an official with Prince Taibao. In the sixth year of Xian Tong (865), Liu Gongquan died at the age of 88 and was given to the Prince. Liu Gongquan is good at Ci Fu and calligraphy. As a beginner, Wang Xizhi visited famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, learned from Yan Zhenqing, absorbed new ideas, and created his own "Liu Ti", which was as famous as Yan Zhenqing in strength and strength, and was called "Yan Liu", and was later known as "Yan Gu".

Ouyang Xun

Ou Yangxun (557-64 1) was born in Linxiang County, Tanzhou (now Changsha City, Hunan Province). Tang Dynasty minister, calligrapher, son of Ouyang Gui, assistant minister of Chen Huangmen in Southern Dynasties. When Yang Di was in Sui Dynasty, Ou Yangxun became a doctor too often. In the third year of Wude (620), he took refuge in Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, and was named Taichangqing. In the fifth year of Wude (622), he surrendered Li Yuan to teach Shi, moved Guanglu to be a doctor, taught him, led the Prince Gengling, and got a bachelor's degree. He is a native of Bohai County and presided over the compilation of the Collection of Arts and Literature.

Zhenguan died in fifteen years at the age of eighty-five. Ou Yangxun was proficient in calligraphy, and he was called "the four great masters in the early Tang Dynasty" with Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi. Together with Ouyang Tong, it is called "Greater Europe". Calligraphy is in danger in Pingzhong, nicknamed "European style". The representative works are: The Ritual Spring Inscription of Jiucheng Palace, Huangfu Birthday Monument and Huadu Temple Monument in regular script; Running script "Zhong Ni Montitie" and "Running script thousand words". He has his own unique views on calligraphy, including eight methods of calligraphy works, teaching strategies and thirty-six methods of brushwork.

His works such as Inscription on Buddhist Pagoda of Huadu Temple, Inscription on Yu Gong Wen Yan Bo and Inscription on Huangfushengchen are called "the first regular script in Tang Dynasty".

Zhao Mengfu

Zhao Mengfu [f incarnation] (125410120 July-1322 July 30), Han nationality, a passerby in Song Xue, also known as Shuijing Palace, worked as a Meng Yi in middle age. Xing Wu (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province) was originally from Lanxi, Wuzhou. From the late Southern Song Dynasty to the early Yuan Dynasty, he was an official, calligrapher, painter and poet. He was the grandson of XI, Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu, and a direct descendant of Zhao, the king of Qin. Zhao Mengfu joined the army at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty.

After Song died, he went into seclusion. In the 23rd year of Zhiyuan (1286), Zhao Mengfu went to Dadu under the recommendation of Cheng Jufu, an ancient imperial doctor, and was appreciated by Yuan Shizu, who awarded him the rank of doctor of the Ministry of War. Since then, he has successively served as Bachelor of Jixian County, General Manager of Jinan Road, Confucian scholars in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Bachelor of Hanlin and Doctor Rong Lu. From sai-jo to Wu zong, ren zong and ying zong, courtesy is still exchanged. He gradually retired in his later years and sought help for six years (13 19) due to illness.

In the second year of Zhi Zhi (1322), Zhao Mengfu died at the age of 69. He was named "Wen Min" by Pingzhang, Zhongshu Province, Jiangsu Province, posthumous title and Wei Guogong, hence the name "Zhao". He is the author of Song Xuezhai's Anthology and so on.

Yan Zhenqing

Yan Zhenqing (August 23, 709-784) was born in Lingya Linyi (now Linyi City, Shandong Province) and Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi City, Shaanxi Province). Yan Shigu V was a famous official, calligrapher and secretary supervisor in the Tang Dynasty. He was once a famous painter such as Sun and Situ. Yan Zhenqing, a native of Langya Yanshi, was a scholar in the 22nd year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (734). He used to be the censor and an assistant in the temple.

Later, because he offended Yang, the powerful minister, he was demoted to be the prefect of the plain and was called "Yan Plain" by the world. During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led the rebels to fight against the rebels and once recovered Hebei. Later, he went to Fengxiang and was made a minister. When Tang Daizong was an official, he went to the official department of Shangshu Province, and a prince and a surname named him Duke Lu, which was called Duke Yan Lu in history. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was sent to tell the rebel Li Xilie that he refused the thief in awe and was finally slapped to death. After he was killed, Cao's heirs and soldiers of the three armed forces cried.