Writing style of inscriptions on bronze inscriptions

Bronze calligraphy in Shang Dynasty was produced on the basis of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. The number of its characters is not too much, and the overall style tends to be slender, vigorous, magnificent, dense, solemn and solemn, and each has its own charm. Someone once divided them into two styles, one is thick and plump, with sharp edges and corners at the beginning and end, with a fat pen in the middle, and the other is thick and thin, with straight strokes and little or no edges and corners. ?

Judging from the style and style of calligraphy, the bronze inscriptions in the early Western Zhou Dynasty are graceful and elegant, with obvious waves, rigorous structure and free brushwork. The style of his early works is simple and unpretentious, and the hanging needle brushwork is more upright, which still has the influence of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. For example, the fonts of Li Chan and Tian Wuchan (or Dafeng Chan) during the reign of King Wu were simple and simple, and the strokes of Fiona Fang were simple and straight. In just 32 words, Li Chan described the important historical events of the Wu Dynasty, so he was called the Wu Dynasty. This is the earliest bronze carving found so far in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which pioneered the calligraphy of bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Later, the style was dignified and bold, which showed the unique art of inscriptions on bronze. Such as Ling, Bao Qisi when he became a king, and the big and generous tripod when he was in Kang. Calligraphy is simple and quaint, majestic and magnificent. No matter from the aspects of human form or Wang's character. He used a fat pen with obvious weight, which calligraphers called "wave body". In particular, the bronze inscription on Dayu Ding, line *** 19, word 29 1, records the great achievements of Kang Wang's recall of Wu Wen Order and Yin Kejianbang. Its dignified and elegant characters, appropriate size and vivid form are the highest achievements of bronze calligraphy in Cheng Kang era, and its rubbings are still treasured by all calligraphers.