Preface to Lanting Collection describes the scene of Wang Xizhi and his friends meeting at Yinshan Lanting in Huiji. * * * describes the grand occasion of Lanting party in three paragraphs, the author's view on life and the reasons for preface. Through the beauty of the landscape around Lanting and the joy of the party, the author expressed his feelings about the impermanence of life and death.
The overall layout is very clear and regular, and the arrangement is also relatively random. The front space is sparse and the font is regular; The middle row spacing is even, the font is flexible and changeable, and it has a sense of rhythm and rhythm. The back is tight, the pen is thick, and the gesture is urgent. Font structure is changeable, middle edge is combined, and rigid and flexible are combined. The brushwork of the whole book has the advantages of the rhyme of seal script, the advantage of sticking the tablet to the line, and the habit of collecting seal script with a pen. Every repeated word is different, and 20 different "zhi" words have their own charm.
Preface to Lanting Collection is admired and imitated by later artists of painting and calligraphy, and regarded as the originator of painting and calligraphy. The late Buddha is called "the best running script in the world" and regarded as Wang Xizhi's masterpiece.
Preface to Lanting Collection:
Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting is also called Preface to He Lin, Preface to Lanting Collection and Zantie. In the 9th year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (353), Wang Xizhi's book was praised by Mi Fei as "the best running script in the world". The original work is buried in Zhaoling, and there are manuscripts handed down from generation to generation and temporary copies, among which Dragon Book is the best. The pen in this post is mainly centered, with wings between strokes, which is slender and light, or a broken pen Lian Bi. The overall layout is patchy, with unlimited charm of chic, aestheticism and moving. This post has a lofty position in the history of calligraphy in China.
Preface to Lanting is a book written by Wang Xizhi at the age of 47. It tells the story that Xihe and his good friend Yashi gathered in Lanting (now southwest of Lanqing, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province) for a grand tour. His book is calm, elegant and full of vitality. It is said that Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, loved his calligraphy and thought the Preface to Lanting was "perfect", so he buried it in the mausoleum after his death. There has been a great debate about the authenticity of Preface to Lanting, and Li Shimin's tomb was almost dug. However, the artistic value of Preface to Lanting is generally acknowledged.
Mi Songfei's poem said: "Mo Han is the most romantic in the world. Who doesn't love Yin Shan in Goose Pond? Although this book decays to Zhaoling, stone carving is particularly precious. "There are dozens of copies of calligraphers in past dynasties, which is also a rare cultural phenomenon in the history of calligraphy. The Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, with 28 lines and 324 words, is charming and elegant, with exquisite words and dancing, which seems to help the gods and men. It has been regarded as a masterpiece in the calligraphy circles of past dynasties.