Ancient rites, from the Qin Dynasty to the Western Han Dynasty, and even the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, are a general period of ancient rites, with inscriptions handed down from generation to generation, such as the inscriptions of Han Dynasty by Tao, the engraving of Lu Lingguang Hall, the engraving of Wufeng in the second year, the engraving of Lai Zihou, the inscription of Ergongshan and the opening of the praise ramp. 19751February Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Hubei province (the second part) shocked the archaeological and calligraphy circles. Its excavation has opened the eyes of modern calligraphers and provided real information for the study of calligraphy history. Qin Li's structure has its own special characteristics of the times, including the characteristics of later official script and seal script. The ancients said: "Feng is also a successful official", which makes sense. In the sense of "fast", Qin bamboo slips are brush calligraphy. Only the use of brush and the rapid writing of seal script can really push China's calligraphy to the direction of official script.
The Han Dynasty, from 206 BC to 220 AD, was a crucial generation in the history of calligraphy development in China. The Han Dynasty was divided into the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the 400 years of Han Dynasty, calligraphy experienced the evolution from brush seal to official seal, from official seal to Cao Zhang, Shu Zhen and running script. By the end of the Han Dynasty, Chinese characters were basically completed. Therefore, the Han Dynasty is a critical period in the history of calligraphy, from constant change to stereotypes. Lishu is a widely used script in Han Dynasty. Official script in Han Dynasty is also called "Fenshu" or "Bafen". Not only is the brushwork more and more sophisticated, but the style of the script is also diverse. Liu Xie's "Wen Xin Diao Bei Long" said: "Since the later Han Dynasty, the tablet has been carved in the clouds." Therefore, the official script of the Eastern Han Dynasty entered a stage of skillful brushwork and various schools. Among the more than 100 kinds of Han steles left behind, it presents a dazzling and brilliant style. At the same time of the maturity of official script, there was a change in the division of official script, which developed into Cao Zhang, running script and original work. The constant change and development of calligraphy laid the foundation for the smooth cursive movement and the wild cursive movement in the Jin Dynasty.
More than 200 years in the later Han Dynasty was the heyday of Illicium verum. The inscriptions in this period all used octagonal fonts, which were numerous. There are more than 100 kinds of rubbings handed down from ancient times, including inscriptions in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Such as Shimen Fu, Yiying, Li Qi, Kong Zhou, Huashan, Chen Shi, Xiyan Fu, Xiping Shijing, Han Ren, Yin Zhou, Cao Quan and Zhang Qian. The fonts of these tablets are long and dense, wide and flat, simple and elegant, delicate and elegant, and beautiful. However, as far as the eight-division rule is concerned, the tablets of Yi Ying, Cao Quan are more rigorous. Xixia, Zhang Qian (II) and Shimen Song are Li Zhong's representative works of seal, kai and xing. The above monuments are all loved by the world.