Zhangcao, which originated in the Western Han Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, was named as "Zhangcao" by Huang Menling. It is also said that Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty loved this style of writing, hence the name. Tang Zhang Huaiguan said: "Zhangcao is the triumph of official script." Therefore, Zhangcao still retains some official script strokes. Zhangcao came into being at the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, and prevailed in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It declined at the beginning of Tang Dynasty, revived in Yuan and Ming Dynasties, fell silent in Qing Dynasty, and revived at the end of Qing Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, Du Du was the earliest Zhangcao artist in history, and Cui Ai was also known as Zhangcao. At that time, people also called him "Cui Du". Zhang Zhi learned from Du Fu and Cui Cao, and has a blue reputation. In the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Cao, the emperor, was the best, and Zhong You was also good at this body. In the Western Jin Dynasty, Suo Jing's Zhangcao art reached its peak, and together with Wei Guan, it was called "one set of two wonderful works". In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xi Xian's father and son, Wei Shuo were all experts in Zhang Cao. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, calligraphers came forth in large numbers, but there were very few people who worked in the grass, and the method of grass-carving survived if it survived. In the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Mengzhao was the only one with a page of retro work. In the Ming Dynasty, it was known as the "Three Songs", among which Song Ke was the only one who was good at Zhang Cao. In the late Qing Dynasty, Zhangcao revived, and Shen Cengzhi, Wang? Waiting for a group of famous Zhangcao artists.
The famous inscriptions on Zhangcao handed down from generation to generation include: Shi You's Urgent Chapter, Suo Jing's Yue Yi Tie, Ode to a Teacher, Lu Ji's Reply Tie, and Huang Xiang's Urgent Chapter (see Figure 2-52) and so on.
Zhangcao's history is not long, but it has played a great positive role in the development of modern grass instead, and cursive writers in history have also absorbed a lot of nutrition from it.
today's grass came into being instead of Zhangcao. Traditionally, we call this grass cursive script directly. According to historical records, this grass originated in Zhang Zhi at the end of Han Dynasty. However, judging from his works handed down, they are not reliable. It is generally believed that Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty is a master of cursive script. Because of his achievements in the history of calligraphy, people regard him as a "calligrapher".
Wang Xianzhi, his seventh son, is also an accomplished calligrapher. He has always called his father and son "two kings".
The two kings and their sons laid the foundation of this grass. Although the people who studied cursive script in the past dynasties made great achievements, none of them illegally belonged to the two kings. Erwang's cursive works are also models for future generations to learn cursive. Wang Xizhi's cursive script can be represented by Seventeen Posts (see Figure 2-53). This post is Wang Xizhi's book purchased by Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, and it was named Seventeen Posts because of the "17th Day" in the first post. Wang Xianzhi's cursive script can be represented by Mid-Autumn Festival Post (see Figure 2-54). This post was collected in the Inner Palace during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and together with Wang Xizhi's "Clear Post in Fast Snow" and Wang Xun's "Bo Yuan Post", it was called "Three Wishes". After that, it flowed out of the Qing Palace and flowed into Hong Kong. In 1951, under the direct care of Comrade Zhou Enlai, the relevant departments recovered it at a heavy price and now it is in the Palace Museum.
The development of cursive script in Sui and Tang Dynasties was basically along the system of two kings, among which many cursive writers appeared, such as Zhiyong, Yu Shinan, Sun Guoting, Yan Zhenqing and so on. Although they did not break through the shackles of two kings, they all made indelible contributions in the history of calligraphy, and their works were also valued by the world, which was a model for a generation, especially Sun Guoting's Book Score, which was not only called our country.
In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, wild grass appeared; Crazy grass is based on this grass, more scribbled and unrestrained, and even crazy. Crazy grass does not care about a word of work, and strives to be bold and unrestrained, ups and downs, and laissez-faire. Its founder can be regarded as Zhang Xu.
Zhang Xu, whose word "Bo Gao" is similar to Li Bai's poems and Pei Min's swordsmanship, is called "three unique skills". He often shouts "Go crazy" when he is drunk, then puts pen to paper, or even writes with his head soaked in ink when he is drunk.
Next is Huai Su, a monk, who is also a crazy cursive writer. Huai Su, whose words hide the truth, is a good talk about the legendary "pen tomb" in the history of calligraphy. That is to say, he buried a big tomb with a bad bald pen, and he also drank alcohol and studied hard after drunkenness, like a sudden storm, changing rapidly. Therefore, in the history of calligraphy, Zhang Xu and Huai Su are called "Zhang Dian is crazy".
He Zhizhang, self-named "Siming Fanke", was one of the famous "Eight Immortals in Drinking" at that time, with excellent documents. He and Zhang Xu are friends who forget the past year, and both of them are famous for their cursive script.
Huang tingjian's cursive script is as famous as his regular script and running script. His cursive masterpieces mainly include "All Seats", "Li Bai's Memory of the Moon Tour" and "Flower Poetry".
Zhu Yunming,No. Zhishan, is also known as the four gifted scholars in Wuzhong with Tang Yin, Wen Zhiming and Xu Zhenqing, and his cursive writing is particularly important in the contemporary world.
Zhang Ruitu, a famous calligrapher in the late Ming Dynasty, is good at cursive writing. His representative works include Qi Ma Xing, Hou Chibi Fu, Yue Zhi Lun and so on.
Wen Zhiming, who is a part-time worker, is especially good at cursive writing. Its cursive script is like dancing flowers in the wind and singing bamboo streams in the spring. There are many cursive works handed down from ancient times, such as Yuquan thousands of feet Xie, Wen Zhiming's Four-body Thousand-character Writing, and the Tomb Table of Mother Sang Wang Anren.
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