Appreciation of Mi Fei's Running Script

Mi Fei (1051-107), originally named Kun, later renamed Kun, whose real name is Mi or Qian, was born in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, and was named Hai Yue Wai's, and also had descendants of Kun Xiong and Huo Zheng. Calligrapher, painter and painting theorist in Northern Song Dynasty, together with Cai Xiang, Su Shi and Huang Tingjian, are also called "Song Sijia". His calligraphy is vigorous and full of charm, and people who love calligraphy in past dynasties are learning it.

Although Mi Fei is a school of "respecting meaning", he is a traditional school of "respecting law", abiding by the Jin law and calling himself "Jinbaozhai". Advocating the "two kings" and getting the brushwork of the "two kings" father and son, he is especially good at copying, calling his words "receiving ancient Chinese characters". Mi Fei's running script was the highest achievement, based on his position as "two kings", with the participation of Yan Zhenqing, Li Yong, Europe and Chu in the early Tang Dynasty. On the basis of widely copying predecessors, he is good at turning the old into the new, collecting the strengths of many families and becoming his own spokesperson.

Mi Fei's calligraphy is fluent and unrestrained, and he draws lessons from the calligraphy of the two kings in Jin Dynasty, reaching the realm of free use. He used two sides and the middle, which means that Mi Fei used a pen, showing more and hiding less, so we can appreciate his calligraphy, which can be said to be full of energy and fluent charm.

Mi Fei's calligraphy, most of the characters are left low and right high, which belongs to the method of taking advantage of the situation. The characters seem to be random, but the statutes are rigorous, and the structural center of gravity of the characters is high, so its structure is extremely dangerous.

Mi Fei's calligraphy style is connected up and down, left and right, looking at nature. The pace of writing is faster, but slower. The rhythm of writing is contained in it. The left and right ranks are interspersed with contrast, thickness contrast, virtual reality and ethereal contrast. The overall style is natural and free and easy.

Beginners of Mi Fei's running script usually start with Shu Su Tie, which was written by Mi Fei at the age of 38. A good introduction to running script, one of the top ten running script posts in China. After a certain foundation, you can continue to study his handwritten works and some of his large-character works.

To learn Mi Fei's running script, on the one hand, we should practice hard, on the other hand, we should learn his brushwork and composition. Miffy has his own set of pens, such as crab claw hooks, and his writing style. Only by grasping his characteristics can we learn Mi Fei's calligraphy better.