The top ten calligraphy masterpieces: "Duobao Pagoda Stele", "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription", "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection", "Zhongni Meng's Memorial Tie", "Nephew Memorial Manuscript", "Self-narrative Tie", "Hanshi Tie", "Shu Su Tie", "Cursive Thousand Character Essay", "Quick Snow and Clear Tie".
1. "Duobao Pagoda Stele"
It is a work by the great calligrapher Yan Zhenqing. The characters are exquisite, rich and powerful, and the atmosphere is plump. It is as gorgeous as Yang Guifei, and the knots are regular. Coordinated and balanced, it gives people a refreshing feeling. At the same time, the calligraphy works reflect the aesthetic taste of the prosperous Tang Dynasty where plumpness was the beauty.
2. "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription"
The font of "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription" is slender and beautiful, has a smooth and leisurely style, and has a solemn and solemn atmosphere. The beauty of jasper.
3. "Preface to the Lanting Collection"
Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher and "sage of calligraphy" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was written in 353 AD (the ninth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty). "Meeting friends through writing at the foot of Lanzhu Mountain in Shaoxing, Zhejiang" has 28 lines and 324 characters. It is known as "the best running script in the world" and has a lofty status in the history of Chinese calligraphy.
4. "Zhong Ni's dream to pay tribute"
The work of Ouyang Xun, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, has 78 characters. The text describes Confucius' dream to pay tribute, which represents Ouyang Xun's running script. The pinnacle of achievement is one of China's top ten famous posters handed down from generation to generation, now collected in the Liaoning Provincial Museum. Although it has gone through more than a thousand years, the charm is still there. It can be seen that the bald pen is written urgently, the circle is hidden in the square, the force penetrates the back of the paper, the turns are free, there is no stagnation, and the lines of the words echo each other.
5. "Manuscript of Memorials to Nephews"
The full name is "Manuscripts of Memorials to Nephews and Praise to the Good Doctor Ji Mingwen". It is the representative work of Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. The full text has 23 lines and 234 words. . During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing's brother Yan Gaoqing and his youngest son Yan Jiming were killed. In the first year of Qianyuan of the Tang Dynasty (758), Yan Jiming's bones were found, and Yan Zhenqing wrote this article in grief.
6. "Autobiography"
The cursive calligraphy work of Huai Su, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. It is Huai Su's self-narration of his life in general, and also records the comments made by Yan Zhenqing, Zhang Wei, Dai Shulun and others. The poem he wrote is known as "the best cursive script in the world" and is now collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
7. "Cold Food Post"
Also known as "Huangzhou Cold Food Post", it is the work of the Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Shi. The full text has 17 lines and 129 words. It is the story of Su Shi being demoted to Huangzhou. His masterpiece "The Lament of Life" written during the Cold Food Festival in the third year of Taipei is also known as "the third running script in the world" and is now in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
8. "Shu Su Tie"
The artistic style of "Shu Su Tie" takes harmonious change as the criterion and innocence and naturalness as the purpose. The brushwork throughout the body is exquisite, the structure is changeable, and the strokes are calm and joyful. It was praised by later generations as "the most beautiful calligraphy in China" and "the eighth running script in the world". It is now in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
9. "A Thousand-Character Essay in Cursive Script"
It is a cursive work handed down from generation to generation by Zhao Ji, Huizong of the Song Dynasty. It was written in 1112 and was a meticulous work when he was 40 years old. "Thousand-Character Essay in Cursive Script" is written on a piece of paper with a total length of more than three feet and is painted with gold clouds and dragons. The writing style is bold and smooth, unpredictable, and completed in one go, which is quite spectacular. It is a masterpiece of cursive calligraphy after Zhang Xu and Huai Su. It is known as "the most unique calligraphy treasure in the world" and is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum.
10. "Quick Snow and Clear Tie"
The representative work of calligrapher Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The full text is 4 lines and 28 words. Happy greetings to relatives and friends. The calligraphy in the whole volume is either running or regular script, flowing and stopping, or stopping and flowing, and is full of unique rhythm. It is known as the "Twenty-Eight Li Beads" and "The No. 1 Dharma Book in the World". Together with "Mid-Autumn Tie" and "Boyuan Tie", it is called the "Three Treasures".