1, the characteristics of official script mainly include the following aspects:
The font is wide and flat, the cloth surface is even and white, and it can be put away freely, with twists and turns. The pen holder is round and clean, with a white and even structure, which is relatively flat and easy to understand and write. Rich fonts, meet the needs of learning, about 850 words.
In terms of brushwork, he inherited the writing characteristics of seal script, mainly using pen as the center and pen as the circle. At the same time, Lishu developed the method of lifting and pressing strokes on this basis, which enriched the use of strokes in Lishu calligraphy. The rectangle of the original seal script was changed to the later rectangle, and some strokes were reformed, forming the writing style of silkworm head twists and dovetails.
2. The reasons for these characteristics mainly include the following aspects:
Lishu is a new style created to meet the needs of official documents and stone carvings after Qin Shihuang unified China. Because it is an official document, it needs neat font and unified style, which is easy to read and spread.
Official script is developed on the basis of seal script, so it inherits some characteristics of seal script, such as pen-centered and pen-round. At the same time, the official script reformed and innovated the seal script, such as changing the original rectangle into a flat square, developing the brushwork of lifting pressure and forming its own unique characteristics.
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The characteristics of Lishu, such as wide and flat font, uniform white cloth, freely retractable, silkworm head and wild goose tail, twists and turns, are also related to the social and cultural background at that time. For example, the width and flatness of the official script font may be caused by people's living habits and aesthetic concepts at that time; Silkworm head and goose tail, twists and turns, etc. It reflects people's pursuit of natural beauty and longing for charm at that time.
To sum up, the characteristics and causes of official script involve many aspects, including historical background, cultural tradition and aesthetic concept. Through the research and study of official script, we can better understand the development of ancient culture and art in China.