The nine strokes of calligraphy refer to putting pen to paper, turning pen to pen, hiding peak, hiding head, protecting tail, jerking, sweeping pen, unsmiling and standing upright. The so-called "Nine Potential" refers to nine methods and laws of pen gesture. As long as learners master the correct methods and practice hard, even without the guidance of famous teachers, they can achieve the wonderful situation of calligraphy.
Fu Shu originates from nature, stands naturally, and is born of yin and yang; Yin and yang are born, and the situation is out. Hide the head and protect the tail, the strength lies in the words, the pen is hard and the skin is beautiful. Therefore, it is said: the potential comes deep, the potential is unstoppable, and the soft pen is strange. Where the words are written, covered above and inherited below, which reflects the situation and has no potential.
It is more appropriate to turn the pen and review it left and right. Don't leave the program alone. Zangfeng, pointing out the traces of entry and exit, wants to go left and right first, and then go back to the left. Hide the head, the round pen belongs to paper, so that the pen heart often strokes. Protect the tail, draw a gesture, and try to close it.
This disease has been excluded. Grab the pen for the front use. Sese potential in tight tactics. Horizontal ruler, vertical ruler. Although the teacher didn't teach this nine potential, it can also be combined with the ancients, and it needs a lot of calligraphy, that is, to create a beautiful ear.
On the nine trends of calligraphy;
Cai Yong's calligraphy style is ever-changing, and Qiong Qi's interest is unique in ancient and modern times. Liang Wudi in the Southern Dynasties also called his books strong, fresh and powerful. His calligraphy theory, especially the theory of using pen handed down from generation to generation, focuses on the mental state that a writer should have.
"Nine Potential" or "Nine Potential Eight Characters" put forward for the first time that books originated from nature, naturally established and born of yin and yang; The important thought that Yin and Yang are born and disappear reveals the philosophical basis of the beauty of calligraphy, and then expounds the eight methods of using brush, which occupies an important position in the history of China's book theory.