1. The Draft for Sacrificing a Nephew was a draft written by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, in 758 AD. Running paper, 20.8 cm long and 75.5 cm wide, with 23 lines and 234 words.
Throughout this post, the feeling between the pens is like a tide, the calligraphy is magnificent, the vertical pen is unrestrained, and it pours thousands of miles. Often write dry, but also vigorous and smooth. Its heroic spirit is not only seen in the pen, but also reveals passionate emotions between the lines. It was praised as "the second running script in the world" by Yuan people.
The most famous running script is Preface to Lanting written by Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Predecessors described it as "a dragon flying from heaven, a tiger lying in a phoenix" and praised it as "the best running script in the world". It's a pity that this calligraphy masterpiece of "the more expensive it is in ancient and modern times, the better" is still confusing and regrettable until now.
2. The earliest cursive script in existence is Lu Ji's calligraphy work Ping Fu Tie in Jin Dynasty. The earliest cursive script in existence is Ode to a Teacher by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty.
Second, regular script comes first, then running script.
Running script can be divided into running script and cursive script. It is developed on the basis of running script and produces a font between running script and cursive script, which makes up for the shortcomings of slow running script writing and illegible cursive script. Therefore, before running the script, you must have regular script.
Regular script is also called regular script, real script and official script. Beginning at the end of the Han Dynasty, it gradually evolved from official script, becoming more simple, complicated and vertical. It was the most popular calligraphy style in China feudal society from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Jin and Tang Dynasties.