On the whole, the distinctive features of calligraphy in Yuan Dynasty are: advocating retro. Calligraphers headed by Zhao Ziang in the early Yuan Dynasty believed that the calligraphy in Song Dynasty had come to an end, and the only achievement was that because of the opening of politics, calligraphers could write and send at will, which laid the foundation for the emergence of famous cursive writers in Ming Dynasty.
The integration of multi-ethnic cultures. The rulers of the Yuan Dynasty conquered the Han nationality by force, and the Han nationality conquered the ethnic minorities in culture. A certain number of calligraphers have appeared in ethnic minorities, among which Yelu Chucai in Liao Dynasty, Wenzong in Mongolia and Kun Kun in Shun Di and Li Kang are famous. The Yuan government also established cultural institutions such as Kuizhangge, which promoted the development of calligraphy.
Introduction to calligraphy in yuan dynasty
Yuan Wenzong has always been very lucky. Kuizhangge appreciates famous calligraphy and painting, and calligraphy once flourished. Zhao Mengfu, Xian Yushu and other famous artists are the representatives of calligraphy in this period. They advocate the same method of calligraphy and painting and pay attention to the posture of writing. However, the book circle in the Yuan Dynasty was purely inherited from the Jin and Tang Dynasties and did not have its own style. Later, Zhao Mengfu's "Li Kangkun" changed again, and it was unique in the Yuan Dynasty.
Throughout the Yuan Dynasty calligraphy, its great achievements are still in the real cursive script. As for turning profits, although there are several famous artists, they are not very good. This kind of calligraphy with truth, line and cursive script as the mainstream didn't change until the Qing Dynasty. There was a style of calligraphy in Yuan Dynasty, which flourished in calligraphy along Song Xisheng and lived in Tang Zongjin. Although each has its own merits, it can't stand firm in the calligraphy world by one method.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuan Dynasty Calligraphy.