In the history of calligraphy development, the Tang Dynasty is another peak after the Jin Dynasty. At this time, calligraphers have far-reaching influence on real books, running scripts, cursive scripts, seal scripts and Li scripts, among which real books and cursive scripts have the greatest influence. Most of the calligraphers of real books were born out of Wang Xizhi, but they also had the dual traditions of pen and ink and inscriptions since Wei and Jin Dynasties, and gradually stood out among the calligraphers of the Wang family, with rigorous and vigorous style.
The style of cursive writers, especially cursive writers, is flying and elegant. Although the official seal script has not developed greatly, it can inherit the legacy of Qin and Han dynasties and form a strong or strong business style. Calligraphy in Tang Dynasty can be divided into three periods: early Tang Dynasty, prosperous Tang Dynasty and late Tang Dynasty. The new style of this era changed gradually in the early Tang Dynasty. By the middle of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, cursive script was unique.
Subsequently, the real corpse also took on a new look and made great progress. Calligraphy developed less in the late Tang Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, the society was stable, the economy was prosperous, and calligraphy flourished. The imperial court recognized calligraphy as one of the six schools in imperial academy, and set up a doctor of calligraphy to study calligraphy. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, loved calligraphy and admired Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
This played an important role in the development and prosperity of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Yan Suiliang and Xue Ji, the four great masters in the early Tang Dynasty, represented the style of the early Tang Dynasty. At this time, the cursive script still adheres to the golden method, and the right army is the Sect. There is nothing new. The calligraphers in this period were Zhong Shaojing, Lu Jianzhi, Wang Zhijing and Emperor Taizong.
Xue Ji (649-7 13), a native of Fenyang, Zhou Pu (now Fenyang, Shaanxi), was named "Xue Shaobao" from the official to the prince. That's Wei's nephew. From Wei, I learned hidden diseases and calligraphy, and I learned diligence, so I wrote the world with good books. He has more books than others. The Tang people said, "You can buy Xue without losing his virtue", but "cultivating yourself with a pen is different."
His younger brother Xue Yao studied under the same teacher, but he was slimmer, which was the source of Hui Zong's "thin body". His masterpiece is "The Monument to the Believing Zen Master", which was carved in the era of Empress Wu (684-704). This stone has been lost for a long time. It was only in the Qing Dynasty that he still kept the orphan of the Song Dynasty, and now it has flowed into Japan.