What are the characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's running script?

Features:

1, solid brushwork, powerful writing style, but no lack of bold and enchanting; ?

2, accurately grasp the font writing, reflecting the majesty of the font; ?

3. The theme of calligraphy highlights philosophy and embodies emotion in calligraphy. ?

Yan Zhenqing is best at running script and regular script, with his own style and is famous for his exquisite calligraphy. Liu Gongquan is neck and neck with Yan Zhenqing. Liu Gongquan is good at regular script, and his pen is even, thin and hard, while Yan Zhenqing is fat and stupid, and his pen is slightly dull.

However, although his calligraphy is heavy, it does not lose the feeling of fullness and fullness, and it looks dignified and respectful as a whole. Yan Zhenqing's regular script is perfect but full of bones and muscles, with vigorous brushwork and calm momentum. The overall momentum is magnificent, and his calligraphy has set a new trend.

Looking closely at Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, we can see that his regular script changed the style of the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy practice, his family was poor. Without a pen and paper to practice calligraphy, he dipped his pen in yellow water and practiced calligraphy on the wall. I learned calligraphy at the beginning, studied under Chu Suiliang, and later studied under Zhang Xu. Finally, he absorbed the classics of four schools in the early Tang Dynasty, then absorbed the meanings of Zhuanli and Northern Wei Dynasty, and finally created his own style. Heroic and broad-minded.

Yan Zhenqing is good at running script and regular script, and the running script is rich and rich. From his running script works, we can see the scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing integrated his noble personality into the running script and made a perfect integration. When creating, the pen is even but not sharp, soft outside and firm inside, round and powerful.

Extended data

Yan Zhenqing's Calligraphy Works:

1, a manuscript dedicated to the nephew?

This is the representative work of Yan Zhenqing's cursive script. At that time, it was half a century since Yan Zhenqing was there. In calligraphy, there are people whose words are just as their names suggest. Yan Zhenqing comes from a loyal family, which makes people respect him. This spirit is also pinned on his calligraphy works.

From the time of drafting, after the later revision and improvement, it embodies the characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's writing conception, describes the whole process of writing in detail, and fully expresses his feelings in writing. His writing style is brilliant, highlighting the characteristics, comfortable and realistic, and all the strokes and strokes are just right.

The whole article adopts a round and powerful brushwork, adhering to the circular spirit of seal script. From beginning to end, although the ink in the brush was really dry, the color of the ink began to have new ink because of the pause, and the ink was thick and light, which changed a lot, but the whole article was completed and the writing was smooth. This post was praised as "the second running script in the world" by later calligraphy circles. ?

2. "Ma Gu Xian Tan Ji"?

When Yan Zhenqing visited an ancient altar in Magu Mountain, Nancheng County, he found the fossils of snail shells in the soil. He felt it, so he wrote "Fuzhou Chengnan Magushan Xiantan". This is not just a description of this matter, but a true portrayal of the mood at that time. This inscription is solemn and solemn, vigorous and beautiful. It is highly praised by calligraphers in past dynasties and has become another masterpiece of Yan Zhenqing in his sixties.

This work was written when Yan Zhenqing's regular script was finished. Later, Ouyang Xiu commented on this work, saying that this inscription is handsome and vigorous, with delicate brushwork and powerful brushwork. Later generations often praised this monument as "the best regular script in the world".

3, "Dong Fangshuo portrait praise"?

The Portrait of Dong Fangshuo is the representative work of Yan Zhenqing's regular script. The inscription records the portrait of Mr. Dongfang, a famous man in Han Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing was 46 years old. Su Shi once spoke highly of this inscription, pointing out that among all Yan Zhenqing's works, only this one embodies the delicate and vigorous style.

There are many clearness and abyss between the lines, which are completely different from other versions, but not as profound and meaningful as Yan Zhenqing's works. In the Ming Dynasty, some people even praised this work for its bold and vigorous calligraphy, and thought it was really another masterpiece of Yan Zhenqing.

4. Yan monument?

The full name of this work is Tombstone Yan Jun, a minister of the Tang Dynasty, who served as the governor in Langkuizhou and was the guardian of the army. This inscription was written by Yan Zhenqing for his great-grandfather Yan when he was 7 1 year-old. It was mainly used to clear the way in front of the ancient tomb and set up a stone pillar as a symbol, which was called Shinto, also known as tombstone.

The content of the inscription is mainly to record the merits of Yan's ancestors and the great achievements of Yan's descendants. Now this inscription has been designated as a national key protected cultural relic.

5. "multi-pagoda monument"?

The full name is "multi-tower induction monument of Qianfu Temple in Xijing, Datang". This inscription is Yan Zhenqing's early masterpiece. The style of writing is rigorous and true, inheriting the style of Yu and Chu, and drawing lessons from the calligraphy style of Tang people at that time. This shows that Yan Zhenqing is open-minded.

He paid special attention to absorbing the advantages and characteristics of folk art, and constructed the whole inscription with tight structure, vigorous and beautiful lines, full brushwork, square garden and vigorous and vivid brushwork, which is his masterpiece of inheriting the traditional calligraphy style.

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