Liu Ti refers to the block letters written by China Tang Dynasty calligrapher Liu Gongquan. It is a variant of the European style, which combines the square of the European style with the circle of the face. There are both pens and Fiona Fang, which are rich in variety and have their own style.
Liu Gongquan (778-865 AD) was born in Jingzhao Huayuan (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province). Yuanhe Jinshi, official to Prince Shao Shi, was later named Hedong Gong. He has been studious since he was a child. He is good at calligraphy, especially regular script.
Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is a beginner of Wang Xizhi. Later, it was because of Yan Zhenqing and Ou Yangxun. If Yan Zhenqing emphasized boldness and majesty, Liu Gongquan emphasized verve and steadiness, which formed a unique style. It became a family with the same name as Yan Zhenqing and was called "Yan Liu".
Liu Ti's words are vigorous and graceful, rigorous and vivid, approachable and hard-working. He can not only write the list book, but also write small and medium-sized regular script, which has always had a great influence.
Liu Ti inherited the advantages of the four schools of harmony in the early Tang Dynasty, focusing on square and harmony. The center is tight and the four sides are stretched; Leading the bone, the pen is tall and straight. There are both the style of Europeanized characters and the majestic momentum of Yanhua characters. Leading the bone, the pen is tall and straight, the structure is steady and dignified.
Liu Ti's pen is both Fiona Fang's and the ambassador's. Fang Bi has more official meanings, while a round pen has more seal meanings.
Liu Zifang is more round and less, and Fang Bi is in the majority. Liu Zi used Fiona Fang as a pen, and some of his strokes were angular and forceful. Some are round and plump, vigorous and powerful. The reason for this reconciliation effect is that the pen is faltering and powerful, and it is sent to the end carelessly. Therefore, people call it "Yan Gu".
Why is Liu Hui so popular with the public?
We can learn from his calligraphy style. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy can be described as the calligraphy style of the Tang Dynasty, while Liu absorbed the characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's regular script and creatively formed the style of Liu's regular script. First, the font is dignified, taking the momentum of Fang Jun, just like a building structure, constructed with oblique potentials such as water chestnut and triangle, which makes the stippling inside the font echo each other, inclusive, meticulous and interesting;
The font is sparse outside and dragged inside, with solid brushwork and great tension. These artistic features of Liu Ti are that there has been no regular script since Wei and Jin Dynasties. Su Song said: "Liu's books are beautiful, but they can put forward new ideas. They are not empty words, their words are regular and correct. They are not only ironic, but also reasonable. "
Kang Youwei praised "Liu Gongquan's correction of obesity", although it meant to belittle his face and praise Liu, but it also reflected a certain truth. Therefore, the world calls him and Yan Yan "strict care", so as to make both glory and loss.