Shang Yun, a Jinren
We know that people in Wei and Jin dynasties were very free and easy, and this feature is also reflected in calligraphy. Scholars in the Eastern Jin Dynasty advocated detachment from things, which was closely related to China's traditional Taoist thought. The first remarkable progress of China's calligraphy took place in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At that time, regular script and running script were popular, as well as some cursive scripts, which were characterized by being smart and elegant and corresponding to the idea of being detached from things.
We have all studied Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is clever, and his son Wang Xianzhi inherited his father's characteristics, so the continuous cursive scripts of the two kings at that time were the expression of the charm of the Jin people.
Tang people respect the law.
The magnificent spirit, developed social environment, developed economy and open mind of the Tang Dynasty also influenced the characteristics of calligraphy at that time. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, loved calligraphy very much, and even added a calligraphy test to the imperial examination, requiring those with beautiful regular script to be admitted first, which directly affected the folk customs. At that time, scholars will learn some styles of regular script.
Song people are still interested.
Scholars in Song Dynasty paid attention to artistic conception, and also paid attention to expressing their personality and thoughts in calligraphy creation. There were four calligraphers in the Northern Song Dynasty, namely Su Shi, Cai Xiang, Mi Fei and Huang Tingjian. Among them, Su Shi rebelled against the ethos of "Tang people respecting the law" and advocated impunity and letting nature take its course. Huang Tingjian's most distinctive feature is cursive script. His cursive script is magnificent, free and easy, and it is also one of the performances that Song people are determined to win.
What day is it today?
Today's calligraphers have their own strengths, and the characteristics of different schools are different, which has a lot to do with today's rich material life and rich spiritual life.