Shen Kuo's main works include:
According to "History of Song Dynasty·Yiwenzhi", Shen Kuo's writings include 22 kinds and 155 volumes. In addition to "Mengxi Bi Tan", there are also comprehensive anthologies "Changxing Collection", "Zhihuai Lu" and "Qingye Lu", medical works "Liangfang" and "Su Chen Liangfang", and scientific works "Armillary Sphere", "Fuluuyi" and "Scenery Discussion", "Xining Feng Yuanli", "Five Comments on Polder", "Wanchun Polder Picture Notes", "Tianxia County Map", "Southern Suburb Style", "Zhu Edict Style", "Battle Formation Method", music works "Music Theory" ", "Music Rhythm", "Musical Instrument Pictures", etc., but few of them survive. In May 2011, Zhejiang University Press published the "Complete Works of Shen Kuo" edited and compiled by Professor Yang Weisheng. The book has 85 volumes (including one appendix) and 1.1 million words. It is the largest collection of Shen Kuo's works at home and abroad so far. Complete version.
Good idioms to describe cursive writing:
The pen is full of ink: the pen and ink are used very freely and fully. It mostly describes calligraphy and poetry that are smooth and vigorous.
The pen moves like a dragon and a snake: The pen moves a dragon and a snake leaping. It describes the calligraphy strokes as vigorous and free and easy. It also represents the command of writing.
First written as Huang Ting: Huang Ting: Taoist classic "Huang Ting Jing", Jin people have "Huang Ting Jing" 》Xiaomi calligraphy calligraphy. In old times, when commenting on calligraphy, there was an idiom: "When I first wrote Huang Ting, it was just right." It was later used to describe doing things just right.
Spring earthworm and autumn snake: a metaphor for poor calligraphy, like spring earthworm and autumn snake. The movement is so curved.
The sword is on the verge of breaking out: the sword is drawn out of the sheath and the bow is opened. It describes a tense situation that is about to break out. It also metaphorically refers to calligraphy as vigorous and powerful.
Taking examples to explain the style of the book: Zuo Qiuming wrote a biography of the Spring and Autumn Annals, and summarized the calligraphy of the Spring and Autumn Annals into several types of examples, giving a general explanation. Later, it was called classification examples to illustrate the style of a book as "examples to give examples". See "Examples to give examples". "To make things happen".
Strongly penetrating the back of the paper: Originally referring to the powerfulness of calligraphy, it is now also used to describe poems that are vivid, profound and powerful.
龙飞风武: Like a flying dragon, like a flying phoenix. The original description was unrestrained and majestic. Nowadays, it is mostly used to describe the lively calligraphy strokes, flexible and skillful writing, and also describes the lifelike dragon and phoenix sculpture art.
Flying dragons and snakes: describes the vigorous and vivid calligraphy strokes. Su Shi's "Xijiang" "Yue Pingshan Hall" lyrics: "I haven't seen the old immortal for ten years, and dragons and snakes are flying on the wall."
Luan Piao Feng Bo: Luan: a bird like the phoenix in the legend. Originally described in calligraphy, it is graceful, Unrestrained. It is also a metaphor for the separation of husband and wife of advanced students.
Luan Xiang Feng Zhu: Zhu: flying high. It is a metaphor for the flying posture of calligraphy strokes.
Beautiful hairpin: Describes the graceful and graceful style of calligraphy or poetry.
Three points into the wood: originally described the strong power of the calligraphy pen (it is said that when Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty wrote on the wooden board, the ink penetrated into the wooden board three-thirds deep), now it mainly describes analysis, description, The discussion is profound and powerful.
Iron painting and silver hook: painting: strokes; hook: hook. It describes calligraphy as strong and beautiful.