Running script is a writing style after cursive script and regular script. According to legend, it was written by Liu Desheng, a calligrapher in the period of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling. Wei Heng in the Western Jin Dynasty said in "Si Ti Shu": "There are two schools, Zhong (Yao) and Hu (Zhao), who learn from each other." Unfortunately, Liu Desheng left no ink.
What is a running script? In short, it is a kind of writing that is slightly modified on the basis of regular script. It is very simple to write, so it is welcomed by regular script. Running script is a writing style between cursive script and regular script, which is not as difficult to write and recognize as cursive script, nor as rigorous and dignified as regular script. So the ancients said it was "not true and not grass" It is characterized by adopting a certain cursive script method, partially simplifying the strokes of regular script, changing the stroke shape of regular script and cursing the structure of regular script. In short, it is more fluent, straightforward and chic than regular script, and easier to recognize and write than cursive script.
Running script is a new writing style accompanied by regular script at the end of Han Dynasty, but it was not widely used at that time. It was not until the appearance of Wang Xizhi in Jin Dynasty that it became popular.
Cursive script is a font with continuous strokes and simple structure created by people for the convenience of writing. In ancient times, the original meaning of grass was hasty, hasty, rough draft, informal and immature. Cursive script can be divided into Cao Zhang, Jincao and Crazy Grass.
Cao Zhang, which originated in the Western Han Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, was called "Cao Zhang" by Huangmenling. It is also said that the Eastern Han Emperor Zhang loved this style of writing, hence the name. Zhang Tang Huai Guan said: "Cao Zhang is the victory of official script." Therefore, Cao Zhang still retains some official script strokes. Cao Zhang came into being at the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, and prevailed in Wei and Jin Dynasties. Decline in early Tang Dynasty, revival in Yuan and Ming Dynasties, silence in Qing Dynasty and revival in late Qing Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, Du Du was the earliest artist in Cao Zhang, and Cui Ai was also called Cao Zhang. At that time, people still called him "Cui Du". Zhang Zhishi studied under Du Fu, Cui Cao and Qing Shi. During the Three Kingdoms, Emperor Cao Zhang was the best, and Zhong You was also good at this body. In the Western Jin Dynasty, Suo Jing's Cao Zhang art reached its peak, and he was called "a set of two unique skills" with Wei Guan. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xi Xian and his son and Wei Shuo were experts in Cao Zhang. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, calligraphers came forth in large numbers, but few people engaged in cursive writing. If cursive writing is handed down, it will be handed down. By the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao was the only one who owned a page of retro works. The Ming Dynasty was called Trilogy, in which Song Ke was the only one who was good at Cao Zhang. Late Qing Dynasty, revival, but Shen, Wang? Waiting for a group of famous Cao Zhang artists.
Cao Zhang's history is not long, but it has played a great positive role in modern cursive script, and the cursive writers in history have also absorbed a lot of nutrition from it.
It is this kind of grass that has replaced Cao Zhang. Traditionally, we call this cursive script directly. According to historical records, this grass originated from Zhang Zhi at the end of Han Dynasty. However, judging from his handed down works, it is not reliable. It is generally believed that Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty was a master of cursive writing. Because of his achievements in the history of calligraphy, people call him a "calligrapher".