However, the "official script" of Xianbaozi tablet is no longer the official script of Han Dynasty. The shape of the square has become a square and a rectangle, and the long cross of the swallowtail silkworm head has also evolved into a square head with both ends upturned. The unique waves and grazing points of Lishu were replaced by new straight curves and triangular points. It can be said that this seemingly official book is actually a non-official book, which shows a unique "small" style in strokes, structure and composition.
First of all, the strokes of the small stone tablet are thick. Its point is a well-defined triangle, unlike official script and regular script, which are randomly made with a brush, so it looks stiff and calm.
However, triangles are placed in different ways. Some of them are very solid and sharp at the bottom, and some even tilt and sharp at the bottom, but they look flexible in jumping. Its long transverse end flies upwards, and its short transverse end is generally square; When you stand upright and collect the pen, turn around and exert your strength, bend at right angles, with outstanding strength and strong sense of movement.
In a word, the strokes of Xianbaozi tablet are quite distinctive, and the bold exaggeration of the end pen and the flexible use of the straight pen, coupled with the special form of the point hook, are the main characteristics of its pen use.
Secondly, the structure of Chinese characters pays attention to left-right symmetry, up-and-down stability, outer circle inside, and moderate weight. On this basis, official script and regular script formed their own rules. However, the structure of Xianbaozi Monument flouts the law, exaggerating part of the structure at will according to its own ideals and pursuits, so that it obviously overwhelms other parts in space and strength; The squeezed part has to reduce or even reduce strokes.
In this way, many words on the immortal steamed stuffed bun tablet are either top-heavy or top-heavy; Or small left and big right, or small left and big right; It should not be skewed, but it should be consistent but different. Some words are simply "appropriate" in structure, just like beginners' casual writing, and the childish spirit is coming.
Thirdly, Xianbaozi Monument has created orthographic composition with staggered sizes and complementary orthographic characters. As an official book, the characters should be the same size, horizontal and vertical, with orderly spacing, tens of millions of words, and the rules remain unchanged.
The calligraphy of Xianbaozi tablet belongs to the official book, but this set is completely ignored. The size of words is arbitrary, and there is no certain rule, depending on the author's mind and the number of strokes. Some words are two or three times bigger than others. As far as the center line of each line is concerned, some words are oblique, and stable and unstable factors coexist in each line.
However, it is this arbitrary behavior that does not distinguish between font size and diagonal lines that creates a special calligraphy with staggered sizes and complementary diagonal lines, which shows the unique aesthetic pursuit and artistic value of the tablet.
Generally speaking, combining strokes, structure and composition, through local exaggeration, emphasis and deformation, the tablet of "Xian Baozi" is pushed to the extreme, forming various contradictions and conflicts, and then seeking a staggered, complementary and dynamic balance in the contradictions and conflicts, thus forming its aesthetic characteristics of simplicity, elegance and adventure.
On the one hand, it doesn't care about the carver and doesn't obey the rules, which means nature and makes the whole work look naive and simple; On the other hand, because of freedom, the interest in the chest floats out, the posture is strange and unexpected, which produces a firm and agile atmosphere, thus showing its own characteristics and charm.
Ercuo not only represents the highest level of Yunnan calligraphy in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, but also is a wonderful work in China's calligraphy art. ..