Broken hairpin: a metaphor for writing on the corner of a stroke. Take "turn right" as an example. First, the wrist turns to the upper right at the corner. At this time, the pen tube is slightly inclined to the lower left. At the corner, the nib is slightly pressed down, which is convenient for changing the nib, and at the same time, the wrist is turned to the lower left.
In this process, the pen is still written by the center, and the strokes should be round and smooth, like Chai Jin, without stagnation. "Turn left" makes sense.
Broken Chains is a brushwork that Yan Zhenqing realized at the turning point of the Tang Dynasty. The form is complex and changeable, the style is dignified and natural, and the strength is extremely tense.
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It is said that when Zhang Xugang was teaching calligraphy, he took Yan Zhenqing everywhere every day, and he looked puzzled. Later, Yan Zhenqing realized that the teacher taught him to learn brushwork from the landscape and learned the truth that calligraphy "you must be complacent when you learn from a master".
Because of this, Yan Zhenqing admired Huai Su for learning brushwork from "Xia Yun" ("Being original and observing Xia Yunduo's Qifeng, you should learn it. Xia Yun is changeable because of the wind, like a cliff road, one by one natural ").
Can't help but praise him: "Hey! The profundity of cursive script is endless. It can be said that the purpose of the smell is also heard at the end! " However, he has some disdain for Wu Tong, a senior who learned brushwork from Broken Hairpin. Generally speaking, the former is more natural and the latter is more artificial.
It is precisely because Yan Zhenqing realized a better brushwork that he despised "folding hairpin stocks". When Huai Su was about to resign, Yan Zhenqing announced his secret method to him and said, "Why is it like a leak?" Huai Su is also a wise man. Hearing this, he got up happily, took Yan Zhenqing's hand and said, "Good!"