The top ten most beautiful works in small regular script: "Declaration Form", "Recommended Ji Zhi Biao", "Le Yi Lun", "Huang Ting Jing", "Stele of Filial Daughter Cao E", "Luo Shen Fu", "Ling Fei" Classics", "Ji An Zhuan", "Tao Te Ching", "Li Sao Jing".
1. "Declaration Table"
Reasons for inclusion: Compared with Zhong Yao's other works, "Declaration Table" shows a more mature style in terms of brushwork and structure. The style and atmosphere of regular script, the fonts are neat and elegant, the fonts are wide and flat, which fully express the artistic characteristics of regular script that was maturing in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
2. "Jian Ji Zhi Biao"
Reason for the list: "Jian Ji Zhi Biao" has a sparse and broad structure, with a horizontal and flat posture, and still has the meaning of officialdom. Although there are many immature aspects, and the structure and rules are not as neat as those of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, it is full of natural interest and wonderful. It is a microcosm of the evolution of Chinese characters from official script to regular script.
3. "Le Yi Lun"
Reason for the list: If Zhong Yao's small regular script during the Three Kingdoms period was the embryonic stage of regular script, then by the Jin Dynasty Wang Xizhi's "Le Yi Lun" , the regular script has reached a mature stage. "Le Yi Lun" is written with precision, without any ambiguity, and the regular script is mature. Shi Zhiyong believes that "Le Yi Lun" is the number one official script of Wang Xizhi.
4. "Huang Ting Jing"
Reason for being on the list: The overall composition of "Huang Ting Jing" is similar to that of "Le Yi Lun". There are vertical rows but no horizontal columns. The vertical rows are clear, but not It is very straight and follows the shape of the characters regardless of height, width or width, and the connections between characters are well-proportioned. The formal factors of contrast are very abundant in "Huang Ting Jing", which makes "Huang Ting Jing" have more "modern meaning" than "Le Yi Lun".
5. "The Stele of the Filial Daughter Cao E"
Reason for the list: "The Stele of Cao E" has a flat structure. Compared with other small regular script calligraphy works attributed to Wang Xizhi, this The strokes of the tablet are more stretched, which is more obvious in the horizontal and vertical strokes as the main strokes. The meaning of the official script is hidden between the strokes and the structure.
6. "Luo Shen Fu"
Reason for the list: "Luo Shen Fu" (13 lines) written by Wang Xianzhi has elegant style and free and easy writing style. "Book Number" believes that "the characters are beautiful, vigorous and smooth, and the small regular script in the world is unparalleled". It can be seen from "Luo Shen Fu" (thirteen lines) that Wang Xianzhi's regular script writing style no longer has an official meaning, and the character shape has also changed from horizontal to vertical, and it is a fully mature regular script work.
7. "Ling Fei Sutra"
Reason for being on the list: The structure of "Ling Fei Sutra" is vertical and horizontal. Due to the size, length, unevenness, density and natural change of the characters throughout the article, and the care and attention between the characters in the entire article and between the lines, the characters in the entire article are integrated. Although it is regular script, it has the characteristics of running script. Smooth and elegant, full of variety and fun.
8. "The Biography of Ji An"
Reason for the list: Regarding "The Biography of Ji An", Zhao Mengfu claimed that "The Biography of Ji An" has the style of writing of the Tang Dynasty, and Feng Yuan of the Qing Dynasty commented deeply on it Said: "This book is square and sharp. Although it is based on the European style, the quickness and gracefulness of its writing can still be derived from the books "Praise of Painting" and "Le Yi"." Ni Zan also said: "Zi'ang's small regular script is well-organized. Beautiful and powerful in writing, she is truly worthy of the people of the Sui and Tang Dynasties."
9. "Tao Te Ching"
Reason for the list: "Tao Te Ching" is one of Zhao Mengfu's masterpieces in regular script. The book was written in the third year of Yanyou (AD 1316), when he was sixty-three years old. Zhao Mengfu wrote the Tao Te Ching in small regular script many times throughout his life. According to the Fang family's review, this 5,000-word regular script volume written by him in his later years has rigorous calligraphy structure and precise strokes. The precision of the work reveals the tranquility, the stability reveals the spirit of agility, and the charm is consistent throughout. It can be called a novel. Excellent regular script.
10. "Li Sao Jing"
Reason for the list: The style of Wen Zhengming's "Li Sao Jing" is mainly influenced by Zhong Yao's "Declaration Table", Wang Xizhi's "Huang Ting", and Influenced by the style of Ni Zan in the Yuan Dynasty, the brushwork is steady, calm and unhurried. During the practice, a sense of emptiness and relaxation emerges, especially the horizontal strokes are as thin as the tip of a needle, and the momentum is like a gossamer floating in the clear sky.