The Song Dynasty's Xuan He Shu Pu was praised as "the crown of calligraphy" by printing. According to historical records, Ou Yangxun is ugly, but his calligraphy is world-famous. People are scrambling to get his handwriting. Once they get it, they will regard it as Gui Bao's model of their own calligraphy. During the period of Tang Wude (6 18-624), Korea (now North Korea) sent envoys to Chang 'an to ask for Ou Yangxun's calligraphy. Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu sighed: "I didn't expect Ou Yangxun's reputation to be so great that even Yidi in the distance knew it. When they see Ou Yangxun's handwriting, they must think he is a big man. " Ou Yangxun died in the Zhenguan period at the age of 80. The ink handed down behind him includes posts and Hans' posts, and the inscriptions include Jiuchenggong Li Quanming and Huangfu's birthday tablet, all of which are treasures of calligraphy art. Later generations called him "the four great calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty" together with Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi. Ou Yangxun is not only a great calligrapher, but also a calligraphy theorist. In his long-term calligraphy practice, he summed up eight methods of practicing calligraphy, namely, "like a peak falling from a rock, like a crescent moon in the sky, like a thousand miles of clouds, like a dead vine, like a loose tree, like a cliff, like a crossbow, like a sword breaking a rhinoceros horn, like a pen". Ou Yangxun's Tactics of Teaching Calligraphy, Theory of Using Calligraphy, Eight Methods and Thirty-six Methods are all summaries of his own experience in learning calligraphy, which specifically summarize the formal skills and aesthetic requirements of calligraphy, such as using calligraphy, structure and composition, and are valuable heritages of calligraphy theory.
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His calligraphy achievements are based on regular script, with bold brushwork and unique structure, which is called "European style" by later generations. Originally from Han Li, he was vigorous and rigorous in statutes. He sees risks in plain sight, with elegant composition, interspersed strokes and proper arrangement. Regular script includes "Jiuchenggong Liquan Ming" and so on. The running script is based on the regular script works of internal painter Ding Yi (Nie Lei)
Monty Tie and Hans Zhang Tie are the most famous. All other calligraphy styles are poor. Zhang Huaiguan said in the Book of Broken Tang Dynasty: "The eight forms of inquiry are perfect, and the brushwork is dangerous and energetic. The Indian style is particularly fine, flying white, as strict as the ancients. Like a dragon and snake fighting, the clouds are light and the wind is light. The wind whirls and thunders, and exercise is like a god. The decay of the true line comes from the big order, so don't become one. As dense as an armory spear and halberd, Shen Feng is stricter than wise water and less polished than Shinan. Its cursive script is circulated, which can be regarded as two kings. It can be used as a dynamic color, but it scares him to jump, does not avoid danger, and hurts elegance. " Yu Shinan said that he "can get what he wants without choosing a pen and paper". Besides, he can write a good official script. In the fifth year of Zhenguan, the tablet of Xuzhou Cishifang was his official script. His calligraphy, with official script as the most. Examining its pen, it is both round and powerful. "Surprised in the grass, sending between clouds. Another example is King Kong glaring and Lux punching. " The inscription he wrote on the Buddhist stupa of Huadu Temple, the inscription on the grandfather Wen Yanbo and the inscription on Huangfu's birthday are called "the first regular script in the Tang Dynasty". Among them, strokes such as vertical hook are still official strokes. His regular script has a very serious procedure, both in pen and structure, which is most convenient for beginners. The Thirty-six Methods of Ouyang's Structure, which was circulated by later generations, is a structure writing method summarized from his regular script. His regular script "Zhang Hansi's Lu Tie" is long and vigorous. Ink handed down from generation to generation is especially precious. Ou Yangxun's son Ouyang Tong has a family of calligraphers. Both father and son are very famous in the book world and are called "Ouyang". Xiao Ouyang's "Taoist Monument" has a stronger sense of propriety, but it is too revealing and implicit. Ou Yangxun's calligraphy was famous in the world as early as the Sui Dynasty, and spread abroad. When I entered the Tang Dynasty, people and books were old and perfect. However, Ou Yangxun himself was not satisfied with his achievements, and he continued to learn and improve. On one occasion, Ou Yangxun went out for sightseeing and saw an inscription on Cao Zhang written by Suo Jing, a calligrapher in the Western Jin Dynasty. After reading it several times, he thought it was average. But on second thought, since Suo Jing is a generation of calligraphers, his books will also have their own characteristics. Why not let me get to the bottom of it? So I stood in front of the monument and looked at it several times, only to find the profound and wonderful place. Ou Yangxun sat down beside the stone tablet and groped for three days and nights. Ou Yangxun finally realized the spirit of Suo Jing's calligraphy pen, so calligraphy became more perfect. Preface to Ou Yangxun Lin Lanting
Regular script is Ou Yangxun's masterpiece, which was written in the fifth year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (AD 63 1). Calligraphy theory, the "Eight Laws of Ou Yangxun", has unique opinions. Mason Lee's 84 laws in Ming Dynasty and Huang Zi's 92 laws in Qing Dynasty are instructive. Its "eight tricks" are: (point) like falling rocks from the summit; (Yoko) is like the new moon in the sky; (Horizontal) Like Wan Liyun; (Vertical) Long live the withered vine; (vertical ge) If Jinsong is folded upside down, it will fall off the cliff; (folded) like a crossbow of hosts; (left) If a sword breaks a rhinoceros horn; A wave of strokes is often repeated three times.
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1, Inscription of Liquan in Jiuchenggong: Regular script is Ou Yangxun's representative work and is often used as a model for learning European books. Wei Zhi wrote an article in which Emperor Taizong lived in Zhenguan for six years. A monument was erected. Calligraphy is rigorous and vigorous, and does not take a posture. 2. The full name of Yugong Gongbei is the official document of Yugong Gongbei, also known as Wenyanbo Gongbei, which was written in regular script at the age of 80. In the 11th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (AD 637), a monument was erected. 3. The full name of Huangfu Birthday Monument is Huangfu Prince Monument, which was written by Dr. Zuo Guanglu of Sui Dynasty. Also known as Huangfujun tablet. Regular script is Ou Yangxun's work when he was young, and there is no date on the tablet. This monument is hidden in Xi City, Shaanxi Province. 4. The full name of "Hua Du Temple Taming" is "Hua Du Temple Old Monk and Zen Master Buddha Taming".
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Huadu Temple Taming Jiucheng Palace Liquan Yu Ming Gonggong Wenyanbo Monument Huangfu Birthday Monument Huangdi Yin Fu Classic (now in Xuzhou Museum) Jianfu Temple Monument (Lost) Zhang Hansi Lu Tiemeng Temple Tie Shangbo Post Alvin qianzi Handwriting qianzi Handwriting