Which dynasty is the cursive script from? This is a convenient font for writing. It began in the early Han Dynasty. At that time, it was "Cao Li", that is, scribbled official script, which gradually developed into a kind of "Cao Zhang" with artistic value. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhi changed "Cao Zhang" to "modern grass", and the character style was formed in one fell swoop. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xu and Huai Su developed into "weeds", with continuous strokes and changeable glyphs.
Extended reading: Calligraphy is a unique art of China culture. Weeds is the most representative of all kinds of books. In Weeds, the function of conveying information is reduced to a minimum, while the artistry of calligraphy has reached the extreme. Calligraphers create weeds and people appreciate them. "Writing" or "literacy" is no longer the main purpose. While writing cursive script, it is the artist who expresses himself, and it is the artist who expresses his feelings through cursive script.
According to the theory of "the heart is the Buddha" in Zen Buddhism, people's original heart is pure and Buddha-like, and the best philosophy of life is to follow the natural nature and respect the individual's inner consciousness. When this philosophy is applied to calligraphy, the Zen master will naturally focus on cursive scripts that can freely express personal feelings. Especially after Zhang Xu created Crazy Grass, this unpredictable art form which can give full play to its own interests has become the unanimous choice goal of many Zen master calligraphers. And Huai Su, is one of the best. Huai Su, whose name is Qian, is from Changsha. Mother's surname is Liu. Huai Su was born in the 25th year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (737), and the year of his death is unknown.
Huai Su became a monk at an early age and studied under Bozu Zen master Rong Hui. Rong Hui, a Zen master, is also fascinated by the art of calligraphy, and their calligraphy art is well known. They are called "big money owners" and "small money owners". Huai Su's uncle Qian Qi (722-780) was born in Xing Wu (now Zhejiang). He was a famous poet in the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty (766-779) and was known as a "gifted scholar". He is a bachelor of Hanlin and an official doctor. He was a poet, casting words and refining sentences, and his meaning was often amazing, which won the love of literati at that time. The poet Lang Shiyuan is as famous as Qian Qi, and the world also calls him "Qian Lang". When doctors or officials are sent to Beijing, he always asks them to write poems to see him off, otherwise he will feel ashamed. Qian Qi had high hopes for Huai Su, and once wrote a poem to send Huai Su back to his hometown: "It is more than enough to release the treasures. It's wonderful to be able to dig out the Brahma King. " Give Yu Chun a warning and ardent expectation.
Wu Tong was a soldier of Cao and a famous calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. His calligraphy works, such as Zunsheng Jing, are still treasured by people in the Song Dynasty. Wu Tong and Huai Su are cousins. Although they are not cousins, their relationship is extraordinary. Wu Tong is good at cursive and running script. He had the honor of being a disciple of Zhang Xu, a grass saint. He taught Huai Su the rules of writing with a pen that he learned from Zhang Xu. In addition, Zhang Xu's strange brushwork actually comes from his observation and association with nature, and the true meaning of cursive script lies beyond pen and ink, and so on. Legends such as "Peng Zhen manholes, raindrops printing firewood corners" have greatly inspired Huai Su. Huai Su was also given an original copy of Wang's "Evil Creek Post" and "Sao Lao Post".
Huai Su grew up in such a strong cultural atmosphere, and was influenced by it, so he became interested in calligraphy from an early age. For example, Zhang Zhi, a grass sage in the Eastern Han Dynasty, learned that the water in the pond was dyed black. In the Three Kingdoms period, Zhong You and Ren Wei practiced calligraphy day and night. In his sleep, he often draws strokes on the quilt with his fingers and wears them for a long time. In the early years of Sui Dynasty, the wise and brave monk hid in a small building, practiced calligraphy for 30 years every day, and buried a bald pen. He memorized all the stories. These book elites have become role models for Huai Su.
In his early years, Huai Su had no money to buy paper. He practiced calligraphy with a lacquer board and a square board. Over time, both the wooden board and the lacquer tray were written through the bottom, and the bald pens piled up, just like the "bald pen tomb" of Zen master Zhiyong in those days, like a hill. Later, following the example of the ancients who wrote poems on banana leaves, he planted more than 10,000 plantains in the open space behind the temple, replacing paper with leaves and practicing hard day and night. The huge plantain propped up countless green umbrellas, which covered the hut where Huai Su lived, leaving a quiet space in full of green for him. In this green world, Huai Su meditated and practiced calligraphy, and wandered in the kingdom of calligraphy art. He also gave the hut a poetic name-Green Temple.
The bitter career in Qingmiao laid the foundation for Huai Su's extraordinary calligraphy art in the future, especially the characteristics of banana leaves, which were smooth and difficult to ink, which contributed to Huai Su's quick, quick, intermittent, dry and wet brushstrokes and stippling. Learning books is actually the same as learning Zen. Success depends on the effect of "enlightenment". Just like the talking head of a Zen monk, when he failed to break it, he only felt confused and dark. He didn't know how to eat and sleep soundly. At this time, and only at this time, an opportunity for great enlightenment often appears. Calligraphy is an art, and it is not enough for its creation and development to rely only on diligence and a little inspiration caused by written materials. Especially the wild grass, there is no formula for brushwork and structure. Every time you create, the brushwork and structure of every word should be based on the conditions of pen and ink at a specific moment and the structure completed around you. That summer, Huai Su often stared at the sky, lost in thought. He only felt that the clouds in the sky were gathering and scattering, which was really beautiful.
One day, Huai Su suddenly discovered that the cloud is like a towering mountain peak. As time goes by, it is constantly changing its shape, just like a flash. From this illusion, Huai Su suddenly realized that there are many different ways of writing, such as straight pen, oblique pen, scattered pen and frustration. Since then, Huai Su's cursive script is full of many Qifeng brushwork. Later, whether the birds in the forest fly into the sky, or the swift figure of the snakes on the roadside disappearing into the grass after being frightened, or even the irregular and extended gap on the broken wall, all became the objects of his cursive script.
Exquisite calligraphy skills made young Huai Su gain a wide reputation in his hometown of Hunan, known as "the only one in cursive script". On warm days, breezy days and pleasant weather, poets and drinkers always get together, lay linen and Xuanzhou inkstone, prepare white walls and white walls, and then indulge in wine and sing loudly. After a good night's sleep, Huai Su always habitually leans on the rope bed and closes his eyes for a while. Then, he suddenly jumped out of bed and wrote like nobody's business. Sometimes, not only whitewashed walls, paper and plain silks, but also clothes and utensils have become cursive gardens in Huai Su, which often make viewers lament.
The young master's name is Huai Su, and the cursive script is amazing. Mo Chi flew out of the north to roast fish, and the pen tip killed all the rabbits in the mountains. The weather is cold in August and September, and the drinkers are full. Ma Ma silk row box, Xuanzhou inkstone color light. My teacher was drunk, so he leaned on the rope bed and swept thousands of sheets in a short while. Wind and rain shake the rustling, falling flowers and snow. Stand up, don't stop by the wall. A row of numbers is as big as a bucket. It's like smelling ghosts and gods, always seeing dragons and snakes wandering around. The left plate and the right plate were stunned, and they looked like Chu and Han hit each other. Every family in seven counties in Hunan has a barrier book. Wang, named after several waves in ancient times. Zhang Dian died of old age, and I never forget what happened before. In ancient times, everything was expensive and childish, so why did Gong Sundaniang dance? (Complete Works of Li Taibai, Volume 8) This cursive song by the famous poet Li Bai is a true portrayal of Huai Su's early cursive writing process and calligraphy art.