Looking at the success of famous calligraphers, we must pay attention to two points. First, they are all ancient inscriptions, and they rarely learn the words of contemporary calligraphers. Second, in ancient inscriptions, they attached great importance to the famous inscriptions of famous artists and everyone.
Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Chu Suiliang were outstanding calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, and their European, Yan, Liu and Chu styles were unparalleled, which became the unparalleled peak in the history of regular script. Although Zhao Mengfu was born later in the Yuan Dynasty, his Zhao Ti was free and easy, and his style was elegant. After the Yuan Dynasty, regular script was rarely comparable to others. Therefore, based on the most famous manuscripts of these five regular script masters, we compiled this set of China calligraphy tutorial series, including five regular script copybooks of Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Chu Suiliang and Zhao.
Chu Suiliang's copy of regular script is based on Chu Suiliang's Preface to Wild Goose Pagoda.
Chu Suiliang (596-658 AD) was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang), and his ancestral home was Yangzhai (now Yuxian, Henan). He used to be a secretariat, magistrate of a county in Henan and a left servant, so he was called Chu, Chu Henan, Henan Gong and Chu Servant. When Chu Suiliang was young, he was in the midst of war and served as the "general manager" for Xue Ju. After Xue Ju's defeat, he joined the army with Li Shimin and defected to Cao Cao, the prince of Qin. After Li Shimin acceded to the throne, he gained the trust of Li Shimin because of his loyal background and profound attainments in calligraphy. Li Shimin once said to Wei Zhi, "After Yu Shinan's death, no one can discuss books." Wei Zhi replied: "Chu Suiliang wrote very hard, which made Wang Yi very pitiful." Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, soon called him Nunnery. At the end of Emperor Taizong's life, Chu Suiliang became the trusteeship minister of Li Shimin, and participated in many events such as abolishing the prince and appointing the prince. After Emperor Li Zhi ascended the throne, Chu Suiliang and Sun Chang made great efforts to help state affairs, taking the security of the world as their own duty, so the emperor respected him very much. Soon after, he insisted on his opinion and turned against Wu Zetian, which angered Emperor Gaozong. In the second year of Xianqing (AD 657), he was demoted to Guizhou, and soon he was demoted to the secretariat of Aizhou. At the age of 63, his heart was twisted and he died.