Ou Yangxun, the head of the four masters of regular script

Ou Yangxun (557-64 1), a native of Linxiang (now Changsha, Hunan) in Tanzhou in the Tang Dynasty, was a famous calligrapher and official in the Tang Dynasty, one of the four masters of regular script, the grandson of Ouyang Li, the general of South Liang Zhengnan, and son of the general, the southern Chen. He was born in the second year of Liang Taiping in the Southern Dynasties (AD 557).

Ou Yangxun, together with his contemporaries Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi, were called the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty. Because his son Ouyang Tong is also good at calligraphy, it is also called? Greater Europe? .

He and Yu Shinan were both great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty. They said? Ou Yu? It is most convenient for beginners for future generations to read the book in danger. What is the serial number? The European body? .

Representative regular script includes Jiuchenggong Li Quanming, Huangfu Birthday Monument, Huadu Temple Monument, and running script includes Zhong Nimeng's stippling and running script with thousands of characters. He has his own unique views on calligraphy, including eight methods of calligraphy works, teaching strategies, pen theory and thirty-six methods. The inscriptions on the stupa of Huadu Temple written by Buddhist monks, the tablet of Yu Gong Wen Yan Bo and the tablet of Huangfushengchen are called? Is regular script the first in Tang Dynasty? .

Major achievements

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 and learning Chinese characters. Ou Yangxun's "Teaching Pen", "On the Use of Pen", "Eight Methods" and "Thirty-six Methods" are all his own experiences in learning calligraphy, which specifically summarize the formal skills and aesthetic requirements of calligraphy, such as the use of pen, structure and composition, and are valuable legacies of calligraphy theory, China.

calligraphy theory

Professor formula

Every stroke should be in the right direction, with vertical and horizontal strength, with quiet and thoughtful embellishment. When judging the word situation, stop on all sides and prepare on all sides; Long and short fit, compromise thickness; Keep an eye on the process, not leaking.

I am honest. The least busy is the loss; Time can't be delayed, and if it is slow, it will be silly; Not thin, thin when dry, not fat, fat is turbid. The most important thing is to walk slowly and prepare yourself naturally. On July 12, the sixth year of Zhenguan, he asked for a book to pay Liang Nu for a plan.

Eight suggestions

Created? Ou Yangxun's eight tactics? Calligraphy theory, original ideas. Mason Lee's "84 Law" in the Ming Dynasty and Huang Zi's "92 Law" in the Qing Dynasty are enlightening.

Eight Decisions is a theoretical work of Ou Yangxun.

[Point] Like a stone falling from the top of a mountain.

Like the first moon in the sky.

[Horizontal] Like a thousand miles of clouds.

Like a dead vine.

[Oblique hook] Jinsong hangs upside down and bends off the cliff.

【 Crosshook 】 Similar to a crossbow.

The sharp sword cut off the rhinoceros's horns.

[Thinking] A quilt is often written three times.

Anecdotal allusions

Ou Yangxun is clever and diligent. He has read several lines at the same time. When he was a teenager, he was proficient in Historical Records, Hanshu, Dongguan Han Ji, especially calligraphy, almost to the point of obsession. It is said that Ou Yangxun once rode out and happened to see a stone tablet written by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty. He rode on a horse and watched it carefully for a while before leaving, but just a few steps later, he couldn't help but return to dismount and watch. He boasted many times that he didn't want to leave, so he simply laid a blanket and sat down to ponder over it. Finally, he sat by the monument for three days before leaving.