It is a monograph written by Sun Guoting of the Tang Dynasty describing the calligraphy of past dynasties and discussing the changes in calligraphy. It is said that there were originally three volumes, but only the first volume has been handed down. Paper, cursive. The length is 27.2 meters and the width is 898.24 centimeters. Three hundred and fifty-one lines, more than 3,500 words. There are more than seventy characters in Yanwen; "Boying in the late Han Dynasty" has one hundred and sixty-six characters in Xialang, and "Heart is not tired of essence" has thirty characters in Xiaque. The composition of this post is beautiful, the writing method is thoughtful, and the calligraphy is incisive. It is a masterpiece in the Tang calligraphy world and is regarded as a model for later generations.
Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty said: 〖The footing of the writing should be close to the front and straight. This is the court method. 〗Sun Chengze said: 〖Innocent and free-spirited, he was independent and independent, and he was the most talented person in the Tang Dynasty. 〗Ling has 〖Xuanhe〗, 〖Zhenghe〗, 〖Beihai Sun Collection of Paintings and Calligraphy Seals〗, 〖Liang Qingbiao Seal〗, 〖Anqi Seal〗, 〖Qianlong〗, 〖Jiaqing〗, 〖Xuantong Imperial Treasures〗 and other collections print. In front of the post is a seven-character gold bookmark written by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, "Preface to the Genealogy of Sun Guoting of the Tang Dynasty". It was once collected by Wang Gong, Wang Mian, Xuanhe Neifu of the Song Dynasty, Jiao Daqing of the Yuan Dynasty, Yansong of the Ming Dynasty, Han Shineng, Sun Chengze, Liang Qingbiao, Anqi, and the Neifu of the Qing Dynasty. It later returned to the Palace Museum in Beijing and is now in the collection of Taiwan. Commonly known as "authentic book genealogy". There have always been "Xue Keben" and "An Keben". There are also "Taiqing Lou Edition", "Jiajing Edition", "Tingyun Hall Edition", "Wang Yantang Edition", "Qian's Multi-Engraved Edition", etc. "Xuanhe Calligraphy Book", "Book History", "Qinghe Calligraphy and Painting Boat" and so on.
The cursive script of "Guiting Shupu" should be used as a model for cursive writing of rules. Although the focus is on lingering, it is never deliberately artificial, and the principle of simplicity is still intact. In particular, there are not many two characters in a row. If you do it occasionally, it will increase the beauty. The turns are connected and interrupted, and the movements are very rhythmic. The pens used are mainly round pens with round strokes, and some square pens are also used to express emotions. Especially in the second half, it is more elegant and elegant. The text goes straight down and is completed in one fell swoop. The words follow the pen and the pen is moved by emotion. It can be said that it follows the heart's desire.
Those who learn cursive calligraphy can not only improve their calligraphy theory from "Shu Pu", but also get a glimpse of how cursive calligraphy works. I hope that I can stay here for a long time and be more thoughtful.