Liu Gongquan's Writing Characteristics

The characteristics of Liu Gongquan's calligraphy are: the font structure is vigorous, and every word is rigorous, giving people a meticulous feeling. The strokes are even, not monotonous, but vary a lot. The middle part is tight, which makes people feel that his calligraphy is very cheerful, rigorous and open.

Liu Gongquan's Calligraphy Works

Liu Gongquan was a famous calligrapher in the late Tang Dynasty, as well as Yan Zhenqing, known as the "Yan Liu". He is good at regular script, running script and cursive script. Regular script has the highest achievement and is known as the "Liu Ti" in the world. Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is magnificent, clear, healthy and graceful. Take harmony as the main body, emphasize setbacks, stretching and smoothness, ignore and emphasize, and make clear changes. Hook and pick are facing forward, and the pen at the turning point is angular. Between the lines, the palaces gather closely, and the paintings are unrestrained, varied and affectionate. Calligraphers in later generations often compare Liu Gongquan with Yan Shu, and have the comment of "Yan Gu".

Liu Gongquan

In calligraphy, Liu Gongquan absorbed the strengths of Yan Zhenqing and other famous artists for his own use on the basis of the regular script of predecessors Zhong You and Wang Xizhi, and finally formed a unique Liu Ti calligraphy method. Compared with Yan Ti, Liu Ti calligraphy is called "Yan Liu Jin Gu" because of its strong bone strength, crisp and elegant appearance, compact structure and even and thin hardness.