Although people have no good impression on Song Huizong, the son of heaven, his artistic level is really commendable. Many of his works are classics of later generations. For example, his thin gold body has attracted many calligraphy lovers to copy and learn. How nice is this font? Why can you have such a high evaluation in calligraphy?
Because of his distinguished status, Song Huizong has access to some better teachers. His calligraphy first imitated Huang Tingjian, and later imitated Chu Suiliang and others. By learning from others, Hui Zong created a unique thin gold body.
This is an elegant and straight font with a very mature overall style. Calligraphy pays attention to charm and interest. Culture prevailed in Song Dynasty. Whether the emperor or his ministers, the overall cultural level is very high. Therefore, the appreciation and copying of calligraphy are also well done. This kind of calligraphy founded by Song Huizong was not without trace before. For example, Chu Suiliang once wrote some thin characters, Xue Yao's calligraphy is considered as the originator of thin gold, and Song Huizong also focused on it.
Hui Zong's thin gold shows a unique personality, with a crisp font and a side like orchid bamboo. The appearance of this font had a great influence on the history of calligraphy in China.
Later calligraphers also praised its aesthetic feeling. For example, Zhao Mengfu commented on the thin gold body: "The so-called thin gold body is beautiful and interesting." Can get such a high evaluation, it can be seen that this font is very excellent, and it also has a certain influence on the fonts commonly used by people later. Fine gold is a very vivid font, intuitive and beautiful, which is a feature that many calligraphy does not have, but such an excellent font is difficult to learn and carry forward.
Why is thin and golden body not suitable for study? Therefore, it is also a relatively small font, which is actually related to the characteristics of the gold body. Song Huizong's style of guarding gold is pure, and the works imitated by later generations are either weak in brushwork or lack the charm of Hui Zong. Hui Zong often writes some words in his meticulous paintings, and his font has something to do with his brushwork.
At present, only Song Huizong can master this brushwork. If you want to learn thin gold, you need to have a certain cultural accomplishment. This is not the kind of calligraphy that is introduced. Many calligraphy lovers don't have a correct understanding of this font. When studying, they often ignore their current calligraphy level and choose to study Bo Jin directly.
However, this personalized font can't be imitated at will. Instead of imitating this font that most people don't have, we should imitate the charm of Hui Zong. Most people have studied all their lives, but they can't write a real thin gold body. They wasted a lot of time without achieving anything. This is also a great blow to many people who like calligraphy. So many calligraphers don't advise people to learn this font. Without a certain accumulation, it is really not suitable for learning these things.
Besides, as I said before, there are some similarities between the thin golden body and the meticulous brushwork of Emperor Hui Zong. This font does have some painting skills. With the development of the times, there have been many people who are good at thin gold bodies in later generations. Strangely, many people who are good at this font are often painters instead of calligraphers. There are still many connections between ancient calligraphy and painting. People who are good at painting also have some achievements in calligraphy. Hui Zong
Therefore, the thin gold body he created was born out of his own paintings to some extent, and combined the characteristics of calligraphy and painting to create this unique font. It is precisely because of this relationship that many people who study calligraphy rush to study it before they understand the meaning of this font. They lack understanding of painting and simply learn calligraphy, which makes it difficult to learn the style of hand strength and the writing style is not that attractive.
When Hui Zong first wrote, he also absorbed many people's style characteristics. Coupled with his own mind, writing these words does not follow the traditional calligraphy rules, but casually. Although this eclectic font is eye-catching, it also has some shortcomings. Shoujin is difficult to change in diversity and lacks good development space. This font is difficult to learn, and it is difficult for future generations to inherit and carry forward.
Thin gold body has its own characteristics and clear rules. Writing a few lines can also show the characteristics of thin gold body. However, due to the lack of changes in fonts and too much writing, some due elegance will be lost. It is precisely because thin gold is very difficult to write and its essence is difficult to imitate that it is so precious in the field of painting and calligraphy. Compared with Hui Zong's original works, the works of other famous artists have a certain gap in value. It can be said that Song Huizong's thin gold body is an unprecedented font, and perhaps no one can write his thin gold body again. Learning can only learn appearances, but there is no real soul.
Song Huizong, who loves books rather than mountains and love the water, was born in the wrong place. He was unlucky, too. There is something wrong with his children, and it is his turn to sit on the throne. But before that, he was not trained by the emperor and was very confused. It's easy to be fooled by Cai Jing, who prefers to pursue art and personal enjoyment, and is not so keen on the country.
With such good resources, Song Huizong can naturally get the names of many famous paintings, which laid a solid foundation for his artistic creation. He can also invite many famous teachers, which also enables him to learn more. His artistic talent is already very good. Compared with Su Shi, his talent is not necessarily so strong, but he can get a scarce resource, which many people don't have. In ancient times, these things were only played by people with status.
Song Huizong died because he wanted to engage in art, which made later generations criticize him all the time. In fact, with Hui Zong's ability, he is not really unable to govern the country. At the beginning of his succession, he had some good policies that put the country on the right track, but his patience was too poor and he soon gave up his previous policies, which also led to the situation getting worse and worse in the Northern Song Dynasty. In fact, when Hui Zong ascended the throne, the Northern Song Dynasty already existed.
Because he led to the shame of Jingkang and made countless people hate Song Huizong. After all, his main business is the emperor, and he needs to govern the country well, but he not only failed to do so, but also created such a humiliating thing. Many things related to Song Huizong have also been despised by people, and his artistic creation has also become the target of attack.
Look at this rationally or rationally. What he did as an emperor and what triggered the change of Jingkang are all worthy of criticism. However, although his works of art indirectly led to the collapse of the country, they are really valuable in the field of art. Like Shoujinti and Song Huizong's reputation, his fonts can be praised by many people.
People like Qin Gui and Cai Jing, in fact, have good calligraphy, but their reputations are poor, so their handwriting is hard to be hyped. However, Hui Zong has a bad reputation, but his skinny figure has been recognized by the industry, and many people admire him. Hui Zong's contribution to calligraphy is still considerable, which also needs to be affirmed. If Hui Zong can make the emperor better, his reputation in the art world can still be recognized.